Danny Aiello: It was terrible to work with Madonna Update: It’s true that Danny Aiello was a little bit all over the place in this interview, but Craig, the producer of the show confirms: He was joking, guys. When he said it was “terrible,” he was saying it “tongue in cheek.” — Danny Aiello who played Madonna’s father in the 1986 video “Papa Don’t Preach” was interviewed by radio station Fresh 102.7. Of course, they talked about Madonna. Here’s a transcript by Madonnarama… My daughter talked me into that, I didn’t want to do it, because I don’t do videos, but my daughter Stacy loved her and asked me to do it. No, it was terrible [to work with Madonna]. I didn’t want to do it. Sean Penn asked me to do it, because Madonna had asked him. I didn’t know her. “Would you play her father?” he said. “I don’t do videos, I’m a serious actor.” So I went home and I didn’t know who the hell Madonna was at the time, to be perfectly honest. Stacy said, “Daddy that’s Madonna… oh my