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Dennis Farina (born February 29, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Italian-American film and television actor, starring since 2004 as Detective Joe Fontana on NBC's Law & Order. He occurs as character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer—the latter an appropriate guide, when Farina was an officer of the Chicago Police Department. He actually had his run working for director Michael Mann as the police force adviser around his early works, which lead to an interest inside acting after Mann cast him in a little role. Farina proceeded to moonlight as an actor in the Chicago theater scene prior to Mann chose him for his Crime Story series.

More moving-picture show around Farina's filmography include Manhunter, Midnight Run, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Saving Private Ryan, and Snatch.

Trivia

His role in Crime Story was as a Chicago police officer. Before becoming an actor, he was the member of the Chicago law department.

His birthday lessens around February 29, which sole occurs in Leap years.

Dennis Farina: Accidental Actor
An interview by Joel Drucker.

Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina's filmography located at IMDb.