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
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on the
HBO
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series ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
''.
Early life
Pastore was born to an Italian-American family in
the Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
, New York City, and grew up in
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...
. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the
United States Navy
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and then attended
Pace University
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for three years, before eventually going into the acting industry after befriending
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including an Oscar and Grammy nomination.
Dillon made his feature film debut in '' Over the Edge'' (1979) and established himself as a te ...
and
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', Bunny in the war film ''Platoon'', and John Densmore in the musical biopic ''The Doo ...
. On June 3, 2015, during an appearance on ''
Good Day New York
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'', Pastore said he was in the club business for close to 30 years, and got into acting in his forties.
Career
Acting
Pastore has made a career of portraying Italian-American gangsters in film and television. He began with small parts in the 1990s, in films such as ''
Goodfellas
''Goodfellas'' (stylized ''GoodFellas'') is a 1990 American biographical crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. It is a film adaptation of the 1985 nonfiction book '' Wis ...
'' and ''
Carlito's Way
''Carlito's Way'' is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels ''Carlito's Way'' (1975) and '' After Hours'' (1979) by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacin ...
''. 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
Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor, director and screenwriter known for his performances on stage and screen. Throughout his career spanning over six decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award ...
) clients. In the 1996 HBO television movie ''
Gotti'', Pastore played the character of
Angelo Ruggiero
Angelo "Quack Quack" Ruggiero Sr. (; July 29, 1940 – December 4, 1989) was a member of the Gambino crime family and a friend of John Gotti's. Once Gotti became leader of the family he made Ruggiero a caporegime. Although he showed little orga ...
, alongside future ''
Sopranos'' cast members
Tony Sirico
Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (; July 29, 1942 – July 8, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in ''The Sopranos''. He also made numerous appearances in the films of Woody Allen.
Early life
S ...
,
Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017) was an American actor. During a five-decade career, Vincent often portrayed mobsters. He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, appearing as Salvy in ''Raging B ...
and
Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese (; born February 24, 1931) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), Johnny Ola in ''The Godfather Part II'' (197 ...
.
In 1999, Pastore got his biggest role in ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'', where he played the character
Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero
This is a list of fictional characters from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'', its video game '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' and its prequel film '' The Many Saints of Newark.''
Main characters Cast table
Main character biographies Tony Sopra ...
.
In addition to ''The Sopranos'', he has appeared in ''
Mickey Blue Eyes
''Mickey Blue Eyes'' is a 1999 romantic comedy crime film directed by Kelly Makin. Hugh Grant stars as Michael Felgate, an English auctioneer living in New York City who becomes entangled in his soon-to-be father-in-law's mafia connections. Seve ...
'', ''
Flodders in America
''Flodders in America'' ( nl, Flodder in Amerika!), released in Quebec as ''Les Lavigueur Redéménagent'', is a 1992 Dutch comedy film directed by Dick Maas. The film is the sequel of the successful film ''Flodder'' from 1986. It was filmed on l ...
'', ''
Two Family House
''Two Family House'' is a 2000 American film produced by Alan Klingenstein, based on the story of the uncle of the film's writer and director Raymond De Felitta (''Café Society'').Michael Rispoli
Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series ''The Sopranos,'' but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show’s first season. Rispo ...
,
Kathrine Narducci
Kathrine Narducci (; born November 22, 1965) is an American actress, known for her role as Charmaine Bucco, Artie Bucco's wife, on the HBO crime drama series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007). Her film credits include ''A Bronx Tale'' (1993), ''Ch ...
,
Matt Servitto
Matthew Joseph Servitto (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor known for his role as Special Agent Dwight Harris on ''The Sopranos'' and Trask Bodine on ''All My Children'' (1989-1990), Deputy Brock Lotus on the Cinemax series ''Banshee'' and ...
,
Michele Santopietro and
Sharon Angela), ''Under Hellgate Bridge'', ''
Riding in Cars with Boys
''Riding in Cars with Boys'' is a 2001 American biographical film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio, about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, and who later earned a master's degree. The ...
