# Dennis Farina has died.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-farina-has-died/664215>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 22, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-farina-has-died/664215 "2013-07-22T17:45:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-farina-has-died/664215/41 "2013-07-23T23:29:08Z")

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he was a real cop before becoming an actor. he was a real criminal after becoming an actor. he was a good actor.

his cereal wasn’t very good.

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**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-farina-has-died/664215/42 "2013-07-24T01:20:43Z")

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> [@Kizarvexius](#):
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> The man had a genius for delivery. R.I.P., tough guy.

I agree. The funniest line, IMO, in Get Shorty is when he gets the locker key from John Travolta and hops in a taxi, saying “the fucking airport.” It’s only funny because of the way he says it.

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-farina-has-died/664215/43 "2013-07-24T01:31:29Z")

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Sorry but here’s another great line: “E.G. I.E. Fuck You!”

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**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-farina-has-died/664215/44 "2013-07-24T12:42:21Z")

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> [@jsc1953](#):
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> A tough few weeks for the supporting cast of “Get Shorty” (which I loved him in). Somebody should check in on Danny deVito and Gene Hackman.
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> “They say the fucking smog is the fucking reason the fucking sunsets are so fucking beautiful.”

I’m from Miami-fucking-beach and you want to show me the ocean?

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