Dominic Chianese Biography:
Multitalented actor Dominic Chianese was born on February 24, 1931. A native of the Bronx, he graduated with a speech and theater degree in night school while working as a bricklayer with his father. After proliferating in local theatre and Broadway for more than a decade, he was cast on the acclaimed TV series East Side West, Side. His first film role was Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather II.
Uncle Junior is portrayed by Dominic Chianese on HBO's hit mobster series The Sopranos. Uncle Junior is the patriarch of the Soprano family, who sometimes serves as a father figure to
Tony . He used to head the family's organization, but Tony had to take over because of his uncle's supposed selfishness, an attitude that does not sit well with the mob.