'', ''
Witness to the Mob
''Witness to the Mob'' is a made-for-TV film which premiered on Sunday, May 10, and concluded on Monday, May 11, 1998.
Plot
Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks in the Gambino crime family, one of the "Five F ...
'', ''
Deuces Wild
''Deuces Wild'' is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Scott Kalvert and written by Paul Kimatian and Christopher Gambale, who also created the story. The film stars Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, James Franco, Matt Dillon, and Fairuza Ba ...
'', ''
Made
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Entertainment Film
* ''Made'' (1972 film), United Kingdom
* ''Made'' (2001 film), United States Music
* ''Made'' (Big Bang album), 2016
* ''Made'' (Hawk Nelson album), 2013
* ''Made'' (Scarface album), 2007
*'' M.A.D.E. ...
'', ''
Mafia!
''Mafia!'', also known as ''Jane Austen's Mafia!'', is a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges (in one of his final films), Olympia Dukakis and Christina Applegate.
The film spoofs Francis ...
'', ''
The Hurricane'', ''
Serving Sara
''Serving Sara'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin and starring Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, and Bruce Campbell. The story follows a process server given the assignment to serve a British socialite with divorc ...
'', ''
American Cousins
''American Cousins'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Don Coutts and starring Danny Nucci, Gerald Lepkowski, Shirley Henderson, Vincent Pastore, Dan Hedaya, Russell Hunter, Olegar Fedoro, and Stevan Rimkus. The plot is about a Scot ...
'', ''A Tale of Two Pizzas'', ''
This Thing of Ours'', ''
Remedy'', ''
Shark Tale
''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial debut) ...
'', ''
Bachelor Party Vegas
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'', ''
The Family'', ''
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn'', ''
Money Train
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'', ''
A Brooklyn State of Mind
''A Brooklyn State of Mind'' is a 1997 American crime drama film written and directed by Frank Rainone.
Cast
* Vincent Spano: Al Stanco
* Maria Grazia Cucinotta: Gabriela
* Danny Aiello: Danny Parente
* Abe Vigoda: Uncle Guy
* Rick Aiello: ...
'', ''The Deli'',
''
The Last Don II'', ''Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits'' and
Guy Ritchie
Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His work includes British gangster films, and the ''Sherlock Holmes'' films starring Robert Downey Jr.
Ritchie left school at age 15 and wor ...
's ''
Revolver
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''. He served as associate producer of the film ''Doughboys''. He also appeared in a ''
Cyberchase
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'' for Real segment as the owner of a comedy and magic club.
Pastore's other television credits include ''
Grounded for Life
''Grounded for Life'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, it ran for two seasons on the network until being cance ...
'', character Vinnie Fellachio in ''
Son of the Beach
''Son of the Beach'' is an American sitcom that aired from March 14, 2000, to October 1, 2002, on FX. The series is a spoof of ''Baywatch'', with much of the comedy based on sexual double entendres, puns, innuendo and the like. A major running g ...
'', ''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'' (various roles from 1992 to 1996), the soap opera ''One Life to Live'', host of ''Repo-Men/Stealing for a Living'', ''Ed'', ''Queens Supreme'', ''Vegas'', ''
Everybody Hates Chris
''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...
'', ''
The Making of the Mob: New York'', ''
Blue Bloods'', ''
The Making of the Mob: Chicago'', and an uncredited voice role in the television program ''
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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'' as Terry.
In 2007, Pastore starred in the independent feature film ''P.J.: A Journey of the Heart''. In 2008, he joined the cast of ''
General Hospital
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'' as Maximus Giambetti, father of two characters on the show. He once again plays a mobster. He had roles in 2008's ''
College Road Trip
''College Road Trip'' is a 2008 American family comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and starring Martin Lawrence, Kym Whitley, Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, Margo Harshman, and Donny Osmond. The film centers on college-bound teen Melanie Porter (R ...
'' and ''Our Last Days As Children''. He also starred in the 2008 film
''Dough Boys''.
