Joe Grifasi
Birthday: 1944-06-14 | Place of Birth: Buffalo - New York - USAFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph G. "Joe" Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now defunct Catholic high school in Buffalo. He played football and acted in many of the school's plays. Grifasi briefly attended Canisius College in Buffalo before joining the United States Army. He went on to study at the Yale School of Drama. While at the Yale School of Drama, he met his future wife, the jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. Grifasi has played two separate members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who played for the New York Yankees. In 61, set in 1961, he played Phil Rizzuto; in The Bronx Is Burning, set in 1977, he played Yogi Berra. Paul Borghese played Berra in 61, while actual 1977 broadcast recordings of Rizzuto were used in The Bronx Is Burning.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Frank Manzone
as Nagg
as Dr. Bradley
as Himself
as Grandpa
as David's Dad
as Peter Quince
as Mr. Zeffirelli
as Yogi Berra
as Bill
as Uncle Sam
as Berthold
as Conrad
as Vic
as Dave
as Koski
as Scottie Elster
as Clem
as Leo
as Manny Feldstein
as Sidney Sherman
as Riley
as Uncle Joe
