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Film & Television
Ray Sharkey
1952–1993Brooklyn, NYItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
The Idolmaker
Biography
The Idolmaker; Wise Guy; died of AIDS-related illness at 40; born Raymond Sharkey Jr.. Golden Globe nomination for The Idolmaker (1980)
Notable For
- The Idolmaker
- Wise Guy
- died of AIDS-related illness at 40
- born Raymond Sharkey Jr.
Honors & Recognition
- Golden Globe nomination for The Idolmaker (1980)
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Specialty
- Acting
- Years
- 1952–1993
- Birth Place
- Brooklyn, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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