Dominic Chianese is a well-known figure in the world of acting who also had a brief career in music. Chianese, who was born and raised in a stonemason family, fought for a long time to achieve creative achievement. The actor, who has spent almost seven decades in the business and has been in several critically acclaimed films and television shows, is best known for his roles in the crime classic The Godfather Part II and the HBO series The Sopranos.

He has also been recognized for his work in The Last New Yorker, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, The Village, and other shows.

Earnings And Net Worth of Dominic Chianese

Dominic Chianese has spent almost seven decades working in many industries, including acting, which has earned him a lot of money. According to Celebrity Net Worth in 2020, he has a net worth of roughly $15 million.

As previously said, the actor amassed the most of his income through his work in numerous hit films and television shows. The following are some of his commercially successful films:

Dominic co-wrote his book, Twelve Angels: The Women Who Taught Me How to Act, Live, and Love, in December 2018, which is available on Amazon for $7.99 for Kindle and $13.68 for Hardcover. The book is about a Chinese man’s path from stonemason’s business to creative achievement. Despite his enormous net fortune, his mansions, properties, and cars are unremarkable.

Age, Family, And Education

Dominic Chianese was born on February 24, 1931, in the Bronx, New York, to a family of stonemasons. He is the son of Angelina Chianese (mother) and Gaetano Chianese (father), both of whom worked as bricklayers. His grandfather came from Naples, Italy’s third-largest municipality, in 1904 and settled in the Bronx, New York.

Dominic is of Italian-American ancestry and is of American nationality. He graduated from the elite Bronx High School of Science. He later worked for a few years in the family bricklaying business until earning his Actor’s Equity card in the late 1950s.

Even at the age of 30, Chianese enrolled in Brooklyn College. After college, he began singing in Greenwich Village, where he also participated in the folk music boom and used to play an acoustic guitar. Simultaneously, his acting career was reaching new heights, with significant roles in plays such as Oliver! and others.

Wiki And Professional Career

Dominic Chianese made his television debut in the 1964 series East Side/West Side. In 1972, he made his feature film debut as a panhandler in the film Fuzz. After two years, he appeared in The Godfather Part II, a crime film. His depiction of Johnny Ola, with Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, and Diane Keaton, garnered him widespread acclaim and paved the path for future famous parts in Hollywood.

Prior to his role in the film, the actor worked as a recreational worker for the New York State Drug Commission in a recovery clinic. He was a dedicated humanitarian who taught guitar to ladies involved in drug-related crimes. Dominic was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his humanitarian actions.

CAPTION: American actor and singer Dominic Chianese(SOURCE:alzinfo.org)

Dominic went on to star in scores of hit movies and television shows until landing his biggest break in 1999, when he participated in the hugely rated HBO TV series The Sopranos. In the series, he played Corrado “Junior” Soprano with James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, and Edie Falco, among others. Crime of Fashion, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God… Be Back by Five, and more are among his other works.

He rose to prominence after appearing as a guest star in the HBO series Broadwalk Empire. In 2013, the actor appeared in the film The Family. In addition, from 2012 to 2015, he was a cast member in one of the most popular TV shows, The Good Wife. Chianese appeared in The Village and Inspector Montalbano in 2019. In Umberto D., the actor will also shine.

Singing Profession

Dominic Chianese has also had a spectacular career in music. The majority of his tunes were also featured in numerous episodes of The Sopranos. Ungrateful Heart, his first full-length album, was published in 2003.

Marriage, Wife, and Kids

Dominic Chianese, who stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, has been married three times. In 1958, the actor married his first wife, Vincenza Jean Vacchio. The pair, however, divorced after only a few months of marriage.

CAPTION: Dominic Chianese and his current wife Jane Pittson(SOURCE: SuperbHub)

Chianese married his second wife, Merle Molofsky, in 1961. The couple has three children, but it has yet to be revealed who they are since Dominic Chianese is the proud father of six children and the identity of their original mother is kept secret from the media. Dominica Roskelly Chianese, Leah Espy Chianese, Rebbeca Scarpatti Chianese, and Sarah Chianese are his four daughters, and he has two sons, Dominic Chianese Jr. and Alexander John Gwozdz Chianese.

Dominic’s son, Chianese Jr., has likewise followed in his father’s footsteps. He is well recognized for his involvement in three episodes of The Sopranos’ final season (1999). Dominic married Jane Pittson for the third time in a private wedding ceremony on June 8, 2003. The pair has been married for a long time and there have been no divorce rumors. They have yet to share a child.