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Robert Davi

Robert Davi (born June 26, 1953) is an American character actor. Davi is best remembered for his role as the villain Franz Sanchez in the James Bond film Licence to Kill, but also played roles such as Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard and the villainous, singing Fratelli brother, Jake, in The Goonies. He is 6 feet 2.5 inches (1.89 m) tall.

Davi was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, the son of Maria (née Rullo) and Sal Davi. His mother was an Italian American and his father was a native of Southern Italy; Davi spoke Italian during his childhood. He attended Seton Hall, a Catholic high school in Patchogue (Long Island), New York. He graduated from Hofstra University, the same alma mater as fellow James Bond villain Christopher Walken. Davi was drawn to Hofstra because of the school's Shakespearean 'round' theatre.

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