Vincent Pastore Biography
Summary
"Vincent Pastore" (born July 14 1946 in Bronx, New York) is an American film and television actor, often cast as a mobster.
Pastore was born in The Bronx, New York, of Italian-American descent. He attended Pace University for 3 years before eventually going into the acting industry after befriending Matt and Kevin Dillon; he was previously a club-owner in New Rochelle, New York. He is arguably best known for the role of Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero on "The Sopranos". He is also known for his role in the comedy/crime film "The Jerky Boys" (1995) as Tony Scarboni, one of the three gangsters and Lazarro (Alan Arkin)'s clients. He still lives in the Bronx, on City Island.
Pastore also appeared in the HBO television movie Gotti as Angelo Ruggiero, along side fellow Sopranos cast members Tony Sirico and Dominic Chianese.
Pastore also hosts "The Wiseguy Show" on Sirius Satellite Radio (Raw Dog, channel 104), described as a 'weekly three-hour celebration of Italian-American culture.' It currently airs on Wednesdays from 6pm-9pm. (... more)
Pastore lost 29 lbs on the fourth season of the VH1 reality show "Celebrity Fit Club" which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006. Pastore is currently starring in the 'Wusstock Conspiricies' in Dublin, Ireland, being filmed at Ardmore Studios.
He appeared in "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" in the 'New Year's Pete' episode as Vincent Park, Bowling Agent.
On April 2 2005, Pastore was arrested for assaulting his fiancée actress/director Lisa Regina in Little Italy, Manhattan. He refused plea deals for community service on May 6 and June 30, but reportedly agreed to plead guilty on September 26.
On February 20, 2007, the ABC television network announced that Pastore would participate in the fourth season of the American version of the competitive dance series "Dancing with the Stars". Pastore withdrew from the competition after only one week, however, after finding the necessary training and preparation too physically demanding. John Ratzenberger took his place in the competition.
Also in 2007, he starred in the independent feature film 'P.J.', co-starring with John Heard and Robert Picardo.
He starred in "College Road Trip" with Martin Lawrence and Raven Symone, which will debut in 2008, as well as the upcoming "Ghost in the Machine".
Pastore made cameo appearances in 1990's "GoodFellas" as well as in 1993's "Carlito's Way". In "GoodFellas", he is briefly seen rolling a coat rack through the kitchen of a restaurant and is credited as 'Vincent Pastore' playing 'Man with Coat Rack'. In "Carlito's Way", he is one of the friends of the Italian man that dances with Gail, whom Kleinfeld insults. He is listed in the credits as 'Vinny Pastore' playing 'Copa Wiseguy'.
External link
(VincentPastore.net) - The Official Web Site of Vincent Pastore
Credit
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