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Cosimo Matassa(1926-2014)

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Cosimo Matassa
Cosimo Matassa was born on 13 April 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) and The Dream Team (2012). He was married to Jennie. He died on 11 September 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
BornApril 13, 1926
DiedSeptember 11, 2014(88)
BornApril 13, 1926
DiedSeptember 11, 2014(88)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Kathleen Turner in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1986
Chuck Berry, Jo Ann Campbell, Jimmy Clanton, Eddie Cochran, Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua, Sandy Stewart, Ritchie Valens, Jackie Wilson, The Flamingos, and The Cadillacs in Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
Go, Johnny, Go!
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1959
The Dream Team (2012)
The Dream Team
5.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Treme (2010)
Treme
8.3
TV Series
  • Cosimo Matassa

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Actor

  • Treme (2010)
    Treme
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cosimo Matassa
    • 2012

Soundtrack

  • The Dream Team (2012)
    The Dream Team
    5.4
    • writer: "Just a Dream"
    • 2012
  • Treme (2010)
    Treme
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Whirlaway" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Make It Funky! (2005)
    Make It Funky!
    7.0
    • writer: "Tipitina"
    • 2005
  • Kathleen Turner in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
    Peggy Sue Got Married
    6.4
    • writer: "Just A Dream"
    • 1986
  • Chuck Berry, Jo Ann Campbell, Jimmy Clanton, Eddie Cochran, Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua, Sandy Stewart, Ritchie Valens, Jackie Wilson, The Flamingos, and The Cadillacs in Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
    Go, Johnny, Go!
    5.8
    • writer: "MY LOVE IS STRONG", "IT TAKES A LONG, LONG TIME"
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 13, 1926
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • September 11, 2014
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jennie1944 - 2009 (her death, 3 children)

Did you know

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    Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

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