Richard Romanus
Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 8, 1943 – December 23, 2023) was an American actor. He appeared in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and provided voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated films Wizards and Hey Good Lookin'. He played Richard La Penna, Jennifer Melfi's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of The Sopranos from 1999 to 2002.
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Richard Romanus
- Born
- Richard Romanus was born on 8 February 1943. · Barre.
- Died
- Richard Romanus died on 23 December 2023. · Volos.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter · film producer · writer · songwriter
- Education
- Xavier University
- Languages
- English
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Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 8, 1943 – December 23, 2023) was an American actor. He appeared in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and provided voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated films Wizards and Hey Good Lookin'. He played Richard La Penna, Jennifer Melfi's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of The Sopranos from 1999 to 2002.
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Richard Romanus (1943–2023) was an American actor, film actor and film producer, among other activities. Born in Barre, the actor died in Volos. Richard Romanus studied at Xavier University. Languages used include English.
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In 1999, he co-wrote the Christmas film If You Believe along with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which was nominated by the Writers Guild of America TV Award for Original Long Form.
Romanus was born in Barre, Vermont, the son of Eileen (née Maloof) and Dr. Raymond Romanos, a dentist. He was of Lebanese descent. Romanus grew up Catholic. He lived in West Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1964 graduated from Xavier University with a bachelor's in philosophy, before studying acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York. His younger brother Robert Romanus is also an actor. They both appeared in the MacGyver episode "The Prodigal" in 1985. On May 20, 1967, he married Tina Bohlmann; they had a son before divorcing in 1980. Romanus was married to Oscar-nominated costume designer Anthea Sylbert from August 1985 until his death. In 2004, they moved to the Greek island of Skiathos, after which he focused on writing. In 2011, he published his memoirs, Act III (Aiora Press, Athens, and Armida Publications, Nicosia), and first novel, Chrysalis (Armida Publications). In 2012, Act III was short-listed for the International Rubery Book Award. Romanus died in Volos, Greece, on December 23, 2023, at the age of 80.
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Richard Romanus was born at Barre.
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Richard Romanus died at Volos.
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1999 – Best Original Screenplay in Long Form Television - Writers Guild of America (nominated) 2012 – Short-listed for the International Rubery Book Award for Act III
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- 1.Richard Joseph Romanos : Vermont, Vital Records. FamilySearch.
- 2.Hammer, Joshua. Outraged Arab-Americans Charge That Goldie Hawn's New Film Violates the Rules of Protocol. People.com. 2016-03-14.
- 3.Eileen Maloof Romanos - View Obituary & Service Information.
- 4.Richard Romanus Biography (1943-). Filmreference.com.
- 5.Xavier University. Profile: Richard Romanus | Xavier Magazine. Xtra.xavier.edu.
- 6.IMDb. MacGyver: The Prodigal. IMDB.com.
- 7.Travis, Emlyn. Richard Romanus, 'Mean Streets' and 'The Sopranos' star, dies at 80. EW.com. 2023-12-31.
- 8.Skiathos offers honorary citizenship to Hollywood's Richard Romanus and Anthea Sylbert, in ceremony that also brings Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. Greek City Times. 2021-06-28.
- 9.inauthor:"Richard Romanus" - Google Search.
- 10.Πέθανε ο ηθοποιός Richard Romanus - Ζούσε μόνιμα στην Σκιάθο. 2023-12-27.
- 11.Barnes, Mike. Richard Romanus, Actor in 'Mean Streets,' Dies at 80. The Hollywood Reporter. 30 December 2023.
- 12.Richard Romanus. IMDb. April 2023.
- 13.Previous winners. April 2023.
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- Act III, 2011 (Aiora Press, Athens, and Armida Publications, Nicosia)
- Chrysalis, 2011 (Armida Publications, Nicosia)
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