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Dennis Farina - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Dennis Farina was born in Chicago on February 29, 1944 in a large American-Italian family. The father of the future star Joseph Farina was a doctor, and mother Yolanda Farina was a housewife. Dennis also had three sisters and three brothers. Farina began his professional career as a policeman and for the next eighteen years of his life he “served and defended”.
Dennis Farina came to show business in 1981 thanks to Michael Manu. The director hired a police officer as a consultant for his first works. The shooting is so fascinating for the future actor that Michael invited him to play a small role in his film The Thief. This work did not bring a lightning-fast career takeoff to Dennis, and the aspiring actor played inconspicuous roles in local theater productions for some time. Until Michael Manu in 1986 again invited the actor to star in his new works Crime Story and Miami Police: The Department of Morals. The roles of Dennis Farine, talentedly played in these projects, brought the long-awaited fame and recognition. He was often invited to film in crime dramas, TV series about police officers and action films. Dennis Farina is a "character" actor, and he excelled in the roles of both police heroes (Law & Order) and real gangsters and kings of the underworld (Big Score, Catch Before Midnight). The character of Jimmy Serrano in the film Catch Before Midnight is considered the best role of an actor.
Dennis Farina won an American Comedy Award for his role as Ray Barboni in Get Shorty. In 2005, the actor also voiced a cartoon character in the series Justice League Infinite, and in 2011, Tina's dad spoke in the voice of the actor in the animated series Looney Tunes.
The actor was happily married and became the father of three sons (Michael, Joseph, Dennis). Joseph Farina also decided to devote his life to Hollywood and became a producer.
The last film with Dennis Farina Novenkaya was released in 2011. On July 22, 2013, the actor died at the Scottsdale Hospital from pulmonary embolism.
Dennis Farin has brown eyes, naturally dark hair, fair skin and medium lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is medium, curly hair, thick. Dennis Farina did not change his hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a medium straight nose and a rounded chin. Dennis Farina wore a mustache. The actor's height is 183 cm, no tattoos.
