Burt Young
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| Birth name | Jerry De Louise |
| Born | April 30, 1940 (age 66) Queens, New York, USA |
| Notable roles | Paulie in the Rocky series |
Burt Young (born April 30, 1940 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American actor, painter and author.
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[edit] Early life
Born Jerry De Louise to an Italian family in Queens, New York, Young was trained by Lee Strasberg at the world-famous Actor's Studio.
[edit] Acting career
Young made his name playing rough-edged, working class Italian-American characters, the best known example being his signature role, as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law Paulie in Rocky, in 1976, for which he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. He is one of three actors (Sylvester Stallone and Tony Burton being the other two) who have appeared in every Rocky film.
He has played similar roles in Chinatown, Convoy, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Once Upon A Time In America, and Last Exit to Brooklyn.
Young has also appeared in many television programs, including Baretta, Law & Order, M*A*S*H, guest-starred in a Miami Vice episode and a highly memorable appearance on The Sopranos as an old mobster dying with cancer who comes out of retirement to execute a hit on a godson whom he hates.
[edit] Painter
Young is a painter whose art has been displayed in galleries throughout the world and can be bought from his website.
[edit] Author
Young is a published author whose works include two filmed screenplays and 400-page historically-based novel called Endings.
He has also written two stage plays: SOS and A Letter to Alicia and the New York City Government From a Man With a Bullet in His Head.
[edit] Personal life
He was married, until her death and only have one daughter, Anne Morea. Young owns a restaurant in The Bronx, New York.
[edit] External links
- Burt Young official website
- Burt Young official MySpace page
- Burt Young at the Internet Movie Database
