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Paul Sorvino is a Actor and Director American born on 13 april 1939 at New York City (USA)

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino
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Birth name Paul Anthony Sorvino
Nationality USA
Birth 13 april 1939 at New York City (USA)
Death 25 july 2022 (at 83 years)

Paul Anthony Sorvino (born April 13, 1939) is an American actor. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law, and is possibly best known for his roles as Paulie Cicero, a portrayal of Paul Vario in the 1990 gangster film Goodfellas, and NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order. He is the father of actress Mira Sorvino and actor Michael Sorvino.

Biography

Sorvino lives between Los Angeles and Gilbert, Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains. He has three children: Mira, Michael, and Amanda from his first marriage to Lorraine Davis.

On January 17, 2007, news reports detailed that he displayed a gun in front of Daniel Snee, ex-boyfriend of his daughter Amanda, after the man pounded on her hotel door and made threats. Amanda testified that Snee threatened to kill her at a hotel January 3 in Stowe, Vermont. She said she locked herself in the bathroom and called both police and her father. Her 67-year-old father showed up before police, she testified. When police arrived, the young man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, she said. As a deputy sheriff in Pennsylvania, Sorvino is legally able to carry a gun in different states. He did not point the gun at Snee or threaten him.

In March 2008, Sorvino and his daughter Amanda lobbied with the Americans Against Horse Slaughter in Washington, D.C., for Congress and the Senate to Pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S311/HR503). The Sorvinos run a private horse rescue in Gilbert, Pennsylvania.

He is also an accomplished sculptor, specializing in cast bronze. In December 2008 his sculpture of his friend, the late playwright Jason Miller, was unveiled in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In addition, he guest stars on the most recent album of Neapolitan singer Eddy Napoli, Napulitanata, performing a duet of the song "Luna Rossa."

In 2007, Sorvino launched "Paul Sorvino Foods", to market a range of pasta sauces. Based on his mother's recipe, product began appearing in supermarkets in the northeastern United States in late 2009. Three years later, Sorvino became part owner in Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals.

In December 2014, Sorvino married political pundit Denessa Purvis "Dee Dee" Benkie after meeting her on Neal Cavuto's Fox News program.

Best films

Romeo + Juliet (1996)
(Actor)
GoodFellas (1990)
(Actor)
Reds (1981)
(Actor)
A Touch of Class (1973)
(Actor)
Bloodbrothers (1978)
(Actor)

Usually with

Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
(4 films)
Melvin Frank
Melvin Frank
(2 films)
Bill Conti
Bill Conti
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Paul Sorvino (86 films)

