Trivia

His immense comedic talents did not go by unnoticed, especially by Lucille Ball. She used Novello frequently in her classic TV shows I Love Lucy (1951) and The Lucy Show (1962). He was especially memorable in a classic episode entitled "The Seance", in which he plays prissy, overwrought Mr. Merriwether, who is trying to contact his dog, Tillie, that passed away.

Spoke Italian as a child before learning English. Later spoke fluent German and Greek.

One daughter with wife, Rose, named Yvonne Ann (Romano) Harscher.

Began his career on the stock stage in the Chicago area.

Short Italian-American character actor with big talent, especially when it came to playing a variety of nervous, shady-type foreigners.

Interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California.