Don Novello

Birthplace: Ashtabula, Ohio
Birthday: January 1, 1943

This small, intense actor is best identified with the role which brought him to fame on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1970s: the irreverent priest Father Guido Sarducci, "gossip columnist and rock critic for the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano".

After graduating from the University of Dayton, Novello worked as an advertising copywriter in New York, then joined a San Francisco comedy troupe ("The Chicken Little Comedy Hour") in 1972. He worked as a writer and actor for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (CBS, 1975) and "Van Dyke and Co…more

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2001
Voiced the character of Vinny Santorini in "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"
2000
Portrayed a dual role as twin fruit sellers in "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle"
1999
Appeared alonside Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell in "Just the Ticket"
1996
Again teamed with Coppola on "Jack", starring Robin Williams
1995
Co-starred in "One Night Stand"