NEW: Danny Aiello, a boisterous fixture in decades of movies and TV who was best known for his roles in 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Moonstruck', has died at age 86.
“Just Found Out My Brother DANNY AIELLO Made His Transition Last Night,” Lee wrote. “Danny. We Made Cinema History Together With DO THE RIGHT THING. May You Rest In PARADISE.”Anthony Barboza / Getty Images file
In"The Godfather Part II," Aiello ad-libbed the since-oft-repeated line:"Michael Corleone says hello!" And in 1996, heAiello also graced the stage on and off Broadway, in shows like"Gemini" and"The House of Blue Leaves." “Damn I’m so sad to hear the great Danny Aiello has passed away,” actor and podcaster Michael RapaportBilly Baldwin, who appeared with Aiello in “The Preppie Murder,” about the 1986 slaying of Jennifer Levin, also mourned the actor’s passing.
“From Johnny in Moonstruck to Sal in Do The Right Thing. That smile, that laugh, that NY attitude,” Baldwin tweeted. “They don’t make ‘em like Danny anymore. What a talent… a true one of a kind.”
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