Vincent Schiavelli

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... uh, Famke Janssen, Alan Cumming, Jonathan Pryce, Robert Carlyle, Toby Stephens, Gats Otto, Ricky Jay, Vincent Schiavelli-

I thought you were gonna say Ricky Gervais [laughs]

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The AIDS epidemic was a terrifying reality that cast a long shadow over the entertainment industry during that era.

Then you have Vincent Schiavelli, the incredible veteran character actor who played the subway ghost.

He died in 2005.

Schiavelli was a remarkable and highly unique talent, not just as an actor, but also as a renowned food writer.

He said the profound reason he did the movie was that it gave him a chance to believe that maybe, just maybe, he would get to tell his departed father that he loved him again.

Think about that for a second.

Now, knowing that Patrick Swayze, Vincent Schiavelli, and Rick Aviles have all passed away, I want to challenge you to view the film through a slightly different lens the next time you watch it.

It changes everything.

Yeah.

But then you also have Vincent Schiavelli, and he just wanders in and out of our lives, at least up till very recently.

Those days.

We embrace him now.

gosh.

How are you doing? You all right? Who is it? No, it's Vincent Schiavelli.

Okay.

All

I'm still here.

You're here.

We tried to book Vincent Schiavelli, and he's passed away in here right now.

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