Harvey Keitel Parents: Harry Keitel, Miriam Keitel

Actor Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939, in the US. Harvey Keitel is well known for playing “tough guys” and morally dubious characters. Keitel first rose to fame during the New Hollywood movement and has collaborated with director Martin Scorsese on six of his films since 1967.
Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Thelma & Louise (1991), Bugsy (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Piano (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Cop Land (1997), and Red Dragon (2002) are just a few of the films in which Kei (2019). Harvey Keitel has been nominated for many awards for his performance, including AACTA Best Actor in a Leading Role for the movie The Piano and Academy and Golden Globe accolades for the 1991 movie Bugsy (1993),

Harvey Keitel Parents: Harry Keitel, Miriam Keitel

Harvey Keitel is the son of Romanian-born mother Miriam Keitel (1911-1987) and Polish-born father Harry Keitel. Harvey Keitel was the youngest child of Jewish immigrants. While his parents ran a luncheonette, his father created hats. Harvey Keitel grew raised in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, together with his older sister Renee and his older brother Jerry. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School. He joined the Marines at the age of 17.