He is the son of an Italian immigrant who had to Anglicize his name in order to advance his career. So he is most definitely Italian... a simple web search would tell you as much.
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No, Italians are Italian, and Spanish are Spanish. The Italian and Spanish languages are very similar, as both are derived mostly from Latin.
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