John Aprea, who performed younger Tessio in “The Godfather Part II” and John Stamos’ father in “Full House”, died on Aug. 5 at presen 83, his supervisor Will Levine showed to CBS Information. He died of herbal reasons in Los Angeles surrounded through his family members.
Aprea used to be born in 1941 to Italian immigrants in Englewood, Untouched Jersey. He moved to Untouched York Town within the early Sixties to pursue appearing sooner than relocating to Los Angeles.
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He were given his first fracture within the 1967 Steve McQueen vintage “Bullitt” sooner than touchdown the function of younger Salvatore “Sal” Tessio in “The Godfather Part II.” He had at the start auditioned for the function of Michael Corleone in “The Godfather”, however Al Pacino were given the section.
Aprea reportedly phoned actor Abe Vigoda, who performed the used model of his personality in “The Godfather” and requested for his perception. Vigoda reportedly informed him to “just have a good time, kid.”
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Aprea had mentioned that the function used to be a spotlight of his occupation, in line with The Hollywood Reporter.
Right through his occupation, Aprea gave the impression in a couple of TV presentations and flicks, together with “The Montefuscos,” “The Idolmaker” and “Matt Houston.” His resume additionally incorporated roles in “Mannix,” “The Rookies,” “NYPD Blue, “The Stepford Better halves”, “American Anthem” and “The Sport.”
Aprea recurred as the exterminator dad of Stamos’ Jesse Katsopolis on ABC’s “Complete Area” from 1988-1991 and reprised the role for the 2017 Netflix reboot “Fuller Area.”
He’s survived through his 3rd spouse Betsy Garci, his daughter Nicole from a prior marriage to actress Cherie Latimer and stepchildren Marika Parker and Valentino Garci.
