Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese Trivia
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Trivia
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Dominic has been nominated for six SAG Awards. He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for The Sopranos from 2000-2003, 2005 and 2007. He won in 2000.
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He attended Brooklyn College.
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At one point in his career, he gave up acting to become a school teacher. He later returned to acting after he found it to be too pressuring. He also couldn't stand the bureaucracy.
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He had two failed marriages, ending with annulments, by the age of 23.
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He has been nominated twice (in 2000 and 2001) for an Emmy award in the category of 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series' for his work in The Sopranos.
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One part he has always wanted to play is Don Quixote.
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He believes that he and Uncle Junior share many traits.
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One of his bandmates had a guest spot on an episode of The Sopranos, thanks to Dominic.
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He regularly performs at the West Side in New York.
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He's been married to his wife, Jane Pittson, since June 8th 2003. His castmates from The Sopranos attended the wedding.
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He graduated from Bronx High School of Science.
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His big break was performing as a musical comedian.
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He is of Italian-American descent.
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His surname is pronounced kin-ay-see.
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He is 5'11" or 1.80 m.
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Quotes
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Dominic: (about The Sopranos and his character on the show) For TV, I don't think I could have gotten a better part than Uncle Junior because of the intimacy of the character based on David Chase's brilliant writing.
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Dominic: I'm writing an autobiography, and I want to tell people that we have to learn something in life. We're here for some reason.
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Dominic: (talking about Oliver!) When we went on the national tour, I played Sowerberry [the undertaker]. At the Paper Mill Playhouse, I went on for Fagin. It was one night, but I realized that I could hold down a lead role. It was the highlight of my life!
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Dominic: (talking about his character in The Sopranos) Uncle Junior's kind of a funny guy. He's such a serious old bastard.
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