Pasquale Cajano was an Italian-American film actor. After two uncredited cameo appearances in The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence (film)

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and Where Evil Lies, his friend Martin Scorsese

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 cast him in the 1995 crime drama Casino

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as Chicago Outfit

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 boss Remo Gaggi, a character inspired by the real-life Joseph Aiuppa

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After Casino, Cajano went on with small roles in certain films, like Big Night

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Scott and Tucci won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director. Tucci and Tropiano won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay...

, Sleepers

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, and The Impostors

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(another uncredited role). Cajano was then cast alongside his Casino co-star Robert De Niro

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 in the hit comedy Analyze This

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. Pasquale Cajano was also a well known Italian radio personality for many years on the Italian Communications Network radio (www.icnradio.com).

On October 24, 2000, Cajano died due to prostate cancer at age 79.

Survived by his sister Madeline Scarcelli,Daughter Maria Minasso Son Vincent Cajano grandchildren Vincent Cajano Jr,Amanda Cajano, Michael Minasso and Carissa Cajano great grand children Bridgette Cajano and Vincent Cajano III

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