# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nicholas-colasanto
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:20:52.683Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nicholas-colasanto"
name: "Nicholas Colasanto"
slug: "nicholas-colasanto"
description: "Nicholas Colasanto was an American actor and television director. He is best known for his role as Ernie Pantusso in the American television sitcom Cheers (1982–1985)."
tagline: "American actor and television director (1924–1985)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1924-01-19"
deathDate: "1985-02-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump