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Robert John Davi (born 1953)[1] is an American actor, singer and filmmaker.[2] Over the course of his acting career, Davi has performed in more than 130 films. Among his most known roles are opera-singing heavy Jake Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Vietnam veteran and FBI Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard (1988), James Bond villain Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill (1989), police deputy chief Phil Heinemann in Predator 2 (1990) and strip club manager Al Torres in Showgirls (1995). On television, he portrayed FBI Special Agent Bailey Malone in the NBC television series Profiler (1996–2000).

Robert Davi
Davi in 2016
Born	Robert John Davi 1953 (age 68–69) New York City, U.S.
Education	Hofstra University (B.A.)
Occupation	Actor singer filmmaker
Years active	1977–present
Spouses	Jan Borenstein ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1980)​ Jeri McBride ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1990)​ Christine Bolster ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 2019)​ Diana Davi ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	8
Musical career
Genres	Traditional pop, Great American Songbook
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Website	davisingssinatra.com

Classically trained as a singer, Davi launched his professional singing career in 2011.[1][3] His first album, Davi Sings Sinatra – On The Road To Romance, hit No. 6 on the Billboard jazz charts. Praised for his voice and vocal interpretations, Davi debuted as a headliner at The Venetian Las Vegas, six months after the record was released.[4]

In 2016, Davi replaced the late Jerry Doyle as radio host for a nationally syndicated radio program on Talk Radio Network.[5]

Early life

Davi was born in 1953, in Astoria, Queens, New York, the son of Maria (née Rulli) and Sal Davi.[1] His mother was an Italian American whose family came from Nusco, Avellino, Campania and his father was from Torretta, Palermo, Sicily.[6]

Davi spoke Italian during his childhood.[1] He attended Seton Hall, a Roman Catholic high school in Patchogue, New York.[1] He has two sisters, Yvonne Davi (deceased), and Mrs. Michelle Queal. He graduated from Hofstra University, which he attended because of that university's strong drama department as well as its unique reproduction of Shakespeare's Globe Theater.[7] Davi also studied with legendary acting coach Stella Adler when he moved to Manhattan.[8]

Film career

Acting career

Davi made his motion picture debut in Contract On Cherry Street, in which he shared the screen with Frank Sinatra. He subsequently worked with Marlon Brando, Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Benicio del Toro, Bruce Willis, and Roberto Benigni, among others. He has appeared in movies including The Goonies, Die Hard, Showgirls, Son of the Pink Panther, and in the Bond film Licence to Kill (1989) as the villain Franz Sanchez, a South American drug lord and murderer.[9] In 2014, Davi appeared as Goran Vata in The Expendables 3.[10]

In 2015, Davi appeared in a music video for Bob Dylan's recording of "The Night They Called It A Day", from Dylan's album Shadows In The Night, a selection of songs which had been recorded by Frank Sinatra. Rolling Stone suggested that Davi's role in the video may be a nod towards Davi's having made his acting debut alongside Sinatra in the crime film Contract on Cherry Street, and Davi's release of his own album of Sinatra covers.[11]

In 2015, he interpreted Gabriele Tinti's poetry giving voice to the Boxer at Rest at the Getty Museum.[12]

Directing career

In 2007, Davi made his directorial debut with The Dukes, a parable regarding the mid-2000 economic crisis and its impact. The film starred himself, Chazz Palminteri, and Peter Bogdanovich. The Dukes was selected for the premiere section at the Rome Film Festival, along with films by Francis Ford Coppola, Sean Penn, Robert Redford, and Sidney Lumet. Davi was the only first-time director in the premiere section.[13] The film was screened internationally and won awards at Queens International Film Festival, WorldFest Houston [tr], Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival, and International Festival of comedy film of Alpe d'Huez [fr].[14]^{[better source needed]}

Robert Davi directed his third film, My Son Hunter.[15]

Recording career

In high school, Davi was praised for his singing, and auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera after being awarded first place at the prestigious New York State School Music Association's Solo Competition, where he sang Vincent Youman's "Without A Song". He subsequently received classical training with top vocal teachers, Samuel Margolis and Danial Ferro of Juilliard and Tito Gobbi. Davi damaged his voice, and later explained that he was a baritone with the "heart of a tenor and had pushed too hard, too early."[16]

Davi began to focus again on singing in 2011, and worked with "Voice Builder" Gary Catona as he prepared to record his first album.[17]

With a thirty-piece orchestra, he recorded the album at the legendary Capitol Records Building in Hollywood, where Frank Sinatra recorded on many occasions.[18]

The album, which featured new arrangements by composer Nic. tenBroek, was produced by Phil Ramone, engineered by Dan Wallin, and mixed by the legendary Al Schmitt. The album, Davi Sings Sinatra -- On The Road To Romance, was released October 24, 2011, and received significant attention from the media, garnering positive reviews.[19] Jazztimes called Davi Sings Sinatra "uniformly impressive",[20] and critic Don Heckman wrote in the Orange County Register that "there are, of course, dozens of Sinatra imitators and simulators. But what Davi does is a whole different matter. A tribute? Yes, indeed; all that and more."[21] AllMusic noted that "Davi makes no attempt to copy Sinatra's vocal sound ... Rather, he is his own singer."[22] The album reached the Top 10 on the Billboard jazz charts.[23]

