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biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Dick Latessa</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Richard Robert Latessa</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1929-09-15</span>)</span>September 15, 1929<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">December 19, 2016<span style="display:none">(2016-12-19)</span> (aged 87)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace">New York City, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Lake_View_Cemetery" title="Lake View Cemetery">Lake View 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title="Promises, Promises (musical)">Promises, Promises</a></i></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical">Tony Award</a> (2003)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical">Drama Desk Award</a> (2003)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Richard Robert Latessa</b> (September 15, 1929 – December 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Latessa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Latessa was born in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, in 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After serving in the Army in maybe 1952, he began performing in Cleveland before moving to New York in 1959 to pursue acting professionally.<sup id="cite_ref-Latesse_Obit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Latesse_Obit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stage_career">Stage career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Latessa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Stage career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He made his <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> debut in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Education_of_H*Y*M*A*N_K*A*P*L*A*N" title="The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N">The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N</a></i> in 1968. His subsequent theatre credits include <i><a href="/wiki/Follies" title="Follies">Follies</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rags_(musical)" title="Rags (musical)">Rags</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard" title="The Cherry Orchard">The Cherry Orchard</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees" title="Damn Yankees">Damn Yankees</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum" title="A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Awake_and_Sing!" title="Awake and Sing!">Awake and Sing!</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)" title="Cabaret (musical)">Cabaret</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Will_Rogers_Follies" title="The Will Rogers Follies">The Will Rogers Follies</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Hairspray_(musical)" title="Hairspray (musical)">Hairspray</a></i>, for which he won both the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony-</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award" title="Drama Desk Award">Drama Desk</a> awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In 2012, he appeared opposite <a href="/wiki/Linda_Lavin" title="Linda Lavin">Linda Lavin</a> in the Nicky Silver drama, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lyons" title="The Lyons">The Lyons</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Latessa was featured in several <a href="/wiki/Neil_Simon" title="Neil Simon">Neil Simon</a> plays, including <i><a href="/wiki/Chapter_Two_(play)" title="Chapter Two (play)">Chapter Two</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/I_Ought_to_Be_in_Pictures" title="I Ought to Be in Pictures">I Ought to Be in Pictures</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Beach_Memoirs" title="Brighton Beach Memoirs">Brighton Beach Memoirs</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Broadway_Bound" title="Broadway Bound">Broadway Bound</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rumors_(play)" title="Rumors (play)">Rumors</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Proposals_(play)" title="Proposals (play)">Proposals</a></i>. He was featured in the 2010 revival of the <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hal_David" title="Hal David">Hal David</a> musical, <i><a href="/wiki/Promises,_Promises_(musical)" title="Promises, Promises (musical)">Promises, Promises</a></i> as Dr. Dreyfuss.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_and_television_career">Film and television career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Latessa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Film and television career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Latessa's screen credits include <i><a href="/wiki/The_Substance_of_Fire" title="The Substance of Fire">The Substance of Fire</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Alfie_(2004_film)" title="Alfie (2004 film)">Alfie</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Stigmata_(film)" title="Stigmata (film)">Stigmata</a></i>. He appeared in numerous <a href="/wiki/Television_movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Television movie">television movies</a>, including <i><a href="/wiki/Izzy_and_Moe" title="Izzy and Moe">Izzy and Moe</a></i>, <i>The Trial of <a href="/wiki/Bernhard_Goetz" class="mw-redirect" title="Bernhard Goetz">Bernhard Goetz</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Pudd%27nhead_Wilson" title="Pudd'nhead Wilson">Pudd'nhead Wilson</a></i>, and such primetime series as <i><a href="/wiki/Get_Smart" title="Get Smart">Get Smart</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_(1966_TV_series)" title="Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)">Mission: Impossible</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ironside_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ironside (TV series)">Ironside</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Spenser:_For_Hire" title="Spenser: For Hire">Spenser: For Hire</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos" title="The Sopranos">The Sopranos</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ed_(TV_series)" title="Ed (TV series)">Ed</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i>. He is widely known as the second and most recognized actor to play Noel Douglas on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Edge_of_Night" title="The Edge of Night">The Edge of Night</a></i>. He later played Neil Hayes on <i><a href="/wiki/One_Life_to_Live" title="One Life to Live">One Life to Live</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Latessa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Latessa died on December 19, 2016, of heart failure in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, aged 87.<sup id="cite_ref-Latesse_Obit_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Latesse_Obit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Latessa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i>The Substance of Fire</i></td> <td>Mr. McCormack sr</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i>Better Than Ever</i></td> <td>Mr. Mayhew</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stigmata_(film)" title="Stigmata (film)">Stigmata</a></i></td> <td>Father Gianni Delmonico</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Event_(2003_film)" title="The Event (2003 film)">The Event</a></i></td> <td>Uncle Leo</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alfie_(2004_film)" title="Alfie (2004 film)">Alfie</a></i></td> <td>Joe</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_New_Wonderful" title="The Great New Wonderful">The Great New Wonderful</a></i></td> <td>Jerry Binder</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_New_Yorker" title="The Last New Yorker">The Last New Yorker</a></i></td> <td>Ruben</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><i>A Buddy Story</i></td> <td>Grandpa</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Latessa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Award </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Work </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical">Best Featured Actor in a Musical</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><i><a href="/wiki/Hairspray_(musical)" title="Hairspray (musical)">Hairspray</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award" title="Drama Desk Award">Drama Desk Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical">Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Outer Critics Circle Award">Outer Critics Circle Award</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Promises,_Promises_(musical)" title="Promises, Promises (musical)">Promises, Promises</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; 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Irving">George S. 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title="Mandy Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hinton_Battle" title="Hinton Battle">Hinton Battle</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cleavant_Derricks_(actor)" title="Cleavant Derricks (actor)">Cleavant Derricks</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Coles" title="Charles Coles">Charles Coles</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hinton_Battle" title="Hinton Battle">Hinton Battle</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Richardson" title="Ron Richardson">Ron Richardson</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Rupert" title="Michael Rupert">Michael Rupert</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Maguire_(actor)" title="Michael Maguire (actor)">Michael Maguire</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McCutcheon" title="Bill McCutcheon">Bill 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