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Does Anybody Actually Like This Guy?


He’s a character actor who always plays loser scum bags. He’s convincing in that niche, but neither likeable nor memorable. What a sad legacy.

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HE IS GREAT IN A BRONX TALE...AND VERY LIKEABLE ON MODERN FAMILY.

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He's okay, but I think he believes he's some kind of reincarnation of Edward G. Robinson, which is just kind of sad.

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I thought he was great in A Bronx Tale and he did a good job in The Usual Suspects too.

Can’t think of anything else I’ve seen him in off the top of my head.

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I agree he was good in TUS, but his character was unlikable as the OP said.

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No. An extremely rare decent post from you

Chazz would not be a relevant actor at all if Robert de Niro hadn't decided to turn a shitty play into his directorial film debut

Chazz Palminteri disturbed the booming Italian American acting industy

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Just because someone's typecast doesn't mean they don't do a great job.

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What a copout answer

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I'M SORRY FOR NOT DISLIKING AN ACTOR THAT IS GREAT AT PLAYING SCUMBAGS BECAUSE I CAN SEPARATE THE CHARACTERS FROM THE ACTOR

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He wasn't that character in Boss of Bosses.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205782/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_44_act

He was the "Boss of Bosses".

I like him as an actor and as a person. So do many people. He has had a successful career. He is also an entrepreneur. I have heard good things about his restaurant.

https://www.chazzpalminterinyc.com/

"...scum bags."

That is one word. Scumbag.

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I think he's great!

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I'm a fan. He is superb in Bullets Over Broadway, for which he was Oscar-nominated.

It's a shame he seems to have disappeared. I felt that he would have been the perfect choice to play Maroni in the upcoming Penguin TV show. Clancy Brown is a great actor, but I thought it would have been cool to cast another Italian-American, after John Turturro played Falcone.

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He's working quite steadily.

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