In 2009, Pastore starred in Pavaline Studio's debut short film, ''Alienated''. In 2010, he starred in the award-winning indie mob-comedy ''Pizza With Bullets''. Pastore played Mayor Avenoso in the 2012 indie feature ''
Surviving Family
''Surviving Family'' is a 2012 American drama about the effects of mental illness and alcoholism on the fictional Malone family. It was directed by Laura Thies and written by Mara Lesemann. The film stars Billy Magnussen, Sarah Wilson, Tara We ...
''. He appears in the 2013 film ''
I'm in Love with a Church Girl''.
In 2014, he appeared in the
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
musical ''
Bullets Over Broadway
''Bullets Over Broadway'' is a 1994 American black comedy crime film directed by Woody Allen, written by Allen and Douglas McGrath and starring an ensemble cast including John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Tilly.
The film ...
'' as Nick Valenti.
Reality shows
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Pastore lost 29 lbs on the fourth season of the
VH1 reality show
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''
Celebrity Fit Club
''Celebrity Fit Club'' is a reality television series that follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. Split into two competing teams of four, each week teams are given different physical challenges, and weighed t ...
'' which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006.
On February 20, 2007,
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
announced that Pastore would participate in the
fourth season of the American version of the competitive dance series ''
Dancing with the Stars
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''. He withdrew from the competition after only one week. Pastore said that he found the necessary training and preparation too physically demanding.
John Ratzenberger
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from Ratzenberger's official website is an Americ ...
took his place in the competition.
Pastore was featured as a contestant on the January 2008 edition of ''
Celebrity Apprentice
''The Celebrity Apprentice'' is an American television reality competition series. It was a variation of ''The Apprentice'' series, hosted by then real estate developer (later 45th president of the United States
The president of the Unite ...
''. In the second week, he participated in raising $52,286 by selling hot dogs on a Manhattan street for The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research. In a task of selling Broadway show tickets, with Pastore as project manager, he led his team to raise $33,300 for charity. In the fifth week, he got into a faked, blow-out conflict with the project manager of the task,
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (; né O'Meara; born 30 March 1965) is a British broadcaster, journalist, writer, and television personality. He began his Fleet Street career in 1988 at '' The Sun''. In 1994, aged 29, he was appointed editor of the ...
, in order to see if he could get the women to let him on their team to spy on them. The episode had played out like an episode of ''The Sopranos'' with Pastore switching allegiances multiple times.
Pastore was deliberately "ratted out" to the women by Morgan in the end, to make Pastore look bad to the women. While Pastore and the men then lost their task, before Trump even lifted a finger to fire anyone that week, Pastore resigned from the show and Trump eventually accepted Pastore's resignation after trying to convince him to stay. The show ended with a sequence based on the series finale of ''The Sopranos'', ending abruptly before Pastore could give the customary end-of-show interview in the cab. Week 6 episode begins with Pastore meeting his ex-wife Nancy in a restaurant and presenting her the check he received for being project manager for $50,000, in memory of her husband, Mitchell Burke's memorial fund with the Lustgarden Foundation.
On July 1, 2008, Pastore appeared on
NBC
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's new show, ''
Celebrity Family Feud
''Celebrity Family Feud'' is a broadcast network spin-off of the syndicated American game show ''Family Feud''. Like the primetime ''All-Star Specials'' aired during the late 1970s and early 1980s by the show's then-network home ABC, the episode ...
'', as part of a family team trying to win $50,000 for their favorite charity. He first competed, with his friends and family, against the cast of ''
The Girls Next Door
''The Girls Next Door'' (also known as ''The Girls of the Playboy Mansion'') is a reality television series which focuses on the lives of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends who live with him at the Playboy Mansion. The series was created by executive pro ...
''. Then Pastore's team made it to the finals against
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathryn Lee Gifford (née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress and author. From 1985 to 2000, she and Regis Philbin hosted the talk show ''Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee''. Gifford is a ...
's family, but did not win. However, Pastore and his team picked up a $10,000 consolation prize for their charity, which is researching a cure for
pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...
.
