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"Looking" for Daniel Franzese

George De Stefano

A Brooklyn-born actor breaks through the Hollywood closet

Star Wigs: Italian Mastery in Hairstyles

Natasha Lardera

On the occasion of the 2012 edition of Open Roads Star Wigs is a tribute to one of the most important crafts in the film industry and to the skilled artisans who work away from...

Italian-American Nicknames Are No Joke

Darrell Fusaro

Everyone’s familiar with nicknames. Mikey, Snookie, Noodles, The Situation. We’ve heard them all. But the ones given to you by your Italian-American friends? They always...

My Big Break Was a Humble Job in Hollywood.

Darrell Fusaro

People often ask, "How do you break into show biz?" I think I've discovered the answer.

A Starlit Journey

Marina Melchionda

Federico left Italy after years of success as the official hair dresser of well-known singers, actors, and VIPs. He arrived here in New York with courage and fantasy, but soon his...

Italian American Romance in the Era Before Roe v. Wade

Laura E. Ruberto

The 1963 film Love with the Proper Stranger dealt with the limited choices faced by an Italian American woman a decade before abortion was legalized in the U.S.

Westward the Women

Laura E. Ruberto

What Frank Capra and an obscure William Wellman western might tell us about Italian American women

FIAT & Richard Gere: Getting Entangled in International Politics with a TV Ad

Marta Ginori

A controversial FIAT ad has been aired recently, featuring Hollywood superstar Richard Gere. It starts by showing Gere’s hands on the ‘walk of fame’ sidewalk in Los Angeles...

L’Italo Americano’s 100 Years of Service

Dom Serafini

America's oldest Italian newspaper celebrates its first century

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