bBeloved stage and screen actor Danny Aiello's big-hearted memoir reveals a man of passion, integrity, and guts--and lays bare one of the most unlikely success stories ever told.b pDanny Aiello admits that he backed into his acting career by mistake. That's easy to see when you begin at the beginning raised by his loving and fiercely resilient mother in the tenements of Manhattan and the South Bronx, and forever haunted by the death of his infant brother, Danny struggled early on to define who he was and who he could be. It wasn't until he took to the stage in the wee hours to belt out standards that Danny Aiello found his voice and his purpose he was born to act. Performing in converted churches and touring companies led to supporting roles in such films as iThe Godfather Part IIi and iMoonstrucki, and an Oscar nomination for his role as the embattled Salvatore in Spike Lee's iDo the Right Thingi. For a guy who had never set foot in an acting class, this was supreme validation for bei