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1409:Los Angeles
1182:El Mercurio
696:Shallow Hal
652:1999–2000:
536:as Costanza
520:(TV series)
508:The Commish
439:Joe Profaci
416:Filmography
297:George Ryan
277:Shallow Hal
252:Joe Profaci
141:(1999) and
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1084:Daily News
761:References
683:as Charlie
569:Out to Sea
428:as Borelli
208:Larry King
151:Early life
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35:1937-03-10
1268:The Times
655:The Strip
301:Abby Mann
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157:Manhattan
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62:Las Vegas
1531:AllMovie
892:11 April
851:11 April
810:11 April
667:as Santo
664:Wannabes
599:as Jelly
481:The Firm
434:Mobsters
292:(1996).
257:Mobsters
241:(1995).
220:Leo Penn
201:Leo Penn
123:Children
1499:12 July
1492:Variety
1471:12 July
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1387:10 July
1359:12 July
1331:14 July
1303:14 July
1275:14 July
1247:10 July
1222:10 July
1216:CNN.com
1189:11 July
1158:11 July
1127:10 July
1090:12 July
1039:11 July
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587:Mafia!
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557:1996:
551:Eraser
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289:Eraser
214:Acting
197:Malibu
189:Queens
100:Spouse
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737:vs.
462:Ruby
283:Ruby
227:Sean
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29:Born
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