Known For: American actor (born 1939)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, film actor, character actor, screenwriter, television actor, film producer, stage actor
Country: United States of America
City: Brooklyn
Date of Birth: Saturday, 13 May 1939
Language Romanian
Harvey Keitel is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and The Irishman (2019).
| BirthPlace | Brooklyn |
| Education | Q1542213, Q4669021, Q7607037, Q5629067 |
| Spouses | Daphna Kastner |
| Children | Stella Keitel |
| Wikipedia | Harvey_Keitel |
Keitel was born in New York City, on May 13, 1939, the youngest child of Jewish immigrants. His mother Miriam (née Klein; 1911–1987) was from Romania and his father, Harry Keitel, was from Poland. His parents owned and ran a luncheonette, and his father also worked as a hat maker. He grew up in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, with his elder sister, Renee, and elder brother, Jerry. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the age of 17. After his discharge, he worked as a court stenographer for 10–12 years before beginning his acting career.
