Born in NYC

(January 2005) Currently starring in the Woody Allen written and directed "A Second Hand Memory" off-Broadway along with Michael McKean and Nicky Katt.

He joins Les Paul and Woody Allen as celebrities who have regular music gigs in New York. Chianese`s set includes mostly Italian favorites you might hear on "The Sopranos" (1999). Dominic has a great voice, and incidentally helped one of his bandmates get a guest spot on the show this year at as well-wisher to an ailing Tony Soprano. Chianese`s spot used to be the West Bank but he`s been looking at other venues lately.

He has the distinction of being the only actor to appear in the greatest mobster movie series (as Johnny Ola in The Godfather: Part II (1974)) and the greatest mobster TV series as a series regular (as Uncle Junior on "The Sopranos" (1999)). Richard Bright and Vittorio Duse also appeared in both the Godfather series and "The Sopranos", although they aren`t regular cast members of "The Sopranos".

Once sang "A Fool Such as I" at the Grand Ole Opry.

Italian-American.

Last name (Chianese) pronounced Kin-ay-see.

Graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science.

Got his start as a musical-comedy performer. He still performs as a cabaret singer performing standards, ballads and Italian folk songs.