Donald Andrew Novello (born January 1, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, singer, writer, film director and producer. He is best known for his work on

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's ''

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'' from 1978 to 1980, and again from 1985 to 1986, often as the character

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. He appeared as Sarducci in many subsequent television shows, including '' Married... with Children'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and in the 1980 documentary film ''

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''. He is also the voice of Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini in the franchise of '' Atlantis: The Lost Empire''.

Early life

Novello was born in

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, the son of Eleanor Eileen (née Finnerty), a nurse, and Augustine Joseph Novello, a physician. He is of Italian and Irish descent. The family moved to

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, when Don was a young boy. In 1961, he graduated from

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. He subsequently enrolled at the

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and graduated in 1964. In 1965, he graduated with a Bachelor of Foreign Trade degree from the American Graduate School of International Management (since renamed the

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, now part of

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Career

In the late 1960s, Novello worked as an advertising copywriter for

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. Novello created the Father Guido Sarducci character in 1973 after finding a

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's outfit for $7.50 at a St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop. Adding sunglasses, a broom mustache, cigarette and a thick Italian accent, Sarducci became popular in a San Francisco nightclub. Sarducci appeared on San Francisco Channel 20's ''Chicken Little Comedy Show'', and comic

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was watching. Steinberg hired Novello as a writer for a TV show that never aired, but he also introduced Novello to Tommy and Dick Smothers, and they hired Novello, too. Novello performed on ''

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'' in 1975, appearing as Sarducci. In the 1970s, Novello started to write letters to famous people under the pen name of Lazlo Toth (after

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, a deranged man who vandalized

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in Rome). The letters, written to suggest a serious but misinformed and obtuse correspondent, were designed to tweak the noses of politicians and corporations. Many of them received serious responses; Novello sometimes continued the charade correspondence at length, with humorous results. The letters and responses were published in the books ''The Lazlo Letters'', ''Citizen Lazlo!'', and ''From Bush to Bush: The Lazlo Toth Letters''. ''The Lazlo Letters'', Novello's first book of stilted letters to celebrities, caught the attention of Lorne Michaels, producer of ''Saturday Night Live''. Novello was hired as a writer for the show's third season in 1977-1978 where he remained through the fifth season, and returned as a writer in the eleventh season. He also appeared numerous times on the show in the Father Guido Sarducci character. In 1980, under the name of Father Guido Sarducci, he sang lead vocals on the Warner Bros. Records release "I Won't Be Twisting This Christmas"/"Parco MacArthur" (WBS49627). Novello co-wrote the first tune with M. Davich, and the second tune is an Italian language cover of "

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", the

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song, in an arrangement similar to that recorded by

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. Novello made newspapers around the world when he visited the

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in 1981 wearing the Father Guido Sarducci costume and, while taking photographs for a magazine article in an area where photography was prohibited, was arrested by the

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s along with his photographer (Paul Solomon), and eventually charged with "impersonating a priest". The charges were later dropped, and Solomon managed to protect the film from confiscation. In his stage show in Las Vegas and Reno with the Smothers Brothers, Sarducci rolled a wheelchair with a dummy in the robes of a cardinal. In the act, Sarducci explained he was the assistant of 108-year-old "Cardinal Dario Fungi." For a brief period in 1982, Novello was a producer on '' SCTV'', a Toronto-based comedy show starring

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and

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. He was installed by NBC as one of a series of producers for the show's fourth season, and produced a total of 9 episodes. In 1983, Novello had a cameo as Father Sarducci in the video for

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song " Rappin' Rodney" which was heavily played on MTV. In 1984 Novello wrote ''The Blade'', a high school yearbook parody in which the students are represented by sheep. Novello co-wrote the unfilmed script for ''Noble Rot'' with

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. He also narrated

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's third-season episode ''Pinocchio'' with

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as the titular puppet. Also in 1984, Novello appeared in the music video for the

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song "No Way Out". In 1989, Novello co-starred in the anthology film ''

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'' in the

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-directed segment, ''Life Without Zoe''. In his 2 1/2 star review of the movie,

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cited Novello for giving "the most engaging performance in the movie." In 1990, Novello portrayed "Dominic Abbandando" in the film ''

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''. Abbandando appears with speaking lines in the first scene as public relations and media coordinator for Don

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. Most notable is when he slaps down a news reporter with the challenge: "You think you know better than the Pope?" Novello appears in many other scenes as well, shadowing George Hamilton, and in the climactic scene on the steps of the Palermo opera house, Teatro Massimo. In 2001, he lent his voice to the character Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini in the

