Burt Young

Burt Young

Infobox actor


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birthdate = birth date and age|1940|4|30
birthplace = Queens, New York, U.S.
birthname = Jerry De Louise
occupation = Actor, Painter
yearsactive = 1970–Present

Burt Young (born April 30, 1940) is an American Academy Award-nominated actor, painter, and author. He is best-known for his role as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law Paulie in the "Rocky" film series.

Biography

Personal life

Young was born Jerry De Louise [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/columnists.nsf/debpeterson/story/5C51904418DEEE8B862572C400208232?OpenDocument] in Queens, New York, the son of Josephine and Michael. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800015680/bio Burt Young Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] He was trained by Lee Strasberg at the world-famous Actor's Studio. Young is widowed and has one daughter, Anne Morea. He owns a restaurant in The Bronx, New York.

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" (1976), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. 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", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", ', and '. Young has also appeared in many television programs, including "Baretta", "Law & Order", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "M*A*S*H", guest-starred in a "Miami Vice" episode, and made an appearance on "The Sopranos" as an old mobster dying of cancer who comes out of retirement to execute a hit on a godson whom he hates.

Young is a painter whose art has been displayed in galleries throughout the world. He is also 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".

References

External links

* [http://www.burtyoungartandfilm.com/ Burt Young] official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/burtyoung Burt Young] official MySpace page
*imdb name | id=0949350 | name=Burt Young


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