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Burt Young

1940 - 2023

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Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (April 30, 1940 – October 8, 2023), known professionally as Burt Young, was an American actor. He played Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series, his performance in the first installment of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Young also appeared in such films as Chinatown (1974), The Gambler (1974), The Killer Elite (1975), Convoy (1978), Uncle Joe Shannon (1978), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), A Summer to Remember (1985), Back to School (1986), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990), Mickey Blue Eyes (1999), Transamerica (2005), Win Win (2011), and Bottom of the 9th (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burt Young is the 599th most popular actor (down from 303rd in 2019), the 1,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 549th in 2019) and the 311th most popular American Actor.

Burt Young is most famous for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law, Paulie, in the Rocky films.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Burt Young ranks 599 out of 13,578. Before him are George Gaynes, Richard E. Grant, Brian Cox, Stéphane Audran, Mickey Rourke, and Robert Vaughn. After him are Winona Ryder, Hardy Krüger, Udo Kier, Sean Bean, John Belushi, and Klaus Maria Brandauer.

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Among people born in 1940, Burt Young ranks 80. Before him are Tarō Asō, Herbie Hancock, Cliff Richard, Thomas Harris, Jacques Rancière, and Denis Law. After him are Joachim Frank, Isdal Woman, Lance Henriksen, Shahnaz Pahlavi, Shozo Tsugitani, and Bruce Chatwin. Among people deceased in 2023, Burt Young ranks 56. Before him are Tony Bennett, Lisa Marie Presley, Robert Solow, Ivan Silayev, Miroslav Blažević, and Mary Quant. After him are Glenda Jackson, László Sólyom, David McCallum, Cormac McCarthy, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and Charlie Munger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burt Young ranks 1,265 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Rorty (1931), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), Oliver E. Williamson (1932), Vincent J. McMahon (1914), Mickey Rourke (1952), and Robert Vaughn (1932). After him are Winona Ryder (1971), Robert Smith (1757), Philip Zimbardo (1933), Catharine MacKinnon (1946), Rey Mysterio (1974), and Billy Joel (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Burt Young ranks 311. Before him are John Goodman (1952), Brendan Fraser (1968), Mickey Rooney (1920), Tom Waits (1949), Mickey Rourke (1952), and Robert Vaughn (1932). After him are Winona Ryder (1971), John Belushi (1949), Frank Marshall (1946), Lita Grey (1908), Anthony Edwards (1962), and William Fichtner (1956).

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