Biography
Having briefly entertained a career in opera, Davi made his onscreen debut with a small role opposite his lifelong idol Frank Sinatra in the crime-drama "Contract on Cherry Street" (NBC, 1977). After toiling away for most of a decade, the actor gained notice for two vastly different roles in the fan favorite films "The Goonies" (1985) and "Die Hard" (1988). A starring turn in the made-for-TV movie "Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. …
Career Milestones
2005 | Cast opposite Usher in Ron Underwood's crime drama "In The Mix" | |
1996 | Debut as a TV series lead, co-starred as FBI Agent Bailey Malone on NBC's crime drama "Profiler" | |
1989 | Had a recurring role late in run of the TV series "Wiseguy" | |
1989 | Feature debut in a lead role, portrayed ruthless drug kingpen Franz Sanchez in "Licence to Kill", the second Timothy Dalton James Bond film | |
1988 | Gained notice with portrayal of fictional terrorist Salim Ajami in the CBS political courtroom drama "Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami" | |
1985 | First substantial film role, "The Goonies" | |
1984 | Screen acting debut in "City Heat" | |
1981 | Debut as a TV series regular, played Vito Genovese on NBC's short-lived "The Gangster Chronicles" | |
1979 | Co-starred as the villain in "The Legend of the Golden Gun", an NBC Western TV-movie-cum-busted pilot | |
1978 | Moved to California | |
1977 | TV debut in "Contract on Cherry Street", an NBC TV-movie starring Frank Sinatra | |
1972 | Stage debut at age 19 with the Lyric Opera Company, Long Island (date approximate) | |
| Traveled to Florence, Italy to study with opera great Tito Gobbi | ||
| Won two statewide opera-singing contests | ||
| Heard by a passing nun while singing in a locker room shower as an eighth grader; nun urged his mother to enter him in singing competitions | ||
| Raised in Long Island, New York | ||