The name might not be familiar to you, but you will
instantly recognize the face. The character actor died of lung cancer today in Italy at age
57.
Wow. That's young.
Schiavelli was in a ton of movies, from Ghost to One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest to Tomorrow Never Dies. He was also in the films Amadeus, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Batman Returns, Valmont, and Man on the Moon. He was also in several TV series, including Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, Family Guy, Dharma and Greg, Miami Vice, MacGyver, Melrose Place, Who's The Boss, Trapper John, M.D., Night Court, Taxi, and Moonlighting (he was once married to Allyce Beasley, who played Miss DiPesto).
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12-26-2005 @ 2:20PM
Larry David said...
Check out this "healthy" picture of him..might have to scroll down some, this site is always updating with crazy stuff
http://www.celluloidandvinyl.com/
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12-26-2005 @ 3:25PM
Toby OB said...
Schiavelli was one of those people for whom there should be laws insisting that they become actors. It was more than his look; he was a very talented man and the movies and TV shows will be poorer for the loss of his services.
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12-27-2005 @ 1:25AM
Alan said...
How could you leave out his role in the cult classic, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension?" I say shame on you!
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12-27-2005 @ 2:00AM
Mayzee said...
This is the world's loss. Schiavelli was one of the finest actors in the world. Every role he played, big or small, he made unique and interesting and he obviously honed his skill and loved his craft. Where's the justice? We are left with such a mediocre bunch of wannabes in the acting biz... and we lose such masters as this far too soon.
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12-28-2005 @ 6:33PM
Mike said...
Mr. Schiavelli was awesome. He's made many more character appearances in TV than he is credited for. It's hard to see some go who you've grown up seeing on tv/movies. He will be missed dearly. Does anyone know how he got lung cancer or how long he had it for? Since there was no news about it, his passing seemed totally unexpected.
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