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Name: Dennis Farina  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 29th February 1944
   
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Dennis Farina as Detective Joe Fontana in Law & Order

Dennis Farina (born February 29, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Italian-American film and television actor, starring since 2004 as Detective Joe Fontana on NBC's Law & Order. He is a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer—the latter an appropriate choice, as Farina was an officer of the Chicago Police Department. He actually got his start working for director Michael Mann as a police consultant on his early works, which lead to an interest in acting when Mann cast him in a small role. Farina proceeded to moonlight as an actor in the Chicago theater scene before Mann chose him for his Crime Story series.

Other movies in Farina's filmography include Manhunter, Midnight Run, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Saving Private Ryan, and Snatch.

Trivia

  • His role on Crime Story was as a Chicago police officer. Prior to becoming an actor, he was a member of the Chicago police department.
  • His birthday falls on February 29, which only occurs in Leap years.

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