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Jun 14, 1944 Buffalo, New York, United States 79 years old
American actor
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About Joe Grifasi
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- Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television.Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J.
- Grifasi, a skilled laborer.
- Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now-defunct Roman Catholic high school in Buffalo, when he made the decision that he wanted to be, not just any old actor, but a character actor.
- He played football and acted in many of the school's plays.
- Grifasi briefly attended Canisius College in Buffalo before joining the United States Army.
- He went on to study at the Yale School of Drama.
- While at the Yale School of Drama, he met his future wife, jazz soprano-saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom; they were married in 1974.Grifasi has played two New York Yankees elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Phil Rizzuto in 61*, set in 1961; and Yogi Berra in The Bronx Is Burning, set in 1977.
- Grifasi has played defense attorney, later Superior Court Judge, Hashi Horowitz on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 2005.
