Rick Aiello Biography – Rick Aiello Wiki
Rick Aiello was an American actor and son of the late actor Danny Aiello. He featured in films including Do the Right Thing, Harlem Nights, and A Brooklyn State of Mind alongside his father, the late Oscar-nominated actor Danny Aiello. Having over 60 acting credits, he took after his father appearing alongside him in Spike Lee’s 1989 classic “Do the Right Thing.” His father earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Salvatore “Sal” Fragione and Aiello played Officer Long, a role he would reprise a couple of years later in Lee’s “Jungle Fever.”
Rick Aiello also starred in films, including Christian Maelen’s “Remedy” and George Gallo’s “29th Street,” and toplined the television series “Dellaventura” and the movie “A Brooklyn State of Mind” opposite his dad. As a character actor, he had roles in shows such as “The Sopranos,” “Law & Order,” “Sex and the City,” “Ugly Betty,” “Renegade,” “Tales From the Crypt,” “Angel Street,” “Dark Justice,” “Marker,” “NYPD Blue,” “Strange Luck,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Clueless,” “Early Edition,” “18 Wheels of Justice,” “V.I.P.,” the original TV series “21 Jump Street” and many more.
The late actor has also featured in a number of television movies, including “The Preppie Murder,” “Murder in Paradise,” “Knights of the Kitchen Table,” “K-9000,” “Parker Kane,” “Brother’s Destiny,” “Hollywood Confidential” and “The Don’s Analyst.” He was in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” and acted alongside Sylvester Stallone in John Herzfeld’s 2014 movie “Reach Me.”
Rick Aiello Age
He was born in 1958 in the United States and died on July 26, 2021, in The United States. He was 63.
Rick Aiello Wife
Until his death in 2021, he was married to his wife, Arlene Anne Urichich in 1990. He is survived by his wife Arlene and their two children Ricky Jr. and Tori.
Rick Aiello Parents
He was the son of the late actor Danny Aiello who passed on in 2019, and his wife Sandy Cohen.
Rick Aiello Siblings
He had three siblings, brother Danny Aiello III, Stacy Aiello, and Jamie Aiello.
Rick Aiello Death
He died of pancreatic cancer on Monday, July 26, 2021, at a hospital in Warwick, N.Y., his niece Sydney Fingerhut told Variety. He was 63 at the time of his demise. Fingerhut remembers him as a great uncle who was close to all his nieces and nephews, and a “strong guy.”
Rick Aiello Cause of Death
The cause of his death was a result of battling pancreatic cancer. He died on Monday, July 26, 2021.
