We'll Do It LIVE! — Chazz Palminteri

Chazz Palminteri, the legendary actor and creator of *The Bronx Tale*, joins Bill O’Reilly for a raw, unfiltered conversation that cuts through the noise of modern politics and culture. Palminteri, a Bronx-born Italian American, reflects on a 37-year cultural phenomenon—his play and film—that continues to sell out in London and across the U.S., not because of mob glamour, but because it captures a lost moral clarity: gray morality, where even a mobster tells his son to stay in school and avoid crime. He recounts his father’s principled refusal to take $150 in 1960 to run numbers—a moment that defined his family’s integrity. Palminteri condemns today’s cultural reckoning, calling the removal of Mother Cabrini’s statue due to a biased voting process 'a lie' and arguing that diversity initiatives, while well-intentioned, can become unfair when they prioritize skin color over merit. He shares a harrowing personal story: being denied life-saving COVID treatments in a hospital, then paying $9,000 for a private doctor who cured him in hours—fueling his deep distrust in government. He also reveals how he once called Mayor de Blasio’s wife a racist on air, standing by his belief that fairness must be colorblind. Despite fame, Palminteri insists he’s still the same kid from the Bronx—unbothered by celebrity, focused on legacy through art and children. The episode ends with a powerful meditation on what truly lasts: not fame, but the work and the family you leave behind.