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Joseph "Joe" Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an Italian American actor known for his mafioso-orientated character roles. Joe Viterelli was born to Italian immigrants in Bronx, New York. Before Viterelli became an actor, he was a successful businessman in New York City. He had befriended director Leo Penn (actor Sean Penn's father), who initially tried but failed to persuade Viterelli to pursue acting because of his unique and typically Italian looks. Some years later, Sean Penn approached Viterelli and asked him to try out for a part as a favor: Viterelli did and went on to appear in State of Grace and then in over 40 movies. Joe Viterelli became an icon of Mafia-Movies. Viterelli died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada due to a severe stomach hemorrhage, a complication of just-completed heart surgery. He was 66 years old. His last role was as a mobster in a 2004 Super Bowl ad for Staples, Inc. and his last movie role was as Jelly in Harold Ramis’ Analyze That.
Joe Viterelli
Peddito (Has a mustache)
for Peddito (Has a mustache) in Pizza Tower (1990s Live Action)
Suggested by talalagirlg46
In the neon-soaked chaos of 90s,Peppino Spaghetti, a down-on-his-luck Italian chef, runs across his fragility pizzeria business, then takes a darker turn when a mysterious corporation known only as Pizzaface Enterprises threatens to demonlish "pizza megaplexes" To save his restaurant, Peppino must infiltrate the sureal Pizza Tower, a colossal,other worldly skyscraper rumored to be part gladiatorial arena.Each floor is themed after bizarre food-inspired realms - motten cheese foundries,susage-stuffed fractories,nightmarish dessert corridors,and more - all corrupted chefs. Though anxious and clumsy in real life, while there's many different types of wacky worlds inside that enormous tower. Peppino unleashes an unpredictable energy, hurling himself through obstacles with manic determination,Along side his mischievous partner,Gustavo (and their trusty rat, Brick), Peppino must battle rival chefs,sureal monsters, and living food abominations in an escalating war of kitchen chaos. It blends slapstick comedy.Practical effects, and over-the-top stunts in the style of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) and Pee-wee's big adventure, but with a gritter undercurrent of 1990s live action. Sometimes it does show where Peppino and friends weren't inside Pizza Tower... Tone: A mix of absurd comedy, campy horror, and action spectacle - think The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!Colliding with Evil Dead || and Poilce Squad, all wrapped in greasy VHS-era charm.
