Robert John Davi (born June 26, 1951) is an American actor, singer,
writer, and director. Over the course of his acting career, Davi has
performed in more than 130 films. Among his most known roles are
opera-singing heavy Jake Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Vietnam
veteran and FBI Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard (1988), James Bond
villain Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill (1989), police deputy chief
Phil Heinemann in Predator 2 (1990) and strip club manager Al Torres
in Showgirls (1995). On television, he portrayed FBI Special Agent
Bailey Malone in the NBC television series Profiler
(1996â€"2000).Classically trained as a singer, Davi launched his
professional singing career in 2011. His first album, Davi Sings
Sinatra - On The Road To Romance, hit No. 6 on the Billboard jazz
charts. Praised for his voice and vocal interpretations, Davi debuted
as a headliner at The Venetian Las Vegas, six months after the record
was released.In 2016, Davi replaced the late Jerry Doyle as radio host
for a nationally syndicated radio program on Talk Radio Network.Davi
was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, the son of Maria (née Rulli)
and Sal Davi. His mother was an Italian American whose family came
from Nusco, Avellino, Campania and his father was from Torretta,
Palermo, Sicily.
writer, and director. Over the course of his acting career, Davi has
performed in more than 130 films. Among his most known roles are
opera-singing heavy Jake Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Vietnam
veteran and FBI Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard (1988), James Bond
villain Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill (1989), police deputy chief
Phil Heinemann in Predator 2 (1990) and strip club manager Al Torres
in Showgirls (1995). On television, he portrayed FBI Special Agent
Bailey Malone in the NBC television series Profiler
(1996â€"2000).Classically trained as a singer, Davi launched his
professional singing career in 2011. His first album, Davi Sings
Sinatra - On The Road To Romance, hit No. 6 on the Billboard jazz
charts. Praised for his voice and vocal interpretations, Davi debuted
as a headliner at The Venetian Las Vegas, six months after the record
was released.In 2016, Davi replaced the late Jerry Doyle as radio host
for a nationally syndicated radio program on Talk Radio Network.Davi
was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, the son of Maria (née Rulli)
and Sal Davi. His mother was an Italian American whose family came
from Nusco, Avellino, Campania and his father was from Torretta,
Palermo, Sicily.
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