Joe Grifasi

Born in June 14th, 1944

From Buffalo - New York - USA

Joe Grifasi Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now defunct Catholic high school in Buffalo.

He played football and acted in many of the school's plays. Grifasi briefly attended Canisius College in Buffalo before joining the United States Army. He went on to study at the Yale School of Drama. While at the Yale School of Drama, he met his future wife, the jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. Grifasi has played two separate members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who played for the New York Yankees.

In 61, set in 1961, he played Phil Rizzuto; in The Bronx Is Burning, set in 1977, he played Yogi Berra. Paul Borghese played Berra in 61, while actual 1977 broadcast recordings of Rizzuto were used in The Bronx Is Burning.

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Joe Grifasi Movies

Baked in Brooklyn Poster
October 14, 2016
13 Going on 30 Poster
April 13, 2004
Auto Focus Poster
October 4, 2002
Changing Lanes Poster
April 7, 2002
61 Poster
April 28, 2001
The Other Me Poster
September 8, 2000
Switching Goals Poster
December 12, 1999
One Fine Day Poster
December 20, 1996

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