Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946) is an Italian-American actor.
Often cast as a mafioso, he is best known for his portrayal of
Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO series The
Sopranos.Pastore, an Italian American, was born in The Bronx, New York
and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. Following his graduation from
high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the United States Navy and
then attended Pace University for three years, before eventually going
into the acting industry after befriending Matt Dillon and Kevin
Dillon. On June 3, 2015 on Good Day New York Pastore said he was in
the club business for close to 30 years, and got into acting in his
forties.Pastore has made a career of portraying Italian American
mafiosi in film and television. He began with small parts in the
1990s, in films such as Goodfellas and Carlito's Way. In Goodfellas,
he is briefly seen rolling a coat rack through the kitchen of The
Bamboo Lounge and is credited as "Vinny Pastore" playing "Man with
Coat Rack". In Carlito's Way, he portrays 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."Pastore got a bigger role in the comedy/crime film The Jerky
Boys: The Movie (1995) as Tony Scarboni, one of the three gangsters
and Lazarro's (played by Alan Arkin) clients. In the 1996 HBO
television movie Gotti, Pastore played the character of Angelo
Ruggiero, alongside future Sopranos cast members Tony Sirico, Frank
Vincent and Dominic Chianese.
Often cast as a mafioso, he is best known for his portrayal of
Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO series The
Sopranos.Pastore, an Italian American, was born in The Bronx, New York
and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. Following his graduation from
high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the United States Navy and
then attended Pace University for three years, before eventually going
into the acting industry after befriending Matt Dillon and Kevin
Dillon. On June 3, 2015 on Good Day New York Pastore said he was in
the club business for close to 30 years, and got into acting in his
forties.Pastore has made a career of portraying Italian American
mafiosi in film and television. He began with small parts in the
1990s, in films such as Goodfellas and Carlito's Way. In Goodfellas,
he is briefly seen rolling a coat rack through the kitchen of The
Bamboo Lounge and is credited as "Vinny Pastore" playing "Man with
Coat Rack". In Carlito's Way, he portrays 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."Pastore got a bigger role in the comedy/crime film The Jerky
Boys: The Movie (1995) as Tony Scarboni, one of the three gangsters
and Lazarro's (played by Alan Arkin) clients. In the 1996 HBO
television movie Gotti, Pastore played the character of Angelo
Ruggiero, alongside future Sopranos cast members Tony Sirico, Frank
Vincent and Dominic Chianese.
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