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Joseph "Joe" Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an Italian American actor known for his mafioso-orientated character roles. Joe Viterelli was born to Italian immigrants in Bronx, New York. Before Viterelli became an actor, he was a successful businessman in New York City. He had befriended director Leo Penn (actor Sean Penn's father), who initially tried but failed to persuade Viterelli to pursue acting because of his unique and typically Italian looks. Some years later, Sean Penn approached Viterelli and asked him to try out for a part as a favor: Viterelli did and went on to appear in State of Grace and then in over 40 movies. Joe Viterelli became an icon of Mafia-Movies. Viterelli died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada due to a severe stomach hemorrhage, a complication of just-completed heart surgery. He was 66 years old. His last role was as a mobster in a 2004 Super Bowl ad for Staples, Inc. and his last movie role was as Jelly in Harold Ramis’ Analyze That.

Known For

5.8

Jelly

Analyze That

2002

5.4

Fat Charlie

Serving Sara

2002

6.2

Steve Shanahan

Shallow Hal

2001

10.0

Fat Tony Ragoni

The Cure for Boredom

2001

6.0

Gino

See Spot Run

2001

5.0

Santo

Wannabes

2000

0.0

The Strip

1999

5.7

Vinnie D'Agostino

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999

🎬

6.0

Self

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

1999

🎬

3.4

Max

Facade

1999

Credits

Analyze That

as Jelly

2002

5.8

Serving Sara

as Fat Charlie

2002

5.4

Shallow Hal

as Steve Shanahan

2001

6.2

The Cure for Boredom

as Fat Tony Ragoni

2001

10.0

See Spot Run

as Gino

2001

6.0

Wannabes

as Santo

2000

5.0

The Strip

1999

0.0

Mickey Blue Eyes

as Vinnie D'Agostino

1999

5.7

🎬

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

as Self

1999

6.0

🎬

Facade

as Max

1999

3.4

Analyze This

as Jelly

1999

6.5

Hitman's Run

as Jimmy / Howard Sussman

1999

4.9

A Walk in the Park

1999

3.0

Jane Austen's Mafia!

as Clamato

1998

5.4

Looking For Lola

as Salvatore Greco

1997

4.9

Out to Sea

as Mickey

1997

5.7

American Strays

as Gene

1996

5.5

Eraser

as Tony Two-Toes

1996

6.1

Heaven's Prisoners

as Didi Giancano

1996

5.3

Black Rose of Harlem

as Costanza

1996

3.4

The Crossing Guard

as Joe

1995

6.0

Bullets Over Broadway

as Nick Valenti

1994

7.1

Fallen Angels

as Ugolino

1993

5.9

The Firm

as Joey Morolto (uncredited)

1993

6.7

In the Shadow of a Killer

as Gino Marchese

1992

1.0

Ruby

as Joseph Valachi

1992

5.4

What She Doesn't Know

as Fat Tommy Carducci

1992

7.0

Palace Guard

1991

3.5

The Commish

1991

7.1

Mobsters

as Joe Profaci

1991

6.2

State of Grace

as Borelli

1990

6.9