Daniel Grimaldi (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor and mathematics professor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO

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The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'', various characters on ''

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'' (1991-2001), '' Don't Go in the House'' (1979), ''

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'' (1983), '' Men of Respect'' (1990), and ''

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'' (2000).

Career

In addition to his role on ''The Sopranos'', he has also had some minor film credits, most notably as mother-fixated pyromaniac Donny Kohler in the 1980 slasher film '' Don't Go in the House'', and some guest TV appearances, including several episodes on ''

'' as well as appearing in 2011 as Tommy Barrone Sr. in "Moonlighting", the 9th episode of the 2nd season of the CBS show '' Blue Bloods''. He appeared as an executive in the 2000 film ''

'' and Grimaldi also voices "Frank" for the bestselling

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Education

Grimaldi has a

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Fordham University Fordham University () is a private Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located, Fordham is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit un ...

, a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

, and a

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, and teaches in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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* * 1946 births Living people American male television actors American male voice actors Graduate Center, CUNY alumni Fordham University alumni American people of Italian descent Mathematics educators Male actors from New York City New York University alumni American operations researchers {{US-voice-actor-1940s-stub