All four of Calogero’s grandparents emigrated to America from Sicily. His father, Lorenzo Giacomo Paolo Antonio Palminteri, was born in Brooklyn, NY; his mother, Rosaria (Rosina) Cristina Maria Sofia Anello, was born in the Bronx. It wasn’t until the couple (who met at a dance) “got serious” that Lorenzo moved to the Bronx, much to the chagrin of his mama.
It all worked out as it should because perhaps you’ve heard of Calogero Lorenzo Alfredo Romano (otherwise known as Chazz) Palminteri’s coming-of-age story: A Bronx Tale.“I had the most perfect mother and father in the whole world,” he says. “My mother was just so loving. She loved her family, she loved people, she loved having company over; and she loved my two sisters and me.
