ANTHONY La Paglia (Anthony LaPaglia)

Anthony LaPalya was born January 31, 1959 in Adelaide (Australia). He worked as a schoolteacher in his native Australia, then moved to New York, determined to play in the theater. After three - four years of work in the theater, he was invited to a major role in the TV movie `Frank Nitti: The Executive '(1988). LaPalya continued to work on television, while in 1989 it had not been invited to appear in the film by James Ivory's Slaves 'New York'. Widespread fame Anthony LaPalya acquired after the comedy by Alan Alda `Betsy's Wedding '(1990), in which he plays a mafia boss's nephew.