Oscar-nominated Rocky Actor Burt Young Dies Aged 83
Actor Burt Young, best known for playing Paulie Pennino in the Rocky films, has died at the age of 83.
Young received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in 1977 for his role as the friend and future brother-in-law of boxer Rocky, played by Sylvester Stallone.
Stallone paid tribute to Young on social media, calling him an “incredible man and artist”.
He added: “I and the world will miss you very much.”
Born Gerald Tommaso DeLouise in Queens, New York, the Italian-American was in the US Marine Corps in the 1950s, and went on to study acting and build a career playing tough guys in TV shows and films.
The actor was remembered by Variety’s Carmel Dagan as “exceptionally prolific”.
Young appeared in the first Rocky film in 1976 as a friend of Stallone’s character, before becoming Rocky’s brother-in-law in Rocky II when the fighter married his sister.
Born Gerald Tommaso DeLouise in Queens, New York, the Italian-American was in the US Marine Corps in the 1950s, and went on to study acting and build a career playing tough guys in TV shows and films.
The actor was remembered by Variety’s Carmel Dagan as “exceptionally prolific”.
Young appeared in the first Rocky film in 1976 as a friend of Stallone’s character, before becoming Rocky’s brother-in-law in Rocky II when the fighter married his sister.
BBC
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