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Kathrine Narducci was born on 22 November 1960 in East Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Bronx Tale (1993), The Irishman (2019) and Bad Education (2019).- Music Artist
- Composer
- Music Department
Born in New York City, Tupac grew up primarily in Harlem. In 1984, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he became good friends with Jada Pinkett Smith. His family moved again in 1988 to Oakland, California. His first breakthrough in music came in 1991 as a member of the group Digital Underground. In the same year he received individual recognition for his album "2Pacalypse Now," but this album was also the beginning of his notoriety as a leading figure of the gangster permutation of hip-hop, with references to cop killing and sexual violence. His solo movie career also began in this year with Juice (1992), and in 1992 he co-starred with Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993).
However, law confrontations were soon to come: A 15-day jail term in 1994 for assault and battery and, in 1995, a conviction for sexual assault of a female fan. After serving 8 months pending an appeal, Shakur was released from jail.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Joan Hackett was never one of your conventional leading ladies. Directors sometimes found her difficult to work with. Yet this strong-minded perfectionist had an unquenchable individuality that came through in her performances, and she never hesitated to appear unglamorous whenever the role demanded. Born of an Italian mother and an Irish-American father in East Harlem on March 1, 1934, teenage Joan left school during twelfth grade to become a model. On the cover of Harper's Junior Bazaar in 1952, the attractive brunette turned down the resulting offer of a contract with 20th Century-Fox and opted instead for acting classes at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio.
Joan made her Broadway debut in the John Gielgud production of "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1959 and also appeared in her first television episode that year. In 1961, she had her first success in an off-Broadway play, "Call Me By My Rightful Name", winning three awards, including an Obie. A later stage performance, "Night Watch" (1972), based on a play by Lucille Fletcher, saw her playing an emotionally disturbed woman with such intensity that Clive Barnes of The New York Times described her performance as "beautifully judged". From 1961 to 1962, Joan had regular work in the CBS courtroom drama series The Defenders (1961) (starring E.G. Marshall), playing social worker "Joan Miller", fiance of one of the partners in the law firm. During the remainder of the decade, she guest-starred in many top-rated TV shows, from The Twilight Zone (1959) to Bonanza (1959) and Ben Casey (1961) (an Emmy-nominated performance). She also played the second "Mrs. de Winter" in a television version of Daphne Du Maurier's classic "Rebecca".
Joan's off-beat personality likely limited her career in films. She was first featured as one of eight Vassar graduates making up The Group (1966), a 150-minute Sidney Lumet-directed part-satire, part-soap-opera film examining the lives and loves of the protagonists over the years. Her next motion pictures allowed Joan considerably more screen time: She co-starred with Charlton Heston in the moody, idiosyncratic western Will Penny (1967). She gave a decidedly understated, subtle performance as the down-to-earth frontier woman who befriends the hero, shares in his ordeals, and then is left by him when he realizes that there is no future in their relationship. In stark contrast was her role in the western comedy Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). She was very much in her element as feisty, accident-prone mayor's daughter "Prudy Perkins". In this film, she displayed a talent for visual comedy reminiscent of Lucille Ball, but otherwise rarely seen since silent films. There was also great chemistry and clever verbal interaction between her and co-star James Garner, as the newly appointed sheriff who catches her character in various embarrassing situations.
She was also featured in the spy film Assignment to Kill (1968), followed by the predictable "Baby Jane" look-alike TV thriller How Awful About Allan (1970). Joan then gave assured performances in two subsequent thrillers, the stylish The Last of Sheila (1973) and the made-for-TV disguised remake of Diabolique (1955), Reflections of Murder (1974) with Sam Waterston. Joan gave a spectacular performance in the Michael Crichton book adaption of The Terminal Man (1974) where she plays a compassionate psychiatrist who is tormented by her patient. There were to be few roles of interest until Only When I Laugh (1981). The film, based on Neil Simon's play "The Gingerbread Lady", won Joan a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. By that time, she was already so ill with cancer that she had to travel to the award ceremony in a wheelchair.
Joan Hackett was well known as a social activist, embracing solar energy and losing causes such as the preservation of the old Morosco Theatre in Times Square with equal fervor. According to personal friends, she accepted her fate with equanimity and dignity, dying at the age of just 49 in a hospital in Encino, California, in October 1983.- Actor
- Producer
Frank Pellegrino was born on 19 May 1944 in East Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Goodfellas (1990), Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). He was married to Josephine Nicita. He died on 31 January 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Perry Moore was born on 20 July 1971 in East Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for NYPD Blue (1993), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and Class of '96 (1993).
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Born in East Harlem and raised in the Bronx, Sig Shore earned a basketball scholarship to George Washington University. During World War II he served as a navigator in the Army Air Corps where he became a first lieutenant. After the war he was the advertising director for Dance magazine and later started advertising agencies in San Francisco and New York. During the height of the Cold War Mr. Shore imported a number of Russian films. In addition he distributed films like Francois Truffaut's 400 Blows, Alain Resnais' Hiroshima Mon Amour and Valerio Zurlini's Black Jesus. He was married to his wife Barbara for more than 50 years and had five children (Lindsay, Steven, Michael, Richard and Suzy) along with nine grandchildren.- Carmine Galante was born on 21 February 1910 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Elena Ninfa Marulli. He died on 12 July 1979 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Alberto Martinez was born on 8 June 1966 in East Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 31 October 2021 in New York City, New York, USA.
