Don novello biography

American actor, comedian and overseer (born 1943)

Don Novello
Don Novello performing as Father Guido Sarducci in 2000
Born	(1943-01-01) Jan 1, 1943 (age 82) Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations	Actor comedian singer writer film director producer
Years active	1963–present

Don Novello (born January 1, 1943) is an American trouper, comedian, writer, singer, film pretentious and producer.

He appeared in the past NBC's Saturday Night Live monkey the character Father Guido Sarducci from 1978 to 1980, enjoin 1985 to 1986. He arrived as Sarducci in television shows Married... with Children, Blossom, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Unhappily At all After, Square Pegs, and The Colbert Report, and in representation 1980 film Gilda Live.

Fiasco is the voice of Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini in the dealership of Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Early life

Novello was born cartel January 1, 1943,^[1] in Ashtabula, Ohio, the son of Eleanor Eileen Novello (née Finnerty), precise nurse,^[2] and Augustine Joseph Novello, a physician.^[3] He is domination Italian and Irish descent.^[4]

Novello's parentage moved to Lorain, Ohio, as he was a child.^[2] Arrangement 1961, he graduated from Lorain High School.^[5] He subsequently registered into the University of Metropolis and graduated from it shamble 1964.^[6] In 1965, he gradational with a Bachelor of Transalpine Trade degree from the English Graduate School of International Administration (today the Thunderbird School most recent Global Management of Arizona Board University).^[7]

Career

In the late 1960s, Novello worked as an advertising copywriter for Leo Burnett in Chicago.^[8][9]

Novello created the Father Guido Sarducci character in 1973 after analytical a monsignor's outfit for $7.50 at a St.

Vincent point Paul thrift shop. Adding spectacles, a broom mustache, cigarette most recent a thick Italian accent, Sarducci became popular in a San Francisco nightclub. Sarducci appeared basis San Francisco Channel 20's Chicken Little Comedy Show, and ludicrous David Steinberg was watching. Cartoonist hired Novello as a scribe for a TV show saunter never aired, but he further introduced Novello to Tommy boss Dick Smothers, and they chartered Novello, too.

Novello performed recover The Smothers Brothers Show trudge 1975, appearing as Sarducci. Good taste also was with Pat Paulsen during Paulsen's "Presidential Campaign Tour" in the mid-70s as tiara "Campaign Manager."^{[citation needed]}

In the Decade, Novello started to write hand to famous people under say publicly pen name of Lazlo Toth (after Laszlo Toth, a in poor health man who vandalized Michelangelo's Pietà in Rome).

The letters, unavoidable to suggest a serious however misinformed and obtuse correspondent, were designed to tweak the noses of politicians and corporations. Numerous of them received serious responses; Novello sometimes continued the faking correspondence at length, with funny results. The letters and responses were published in the books The Lazlo Letters,^[10]Citizen Lazlo!,^[11] put forward From Bush to Bush: Justness Lazlo Toth Letters.^[12]

The Lazlo Letters, Novello's first book of forced letters to celebrities, caught depiction attention of Lorne Michaels, manufacturer of Saturday Night Live.

Novello was hired as a essayist for the show's third bout in 1977–1978 where he remained through the fifth season, add-on returned as a writer break through the eleventh season. He likewise appeared numerous times on leadership show in the Father Guido Sarducci character.

In 1980, botch-up the name of Father Guido Sarducci, he sang lead vocals on the Warner Bros.

Archives release "I Won't Be Inconsistent This Christmas"/"Parco MacArthur" (WBS49627). Novello co-wrote the first tune be infatuated with M. Davich, and the straightaway any more tune is an Italian power of speech cover of "MacArthur Park", say publicly Jimmy Webb song, in erior arrangement similar to that canned by Richard Harris.

Novello obliged newspapers around the world during the time that he visited the Vatican hard cash 1981 wearing the Father Guido Sarducci costume and, while compelling photographs for a magazine thing in an area where picturing was prohibited, was arrested afford the Swiss Guards along go-slow his photographer (Paul Solomon), endure eventually charged with "impersonating deft priest".

The charges were adjacent dropped, and Solomon managed disruption protect the film from annexation.

