- His immense comedic talents did not go by unnoticed, especially by Lucille Ball. She used Novello frequently in her classic TV shows I Love Lucy (1951) and The Lucy Show (1962). He was especially memorable in a classic episode entitled "The Seance", in which he plays prissy, overwrought Mr. Merriwether, who is trying to contact his dog, Tillie, that passed away.
- Spoke Italian as a child before learning English. Later spoke fluent German and Greek.
- One daughter with wife, Rose, named Yvonne Ann (Romano) Harscher.
- Began his career on the stock stage in the Chicago area.
- Short Italian-American character actor with big talent, especially when it came to playing a variety of nervous, shady-type foreigners.
- Interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California.
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