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- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Felipe Luciano was born in 1948 in East Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for It Could Happen to You (1994), Panther (1995) and D'Curse (2013).- Writer
- Actor
Piri Thomas was born on 30 September 1928 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Sabado Morning (2003), Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas (2003) and Independent Lens (1999). He was married to Suzie Dod, Betty Elder and Daniela Calo. He died on 17 October 2011 in El Cerrito, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Michael was born in East Harlem, New York City in 1913. He lived there until his family moved to the Bronx in 1923. There he attended J.H.S. #45 and it was there he met Mr. John Garfield, then known to him as Julias Garfinkle. They both belonged to the drama club at the school and performed in several plays together.
After graduating high school Michael was drafted into the United States Army on July 11, 1941 and was stationed in the states until 1944 at which time he was shipped to the Phillipines. He worked as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. His job was inspecting ships in Manila Bay to see if they were undermanned or overmanned. Then Michael was put in a special group that was shipped to New Guinea in the southwest Pacific in search of the enemy, the Japanese. In 1945 the war ended, and Michael was honorably discharged.
After the war, Michael became involved in community theater and was one of the founders of the Hudson Guild Players, located in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. He performed in lead roles in Born Yesterday, Home of the Brave, Detective Story and John Loves Mary. He also performed at the Cherry Lane Theater in Arsenic and Old Lace.
At 60 years of age Michael joined the Center Stage Community Playhouse in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx. He's performed in 27 plays including comedy, drama and musicals, i.e. Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, and Fiddler on the Roof (performed at Lincoln Center, New York City).
He also appeared in Prizzi's Honor with Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner and on television in Kane and Abel with Peter Straus.
Presently at 90 years old, Michael is unusually fit and young looking, as his photo (taken recently) will attest. He speaks Italian and Spanish fluently.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Maestro Ray Santos is a graduate of Julliard School of Music. A Grammy-Award winning arranger and composer, who is known for his work on The Mambo Kings. His musical arrangement of Beautiful Maria of My Soul for the film The Mambo Kings was nominated for an Academy Award. He is the father of actress Cynthia DeCure.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Robert Negron was born on 7 June 1959 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 1-800-Mob-Direct (2010), Torn from Innocence (2020) and The Eisenberg Brothers (2011).- Pat Pipolo was born on 13 October 1931 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was previously married to Ro Pipolo.
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"I've made a lot of great records in my day, but I believe with you guys I have 1 more in me" - Andy Johns
Vincent Capolupo: Songwriter/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist/ Producer/Composer. Vincent began his early years as a child actor playing character "Teddy Ellison" on the CBS soap opera "As The World Turns". He co-stared in the after school special with Joe Namath & Ricky Schroeder titled "An Orchestra is a team too". He Co-Starred with Christian Slater in the Off- Broadway play "Somewhere's Better". He was also in over a dozen National commercials for companies such as: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, TridentGum, Matchbox Cars, Underoos, Pringles Chips, Tang,Super Bazooka Gum, Stretch Armstrong, Hush Puppie shoes etc. Vincent has cut his teeth in the recording studio since the age of 8, while doing voice overs for all General Mills animated cereal commercials (Lucky Charms Coco Puffs, Cheerios, Frankenberry, Count Chocula, KIX, etc...) as well as recording & touring 8 different cities in Japan with the Japanese children's pop band "N.F.C." It is in these studio environments that Vincent forged his love for all things studio-songwriting related. By 9 Years old he had his first 4- Track reel to reel tape machine to capture his ideas. Vincent has since built an impressive catalog of songs from his work with NYC Indie bands: Asthma & Emperor City Motorcade along with his recent Solo work "Soft targets" He has extensive touring experience playing many great spots up and down the east coast. He has been interviewed by( MTV 120 Minutes) Matt Pinfield on his N.Y. 101.9 WRXP prime time radio show, and performed live on the show twice. He has worked with legendary producers ANDY JOHNS (Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Rod Stewart, etc..) & producer JAY MESSINA ( Aerosmith, Kiss,John Lennon, Joni Mitchell etc..) His band Emperor City Motorcade was spotlighted in a 3 page Marie Claire magazine spread in which they were tagged the "Kings of the lower east side". They won the "Art For Progress" Band of the year. Vincent also composes music for Film,T.V. Cable, etc.. He was was nominated in 2 separate independent film festivals for best original musical score for his work in the independent film 'Rex". He has composed music for cable T.V. shows Dr. G medical Examiner,and Network television commercials, 1 of which is currently playing on N.B.C. network for client Choose a Family.com. He has since re-located from NYC to Minneapolis where he has been writing and recording his new solo work "Soft Targets". A new solo debut from Vincent spotlighting his songwriting and musical talents. On this project, Vincent has written all songs, played all instrument parts and Produced the record. (*except where noted)- Mario Biaggi was born on 26 October 1917 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Marie Wassil. He died on 24 June 2015 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Dudley Williams was born on 18 August 1938 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Quest (1961) and Carmen and Geoffrey (2005). He died on 30 May 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.