Robert Davi

Robert Davi
Davi in February 2017
Born	Robert John Davi (1953-06-26) June 26, 1953 (age 63) Astoria, Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, singer, writer, director
Years active	1977–present
Spouse(s)	Jeri McBride (m. 1980; div. 1990) Christine Bolster (m. 1990)
Children	5
Musical career
Genres	traditional pop, Great American Songbook
Instruments	Vocals
Website	Davi Sings Sinatra

Robert John Davi (born June 26, 1953) is an American actor, singer, and entertainer. Over the course of his acting career, Davi has performed in more than 130 films. Among his most recognized roles are opera-singing heavy Jake Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Vietnam veteran and FBI Special Agent Big Johnson in Die Hard (1988), Bond villain Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill (1989), police deputy chief Phil Heinemann in Predator 2 (1990), strip club manager Al Torres in Showgirls (1995) and Albanian mob boss Goran Vata in The Expendables 3 (2014). On television, he portrayed FBI Special Agent Bailey Malone in the NBC television series Profiler (1996–2000).

Classically trained as a singer, Davi launched his professional singing career in 2011. His first album, Davi Sings Sinatra -- On The Road To Romance, hit No. 6 on the Billboard jazz charts. Praised for his voice and vocal interpretations, Davi debuted as a headliner at The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada, six months after the record was released.

In 2016, Davi replaced the late Jerry Doyle as radio host for a nationally syndicated radio program on Talk Radio Network.

Davi was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, the son of Maria (née Rulli) and Sal Davi. His mother was an Italian American whose family came from Nusco and his father was a native of Torretta, Palermo, Sicily.