In December 2012, Davi appeared along with Roger Cicero in the French/German Arte TV program Durch die Nacht mit … The episode was shot in the Little Italy area of New York City and featured conversation between Cicero and Davi and solos of Sinatra standards by both performers. In December 2013, Davi released a Christmas single, "Mistletoe and Holly", with all proceeds benefiting The Salvation Army.[17]

Davi has lent his voice to political ads, including Carly Fiorina's "Demon Sheep" attack ad, "Hot Air: The Movie", and others produced by Republican media consultant Fred Davis.[24]

Robert Davi was chosen by the United Nations to celebrate the Transformative Power of Music at the General Assembly in New York, in June 2015 – and again for the 70th Anniversary Celebration of the UN in September 2015.[25]

Davi was chosen to tribute Sinatra's 100th birthday for the July 4 PBS special; it was watched by 500,000 people outside the Capitol Building in DC and 15 million viewers.[25]

Davi was also the guest singer on the Italian version of the TV program The Voice.[25]

Personal life

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Davi is a Roman Catholic.

Davi has been married four times having been divorced three times. His first marriage was to Jan Borenstein, the marriage lasted from 1970 to 1980. His second marriage was to Jeri McBride which lasted from 1980 to 1990, they had one son, Sean Christian Davi who was born in 1981. His third marriage was to Christine Bolster which lasted from 1990 to 2019.[26][27][28] They have four children together, their first daughter, Ariana Marie Davi who was born on April 3, 1990, followed by a second daughter, Frances Davi who was born in 1992.[26][27] They also had twins, their third daughter, Isabella and one son, Nicolas Edward Davi who were born on January 11, 2001.[26][27] Davi married his fourth wife Diana Davi in 2019 and they have a daughter, Gabriela Nicole Davi who was born later that year.

He is an outspoken political conservative, often speaking at Republican Party gatherings.[29] He has been invited to comment on numerous political shows and backed John McCain during his presidential campaign. He narrated several film montages that aired during the 2008 Republican National Convention.[30][31] Davi has spoken at numerous Conservative Political Action Conferences in Washington, D.C. He was a frequent guest on Fox News's late-night satire program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.[32] Davi endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and again in 2020.[33]

Awards and honors

For his notable contributions to the Italian community, Davi was enshrined in Toronto's Italian Walk of Fame in 2013.[34]

