Don Novello

Don Novello

Birthday: 1943-01-01

Place of Birth: Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Biography: Donald "Don" Novello (born January 1, 1943) is an American writer, film director, producer, actor, singer and comedian. He is best known for his work on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1978 until 1980, and again in 1985–86, often as the character Father Guido Sarducci. He appeared as Sarducci in the video of Rodney Dangerfield's "Rappin' Rodney", and on many subsequent television shows, including Married... with Children, Blossom, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Unhappily Ever After, Square Pegs and The Colbert Report.

Movies

The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia d...

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost ...

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Casper
Casper

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey ...

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Factory Girl
Factory Girl

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous...

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Just the Ticket
Just the Ticket

Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't appr...

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La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale

Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the ...

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New York Stories
New York Stories

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" ...

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The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Who among us has not wanted to open their ...

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Just One Night
Just One Night

A man (Timothy Hutton) spends the night before his wedding searching for his lost shoe with the help...

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Twixt
Twixt

A washed-up horror novelist arrives in a sleepy town on a book tour, only to stumble into a string o...

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Palo Alto
Palo Alto

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance ...

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One Night Stand
One Night Stand

Michelle Sanderson is a woman who seems to have everything -- great looks, a promising career, a lar...

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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. B...

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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes....

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Atlantis: Milo's Return
Atlantis: Milo's Return

Milo and Kida reunite with their friends to investigate strange occurances around the world that see...

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Ho Ho Nooooooo!!! It's Mr. Bill's Christmas Special!
Ho Ho Nooooooo!!! It's Mr. Bill's Christmas Special!

For longtime fans of Saturday Night Live, nothing says "Christmas" like clay, and the hapless hero o...

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Father Guido Sarducci Goes to College
Father Guido Sarducci Goes to College

Father Guido Sarducci (played by comic Don Novello), the "gossip columnist" for the Vatican City new...

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Touch
Touch

At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's pr...

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Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

The Bonnie & Clyde story is re-told from a contemporary viewpoint. Clyde in this movie is a high...

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The Spirit of '76
The Spirit of '76

Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to thei...

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Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour

Sketch comedy....

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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his in...

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Become an Artist
Become an Artist

Satirizes television pitches, art schools, and the self-importance of artists....

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Pinocchio
Pinocchio

A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue Fairy c...

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Gilda Live
Gilda Live

Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketc...

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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, m...

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Jack
Jack

Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powel...

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Life with Video
Life with Video

A male TV personality makes intimate contact with a female viewer through the TV set....

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Head Office
Head Office

In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son moves up the c...

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Belushi
Belushi

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutle...

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Rent Control
Rent Control

Aspiring actors in New York try to keep the death of one's aunt a secret so they can stay in her che...

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Paul Rodriguez Live!: I Need the Couch
Paul Rodriguez Live!: I Need the Couch

Paul Rodriguez in his first HBO stand up comedy special....

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Mr. Bill Does Vegas
Mr. Bill Does Vegas

Mr. Bill heads west to cruise the strip in Las Vegas....

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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Following the departure of the show's original cast and creator after five seasons, SNL in the '80s ...

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