Garry Pastore (born December 2, 1961) is an American actor, stuntman, writer, and filmmaker.

Background

Pastore was born in

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, the middle child in a family of six. He resides in Central New Jersey with his wife, Melody, and their four children. He is the brother of musician

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, and the cousin of fellow actor

Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore (; born July 14, 1946) is an 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''. Early life Pastore was born to an Italian-Ameri ...

. He has worked as a property person with

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(Local 52). He is member of the

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Actor

Pastore has acted in over 70 television and feature films since the early 1980s. His acting film credits include ''

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'' (2021),''

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'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019), '' Mob Town'' (2019), ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1990), ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993), '' Donnie Brasco'' (1997), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (2000), '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), and ''

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'' (2014). He also has film credits as a set dresser for the films ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), '' The Good Shepherd'' (2006), '' Now You See Me'' (2013), and ''

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'' (2013). His stunt work film credits include ''

'', '' Leon: The Professional'' (1994), ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'', the episode " The Milkmaid's Lot" of the

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series ''

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'' (2012), and ''

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'' (2014). In 2012, he was in the ensemble nominated for a

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for ''

''. Pastore has appeared in numerous television programs including the series '' Cosby'', ''

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'', '' Blue Bloods'', and ''

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''. Pastore played Jerry Basile of the fictional

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Lupertazzi crime family in the

series ''

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'' in the "

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" (2004) episode. Pastore is seen in the

series '' The Deuce'' as real life

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boss

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. He portrayed mobster

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in ''

'' and in ''

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'', Mr. Delvecchio.

Writer and director

Pastore wrote the book ''You're Not in Mom's Kitchen Anymore'', published in 1998, containing recipes and tips for college students. The second book 'Destressed' is based on the award-winning movie Destressed (2013) with self-help section by coach Dana Ketels, will be published March 2021, helping people to find sanity in an insane world. Pastore made his directorial and producing debut at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2009 with his film ''Waiting For... Budd'', which garnered eight awards including best director, best producer and best film awards. The 30-minute documentary is about a staged reading of ''

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'', which was originally written by

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, and who attended the reading the night before his death. The award was presented at the

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in January 2010. The film also won awards at the

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and the Staten Island Film Festival. After screenings in the Netherlands and Belgium, Pastore's film ''Destressed'' premiered the

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at the

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on April 5, 2014, where it won the public's choice "Pick of the Flicks" and jury prizes. It won "best documentary" at the

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in September 2014.

References

External links

*
www.garrypastore.com''Destressed Book 2021''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pastore, Garry 1961 births Living people Male actors from New Jersey Male actors from New York (state) American stunt performers American documentary filmmakers People from Great Kills, Staten Island