On April 8, 2011, Pastore and a business partner appeared on ''
Shark Tank
''Shark Tank'' is an American business reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 201'Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank' returning to ABCInsider TV. Retrieved June 24, 2012 The show i ...
'' for an investment in "Broccoli Wad", a product that holds money. All the "Sharks" wanted out, and
Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Ann Corcoran (born March 10, 1949) is an American businesswoman, investor, syndicated columnist, and television personality. She founded The Corcoran Group, a real estate brokerage in New York City, which she sold to NRT for $66 million ...
said that "this is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen on this show". She later had the idea of putting Pastore's face and name on the box, and labeling it "Vinnie's Wad". She offered $50,000 for a 40% stake in the company, and would give half of her ownership to Pastore in exchange for his name and face on the packaging; Pastore and his partner agreed. A year later, Pastore made an appearance on an episode of
truTV
TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts comedy, docusoaps and reality shows.
The channel was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that focu ...
's ''
World's Smartest Inventions'' after his commercial for "The Broccoli Wad" aired on the show.
As of July 10, 2011 he appeared on the VH1 Marc Cronin-produced reality show ''
Famous Food
''Famous Food'' is a VH1 reality series that premiered 10 July 2011. It features seven celebrities as they work to open and take ownership in a restaurant in Hollywood owned by Mike Malin (who competed in '' Big Brother 2'' and '' Big Brother 7 ...
''. In the show, contestants are assigned the task of opening a restaurant on the
Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through the city of West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with the city of Los Angeles near Marmont Lane to its western border with Beverly H ...
.
He appeared with
Joseph R. Gannascoli on ''
Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
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Starring chef Gordon Ramsay, the show features his travels across the United States, visiting failing ...
'' on January 21, 2020.
Radio and podcast
Pastore previously hosted ''The Wiseguy Show'' on
Sirius Satellite Radio
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Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Sirius ...
on the now defunct Raw Dog channel 104. Described as a "weekly three-hour celebration of Italian-American culture." Produced by ''Sopranos'' co-star
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin ...
, it currently airs on Wednesdays from 6pm-9pm ET. He has also had stints as a radio host on the
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...
station
WVOX
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in 2004 and 2012, with guest appearances in-between.
In September 2020, Pastore started a
podcast
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with Goumba Johnny called ''Fuhgeddaboudit with Vinny Pastore''.
Vincent Pastore's Italian Sauce
In 2019, Pastore launched a tomato sauce business under the name of Vincent Pastore's Italian Sauce. The sauce is made with
San Marzano tomato
A San Marzano tomato is a variety of plum tomato.
Description
Compared to the Roma tomato, San Marzano tomatoes are thinner and more pointed. The flesh is much thicker with fewer seeds, and the taste is stronger, sweeter, and less acidic.
Th ...
es, is non-
GMO and has no added sugar.
Personal life
Pastore is divorced. He was previously married to Nancy Berke with whom he has a daughter, Renee. He befriended Berke's subsequent husband and donated the winnings from his stint on ''The Apprentice'' to a charity in his name. He currently lives on
City Island.
[Kappstatter, Bob]
"Bronx spotlight on Vincent Pastore"
'' Daily News'', New York. January 22, 2008. Accessed March 29, 2022. "Vincent Pastore does not sleep with the fishes. He does, however, live close to them, on City Island." In 2014, Pastore was diagnosed with
prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that sur ...
.
[ He is often mistaken for ]Joey Diaz
José Antonio Díaz (born February 19, 1963), known professionally as Joey "CoCo" Diaz, is a Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. After pursuing stand-up comedy full time in 1991 in the Colorado and Seattle areas, Diaz relocate ...
since the two share a strong resemblance.
Filmography
Film
Television
Additional Voice Acting
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pastore, Vincent
1946 births
Living people
American male film actors
American radio personalities
American male television actors
American people of Italian descent
Pace University alumni
Participants in American reality television series
People from City Island, Bronx
Male actors from New Rochelle, New York
United States Navy sailors
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
The Apprentice (franchise) contestants