He was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Al Torres in Showgirls (1995).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	City Heat	Nino
1985	The Goonies	Jake Fratelli
1986	Raw Deal	Max Keller
1987	Wild Thing	"Chopper"
1988	Action Jackson	Tony Moretti
	Die Hard	FBI Special Agent Johnson
	Traxx	Aldo Palucci
1989	Licence to Kill	Franz Sanchez
1990	Peacemaker	Sergeant Frank Ramos
	Deceptions	Jack "Harley" Kessler
	Maniac Cop 2	Detective Sean McKinney
	Predator 2	Deputy Chief Phil Heinemann
	Amazon	Dan
1991	White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd	Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
	The Taking of Beverly Hills	Robert Masterson
	Legal Tender	Fix Cleary
1992	Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue	"Sully" Sullivan
	Christopher Columbus: The Discovery	Martin Pinzon
1993	Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence	Detective Sean McKinney
	Night Trap	Detective Mike Turner
	Son of the Pink Panther	Hans Zarba
1994	No Contest	Sergeant Crane
	Cops and Robbersons	Horace Osborn
1995	Delta of Venus	The Collector
	Showgirls	Al Torres
1996	An Occasional Hell	State Trooper Abbott
1998	The Bad Pack	McQue
2001	Soulkeeper	Mallion
2002	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	Merlin / Milner
	The 4th Tenor	Lerra
	The Hot Chick	Stan, April's Dad
2003	One Last Ride	Father
2004	Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss	Ivan Nagy
2005	In the Mix	"Fish"
2007	The Dukes	Danny	Also directorial debut
2008	An American Carol	Aziz
2009	American Summer	Himself
	The Butcher	Murdoch
2010	Magic Man	Simpson
	Game of Death	Frank Smith
2011	Kill the Irishman	Ray Ferritto
	Swamp Shark	Sheriff Watson
2012	The Iceman	Leo Merks	Based on Anthony Gaggi
2013	Doonby	Sheriff Woodley
	Blood of Redemption	Hayden
2014	Black Rose	Captain Frank Dalano
	A Long Way Off	Frank
	The Expendables 3	Goran Vata
2015	Sicilian Vampire	Salvatore "Big Sal"
2016	Criminal	Admiral Lance	Uncredited
2019	Mob Town	Vito Genovese
2020	Roe v. Wade	William J. Brennan Jr.
2022	The Man Who Drew God	Lawyer	Post-production
2022	My Son Hunter		Director
2023	Reagan	Leonid Brezhnev	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Contract on Cherry Street	Mickey Sinardos, Greek Hijacker	TV film
1978	Charlie's Angels	Ritchie	Episode: "Mother Angel"
1979	From Here to Eternity	Guard	TV miniseries
	The Legend of the Golden Gun	William Quantrill	TV film
	Lou Grant	Hector	Episode: "Hector"
	The Incredible Hulk	Rader	Episode: "The Slam"
	Barnaby Jones	Pete Cerilla	Episode: "False Witness"
	Trapper John, M.D.	Officer Ed Buxton	Episode: "Licensed to Kill"
1980	Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story	Hubbard	TV film
1981	Dynasty	Amos	Episode: "The Honeymoon"
	Shannon	Mel	Episode: "Gotham Swansong"
	The Gangster Chronicles	Vito Genovese	TV miniseries
1982	St. Elsewhere	Parick	2 episodes
	T. J. Hooker	Joe 'The Barber' Picartus / Tom Warfield	2 episodes
	The Powers of Matthew Star	Zealotta	Episode: "The Italian Caper"
	Hill Street Blues	Stan Mizell	Episode: "Stan the Man"
1983	The Optimist	The Cabbie	Episode: "Burning Rubber"
1983–1984	The Fall Guy	Scar De Bond / Dan Kowal	2 episodes
1984	Hart to Hart	Tony Bairos	Episode: "Always, Elizabeth"
	The A-Team	Boyle	Episode: "Sheriffs of Rivertown"
1985	Hunter	Sonny Dunbar	Episode: "Million Dollar Misunderstanding"
1986	The Equalizer	Michael Riegert	Episode: "Wash-Up"
1988	L.A. Law	Dominic Simonetti	Episode: "Leapin' Lizards"
1989	Wiseguy	Albert Cerrico	5 episodes
1993	FBI: The Untold Stories	FBI Agent Joe Pistone / Donnie Brasco	2 episodes
1994	Blind Justice	Alacran	TV film
1995	VR.5	Simon Buchanan	Episode: "Simon's Choice"
1996–2000	Profiler	FBI Agent Bailey Malone	86 episodes
1999	Batman Beyond	Dr. Mike Morgan / Magma (voice)	Episode: "Heroes"
1999–2000	The Pretender	Agent Bailey Malone	2 episodes
2004	Karen Sisco	Denton	Episode: "No One's Girl"
2004–2008	Stargate: Atlantis	Commander Acastus Kolya	6 episodes
2005	Breaking Vegas	The Narrator	4 episodes
2006	Huff	Dickins	Episode: "Which Lip Is the Cervical Lip?"
2010	Nip/Tuck	Christian's Dad	Episode: "Christian Troy II"
	Criminal Minds	Detective Kurzbard	2 episodes
2014	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Marvin Braxton	Episode: "Uninvited"
	Asteroid vs. Earth	General Masterson	TV film
2015	Hell's Kitchen	Himself	Reality TV series
2021–2022	Paper Empire	Lawrence Fintch	11 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez	[35]
	Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows	General Zondag
2004	Halo 2	Rtas 'Vadumee
2006	Scarface: The World Is Yours	Alejandro Sosa
2007	Halo 3	Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadumee	[35]

Music videos

Year	Title	Role
2008	"Burnin' Up"	Jonas Brothers
2015	"The Night We Called It a Day"	Bob Dylan
	"Sopra la media"	J-Ax

References

External links

• Davi Sings Sinatra
• Robert Davi at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Robert Davi

Robert John Davi (* 26. Juni 1951 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Opernsänger.

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- [en] Robert Davi

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[es] Robert Davi

Robert John Davi (Nueva York, 26 de junio de 1953) es un actor y cantante estadounidense.[1] Durante su carrera como actor, Davi ha actuado en más de ciento treinta películas. Entre sus trabajos más conocidos se encuentran el cantante de ópera Jake Fratelli en Los Goonies (1985), el veterano de Vietnam y agente especial del FBI Big Johnson en Die Hard (1988), el enemigo de James Bond Franz Sanchez en Licencia para matar (1989), el capitán de policía Phil Heinemann en Depredador 2 (1990), el encargado de un club de striptease Al Torres en Showgirls (1995) y el jefe criminal albanés Goran Vata en The Expendables 3. En televisión, interpretó al agente del FBI Bailey Malone en la serie Profiler (1996-2000).

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[ru] Дави, Роберт

Роберт Дави (англ. Robert Davi, род. 26 июня 1951, Астория, Куинс, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский киноактёр, режиссёр, сценарист и продюсер. Известен по ролям в фильмах «Крепкий орешек», «Шоугёлз», «Лицензия на убийство», «Маньяк-полицейский 2», «Маньяк-полицейский 3: Знак молчания» и сериале «Профайлер».

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