My brother Jim Cantafio makes yet another appearance on the silver screen. Jimmy plays the "Deli Owner" in the block-buster hit, Live Free or Die Hard.

My daughter Danielle and I went to see it last night. Danielle said, "Dad, I haven't seen the other three movies in the Die Hard series. I'm not sure I'll be able to follow the movie."

Trust me, ... this movie is soooooo action packed, and soooooo fresh, she had no problem jumping in, holding on and loving this film.

Bruce Willis, (NYPD Det. John McClane) and who in real-life is a HUGE troop supporter, is awesome in this movie. My brother has just two lines, but what the heck, ... it's my brother and he's in the "freakin'' movie!

OK, ... to find Jimmy in the movie, ... he hits the screen about 1/2-way through the film. Washington DC is under cyber-attack;  people are all running through the streets. Justin Long (Matt Farrell) and Bruce Willis are watching a TV screen inside a deli while they are standing outside on the street in front of the deli. The main villian and cyber-terrorist is sending his creepy message on the TV screen under a photo of the US Capitol building to all of America. A guy in the deli yells out, "Can you put the news on or change the channel"

Jimmy (Deli Owner) says; "This is the news. It's the same thing on every channel!"

That's it. The rest of his part was cut out, but he did make it into the film and at the end of the movie while the audience stood and applauded, Danielle and I just started laughing with pride when his name came scrolling up on the 1st page of credits! ... Jim Cantafio - Deli Owner!

Earlier this year Jim was in Flags of Our Fathers and had a larger parts on ER and Desperate Housewives. A few years ago he had a great part in the opening scene of Million Dollar Baby.

I'll keep you posted on his movies and television career.

Gooooooooo baby brother, ... keep making us proud!

 

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