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  • Beverly D'Angelo
  • Tony Danza (b. 1951)
  • James Darren
  • Dom DeLuise
  • Robert De Niro.Although De Niro is also parts Irish, German, Dutch and French-British), he has stated that he identifies "more with (his) Italian side than with (his) other parts." De Niro, whose paternal great-grandparents emigrated from Italy, was due to be bestowed with honorary Italian citizenship at the Venice Film Festival in September 2004. However, the Order of Sons of Italy in America lodged a protest with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, claiming De Niro had damaged the image of Italians and Italian-Americans by constantly portraying them in criminal roles. Culture Minister Giuliano Urbani dismissed the objections and the ceremony was rescheduled to go forward in Rome in October. Controversy flared once again when De Niro failed to show for two media appearances in Italy that October, fueling speculation that he had snubbed the country over the citizenship imbroglio. De Niro, however, denied this, blaming the non-appearances on "serious communication problems" that weren't "handled properly" on his end, and stating, "The last thing I would want to do is offend anyone. I love Italy." Urbani hopes to confer the honor soon, but no fixed date has yet been set. *Danny DeVito (b.1944)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio (b.1974) (Italian paternal grandfather)
  • Vin Diesel (Italian maternal ancestry)
  • Vincent D'Onofrio (b. 1959), character actor

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  • Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), born Rodolfo Alfonso Rafaello Piero Filiberto Gugliemi di Valentina d'Antoguolla, Hollywood's first sex symbol and the first "Latin Lover". (Italian father)

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By Medium

Voice actors

Actors

Academy Award winning actors and entertainers

The Godfather actors

The Sopranos actors

Soap opera actors

Soap opera actresses

Adult movie stars



References

  • Peter Bogdanella, Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos, New York: The Continuum IPG, 2004 - ISBN 082641544
  • Thomas Victoria, Hollywood's Latin Lovers: Latin, Italian an French Men Who Make the Screen Smolder, Santa Monica: Angel City Press, 1998.
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