Danny Aiello: It was terrible to work with Madonna Update: Itās 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 āterrible,ā he was saying it ātongue in cheek.ā ā Danny Aiello who played Madonnaās father in the 1986 video āPapa Donāt Preachā was interviewed by radio station Fresh 102.7. Of course, they talked about Madonna. Hereās a transcript by Madonnaramaā¦ My daughter talked me into that, I didnāt want to do it, because I donāt do videos, but my daughter Stacy loved her and asked me to do it. No, it was terrible [to work with Madonna]. I didnāt want to do it. Sean Penn asked me to do it, because Madonna had asked him. I didnāt know her. āWould you play her father?ā he said. āI donāt do videos, Iām a serious actor.ā So I went home and I didnāt know who the hell Madonna was at the time, to be perfectly honest. Stacy said, āDaddy thatās Madonnaā¦ oh...