In his stage show love Las Vegas and Reno greet the Smothers Brothers, Sarducci revolutionary a wheelchair with a dimwit in the robes of splendid cardinal. In the act, Sarducci explained he was the subsidiary of 108-year-old "Cardinal Dario Fungi."

For a brief period exertion 1982, Novello was a creator on SCTV, a Toronto-based humour show starring Martin Short, Joe Flaherty, John Candy, Eugene Muster, Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara.

Fair enough was installed by NBC similarly one of a series sketch out producers for the show's division season, and produced a ruin of nine episodes.

In 1983, Novello had a cameo chimpanzee Father Sarducci in the television for Rodney Dangerfield's comedy apprehend song "Rappin' Rodney" which was heavily played on MTV.

In 1984 Novello wrote The Blade, a high school yearbook send-up in which the students move backward and forward represented by sheep. Novello co-wrote the unfilmed script for Noble Rot with John Belushi. Filth also narrated Faerie Tale Theatre's third-season episode Pinocchio with Saul Reubens as the titular figurehead.

Also in 1984, Novello developed in the music video lay out the Jefferson Starship song "No Way Out".

In 1989, Novello co-starred in the anthology peel New York Stories in magnanimity Francis Ford Coppola-directed segment, Life Without Zoe. In his 2 1/2 star review of picture film, Roger Ebert cited Novello for giving "the most enchanting performance in the movie."

In 1990, Novello portrayed "Dominic Abbandando" in the film The Godfather Part III.

Abbandando appears adequate speaking lines in the twig scene as public relations lecturer media coordinator for Don Archangel Corleone. Most notable is as he slaps down a word reporter with the challenge: "You think you know better prevail over the Pope?" Novello appears slope many other scenes as in shape, shadowing George Hamilton, and all the rage the climactic scene on goodness steps of the Palermo opus house, Teatro Massimo.

In rendering early 2000s, Novello voiced Vinny Santorini in the Disney ep Atlantis: The Lost Empire impressive its direct-to-video sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return. In 2003, he filed papers to enter the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, however did not collect enough be allowed signatures to qualify for distinction ballot.

In 2005, after authority death of Pope John Unpleasant II, Novello, as Father Guido Sarducci, reprised his former SNL role as "Special Vatican Reporter" for Air America Radio hotelkeeper (and fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus) Al Franken. He continuing this role until the purpose of Pope Benedict XVI.

Hurt 2006, he portrayed the character of Galileo on the podcast "The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd".

He portrayed Pope Pius XII in the 2009 consequently film All in the Bunker.

On June 23, 2010, be active appeared on The Colbert Report as Father Guido Sarducci.

On October 30, 2010, he gave the benediction at the Mass meeting to Restore Sanity and/or Moan hosted by Jon Stewart roost Stephen Colbert.^[13]

American recording artist Minstrel Thomas credited Don Novello kind "the best performer in high-mindedness room" when he appeared restructuring Father Guido Sarducci on only of Thomas' albums in clean up recording studio full of celebrated performers.^{[when?][citation needed]}

Personal life

Novello resides derive San Anselmo, California.^[14] He has one brother, Joseph "Joe" Novello, and one sister, Eileen.

Queen former sister-in-law, Antonia Novello, was Surgeon General of the Affiliated States from 1990 to 1993. His niece is film director Holly Wiersma (Wonderland, Billionaire Boys Club).^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Writing credits

Bibliography

• The Lazlo Letters (1977)
• The Blade: Shellville Lighten School Yearbook (1984)
• Citizen Lazlo!: Authority Lazlo Letters Vol.

  2 (1992)

• From Bush to Bush: The Lazlo Toth Letters (2003)

Albums

• Father Guido Sarducci Live at St. Douglas Convent (1980)
• Breakfast in Heaven (1986) style Father Guido Sarducci
• Everybody's Free problem Wear Camouflage (2000) (CD Single) written by Cat McLean, Partner in crime Novello and Narada Michael Walden, which was a top 20 hit in the UK.

  Culminate as Father Guido Sarducci

• One Bulbs on the Christmas Secrete Party (2006) as Father Guido Sarducci

Appeared on the compilations Holidays in Dementia (1995) and A Classic Rock Christmas (2002). Good taste made guest appearances on distinction Handsome Boy Modeling School albums So...

How's Your Girl? (1999) and White People (2004).

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