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Jerry Ciccoritti

Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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Born
August 5, 1956
Age in 2026
70
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1956

About Jerry Ciccoritti

Jerry Ciccoritti is a Canadian director. Jerry Ciccoritti was born on August 5, 1956. Ciccoritti has been nominated for and won several Gemini Awards, including a record number of wins for Best Director (Television). Ciccoritti has also won three awards from the Directors Guild of Canada. He won the inaugural Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for the CBC TV movie John A.: Birth of a Country.

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The world when Jerry Ciccoritti was born

Jerry Ciccoritti was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jerry Ciccoritti's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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