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animated film '' Atlantis: The Lost Empire'', and subsequently in the direct-to-video sequel '' Atlantis: Milo's Return''. In 2003, he filed papers to enter the 2003 California recall election, but failed to collect enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. In 2005, after the death of

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, Novello, as Father Guido Sarducci, reprised his former ''SNL'' role as "Special Vatican Reporter" for

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host (and fellow ''Saturday Night Live'' alumnus)

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. He continued this role until the election of

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. In 2006, he portrayed the role of

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on the podcast " The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd". He portrayed

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in the 2009 short film '' All in the Bunker''. On June 23, 2010, he appeared on ''

'' as Father Guido Sarducci. On October 30, 2010, he gave the

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at the

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hosted by

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and

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. American recording artist Guthrie Thomas credited Don Novello as "the best performer in the room" when Novello appeared as Father Guido Sarducci on one of Thomas' albums in a recording studio full of famous performers.

Personal life

Novello resides in

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. He has one brother, Joseph "Joe" Novello, and one sister, Eileen. His former sister-in-law Dr. Antonia Novello M.D. served as

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from 1990 to 1993. His niece is film producer Holly Wiersma (Wonderland, Billionaire Boys Club).

Selected acting credits

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'' (1979) - Men in Film Room (voice, uncredited) *''Become an Artist'' (1982) -

*''

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'' (1985) - Sal *''Father Guido Sarducci Goes to College'' (1985) -

*''

'' (1986) (TV) -

*'' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' (1988) - Stan *''

'' (1989) - Hector (segment "Life without Zoe") *'' The Spirit of '76'' (1990) - Translator *''

'' (1990) - Dominic Abbandando *''

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La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale'' (1991) -

*''

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'' (1993) - Sanchez *''

'' (1993) -

*''One Night Stand'' (1995) - Warren Miller *''

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'' (1995) -

*'' Married... with Children'' (1995) (TV) -

*''

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'' (1997) - Father Navaroli *''

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'' (1999) - Tony *'' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' (2000) - Fruit Vendor Twins *'' Just One Night'' (2000) - Italian Drifter *''Nothing Sacred'' (2000) - Caterer *'' Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' (2001) - Vincenzo 'Vinny' Santorini (voice) *'' Atlantis: Milo's Return'' (2003) - Vincenzo 'Vinny' Santorini (voice) *'' Factory Girl'' (2006) - Mort Silvers *''

'' (2010) (TV) -

*''

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'' (2011) - Melvin *''

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'' (2013) - Mr. Wilson

Writing credits

*''

'' (1975) (TV) *''Van Dyke and Company'' (1976) (TV) *''

'' (1978–1986) (TV) *''Things We Did Last Summer'' (1978) (TV) *''

'' (with

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Rosie Shuster Rosie Shuster (born June 19, 1950) is a Canadian-born comedy writer and actress. She was a writer for ''Saturday Night Live'' during the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Shuster was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Ruth (''née'' Burstyn), an inte ...

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and

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) (1980) *'' SCTV'' (1982) (TV) *''Noble Rot'' (with

) (1982) (unproduced) *''A Man Called Sporacaione'' (1982) (unproduced) *''

Blondes vs. Brunettes ''Blondes vs. Brunettes'' was an ABC TV special that was broadcast on May 14, 1984. The one-hour variety show, co-hosted by Joan Collins and Morgan Fairchild, was a humorous look at the personality and lifestyle differences between blonde and bru ...

'' (with Lisa Medway) (1984) (TV) *''Father Guido Sarducci Goes To College'' (1985) (VHS) *''Our Planet Tonight'' (1987) (TV)

Bibliography

*''The Lazlo Letters'' (1977) *''The Blade: Shellville High School Yearbook'' (1984) *''Citizen Lazlo!: The Lazlo Letters Vol. 2'' (1992) *''From Bush to Bush: The Lazlo Toth Letters'' (2003)

Albums

*''Father Guido Sarducci Live at St. Douglas Convent'' (1980) *'' Breakfast in Heaven'' (1986) *''Everybody's Free to Wear Camouflage'' (2000) (CD Single) written by; Cat McLean, Don Novello and Narada Michael Walden, which was a top 20 hit in the UK. *''One Hundred Bulbs on the Christmas Tree Party'' (2006) Appeared on the compilations ''Holidays in Dementia'' (1995) and ''A Classic Rock Christmas'' (2002). He made guest appearances on the

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albums '' So... How's Your Girl?'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2004).

References

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