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Actor

The Birthday Cake
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Ewan McGregor, Val Kilmer, Lorraine Bracco, Ashley Benson, Penn Badgley, Shiloh Fernandez
Roles Uncle Carmine
Rating44% 2.2156652.2156652.2156652.2156652.215665
Giovanni, un jeune homme, est contraint de poursuivre la tradition familiale consistant à apporter un gâteau à son oncle mafieux, Angelo, le jour de l'anniversaire de la mort de son père. L'année des dix ans après l'événement, l'existence de Giovanni va être bouleversé lorsqu'il devient témoin d'un meurtre.
Lost Cat Corona
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Sean Young, Ralph Macchio, Gina Gershon, Jeff Kober, Paul Sorvino, Summer Crockett Moore
Roles Uncle Sam
Rating47% 2.379792.379792.379792.379792.37979
Un homme qui joue la carte de la sécurité doit rechercher le chat disparu de sa femme, le confronter à l'élément coloré, farfelu et parfois plus dangereux de son quartier, l'obligeant à affronter ses peurs et à repenser son mode opératoire.
Rules Don’t Apply, 2h7
Directed by Warren Beatty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Alden Ehrenreich, Warren Beatty, Lily Collins, Taissa Farmiga, Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening
Roles Vernon Scott
Rating57% 2.85032.85032.85032.85032.8503
The film takes place in the year 1958, and tells the story of an affair billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty) had in the later years of his life with a young actress (Lily Collins).
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Musical
Themes Circus films, Demons in film, Musical films
Actors Paul Sorvino, Terrance Zdunich, Dayton Callie, David Hasselhoff, Adam Pascal, Briana Evigan
Roles God
Rating64% 3.2439753.2439753.2439753.2439753.243975
The film opens on a train conducted by Lucifer carrying condemned souls back to Heaven. As they near, the damned begin to involuntarily sing hymns and Ms. Merrywood finds a horseshoe-shaped pendant (Shovel and Bone). In Heaven, God discusses the crisis with his favorite angel, The Agent, as Ms. Merrywood is interrogated by the sadistic Translators about her presence and the pendant. In Hell, Ticket Keeper comes to Lucifer with his misgivings about the carnies' lack of discipline and Lucifer's reticence to discuss his plans, but Lucifer dismisses him on the entrance of a cloaked figure. He opens a book entitled "The Filly and the Lapdog" (patterned on Aesop's fable "The Ass and the Lapdog") and begins to read.
Careful What You Wish For, 1h30
Directed by Elizabeth Allen, Elizabeth Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Isabel Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Jonas, Kandyse McClure, Graham Rogers, Graham Rogers
Roles Sheriff Big Jack
Rating56% 2.81122.81122.81122.81122.8112
Doug Martin, a boy, gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.
How Sweet It Is, 1h44
Directed by Brian Herzlinger
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Joe Piscopo, Erika Christensen, Michael Paré, Erich Bergen, Paul Sorvino, Victoria Summer
Roles Big Mike
Rating39% 1.9769651.9769651.9769651.9769651.976965
An alcoholic theater owner needs to put together a successful musical in order to pay off his mob debt, but problems arise when the wise guys want to cast their friends in the production.
4Closed
4Closed (2013)
, 1h31
Directed by Nick Lyon
Genres Thriller
Actors Marlee Matlin, James Denton, Christina DeRosa, Jamie Kennedy, Paul Sorvino, Sara Fletcher
Roles Bud
Rating51% 2.553212.553212.553212.553212.55321
C'est un film tiré d'une histoire vraie sur un couple qui après avoir cherché une maison pendant un long moment achète une maison saisie par la banque. Lorsqu'ils viennent s'installer un homme se faisant passer pour le propriétaire est là. Ils réussissent à le faire expulser et c'est là que leur cauchemar commence.
Divorce Invitation, 1h55
Directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Jonathan Bennett, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Nadia Björlin, Elliott Gould, Andrea Bowen, Lainie Kazan
Roles Daniel Miller
Rating45% 2.258252.258252.258252.258252.25825
Fraîchement fiancé à Dylan, Michael se met en tête de retrouver son amour de jeunesse, Alex. La flamme renaît entre eux, et Michael envisage alors de rompre ses fiançailles. Il reste maintenant à convaincre Dylan...
The Devil's Carnival, 56minutes
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Documentary, Horror, Musical
Themes Circus films, Films about music and musicians, Demons in film, Musical films
Actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Briana Evigan, Jessica Lowndes, Paul Sorvino, Dayton Callie, Terrance Zdunich
Roles God
Rating58% 2.947992.947992.947992.947992.94799
God, in his heavenly workshop, is painting the face onto a doll. He messes up on the eyebrows, and tosses the doll into a bin labeled Broken, and begins working on another one. Meanwhile, on Earth, three people are about to meet their deaths. John, a grieving father, slits his wrists in his own grief after losing his son, Daniel. A thief, Ms. Merrywood, is killed in her trailer after a shootout with police. Tamara, a teenage girl, is killed by her angry boyfriend. All three are greeted by denizens of Hell as they die (Heaven's All Around).
For the Love of Money, 1h33
Directed by Ellie Kanner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Yehuda Levi, Edward Furlong, James Caan, Delphine Chanéac, Jeffrey Tambor, Jonathan Lipnicki
Roles Red Parker
Rating44% 2.213912.213912.213912.213912.21391
In Tel Aviv, 1973, young Izek is raised in a seedy, gangster-filled illegal casino that operates behind his family's bar. When violence and crime finds its way to him and his family, Izek and his family relocate to Los Angeles. Hoping to start anew, Izek pursues his ambitions, and becomes successful. He falls in love with the beautiful Aline.
Imaginary Friend, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Lacey Chabert, Ethan Embry, Amanda Schull, Paul Sorvino, Jacob Young, Marc McClure
Roles Jonathan
Rating56% 2.8462252.8462252.8462252.8462252.846225
Emma est une jeune artiste mariée à Brad, un célèbre psychiatre. Cependant la jeune femme est traumatisée : quand elle était petite, son père colérique et violent battait sa mère. Il finira par la tuer avant de se suicider. Pour échapper à cette ambiance familiale néfaste, Emma s'était inventée une amie imaginaire. Aujourd'hui, elle est sous traitement pour faire disparaître ses visions. Elle a hérité de la fortune de son père, mais ne peut y toucher. Jugée instable, seul son mari a procuration sur ses comptes. De plus, à la suite de ces visions, la vie du couple bat de l'aile, encore plus depuis qu'Emma a arrêté de prendre ses médicaments. Elle revoit ainsi son amie qui lui parle, la conseille et lui réapprend à avoir confiance en elle. Cependant la vérité est plus cruelle : son mari n'a pas que de bonnes intentions.
Kill the Irishman, 1h46
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cody Christian, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Linda Cardellini
Roles Tony Salerno
Rating69% 3.4986653.4986653.4986653.4986653.498665
In 1960, Danny Greene is a union worker at the Cleveland docks. Despite union rules, the workers are exploited by their boss, Jerry. As a result of gambling, Art owes a large amount of money to John Nardi. He asks Greene for help, so Greene visits Nardi and makes him an offer to deal with the debt. Nardi accepts the deal. Jerry warns Greene not to oppose him in the union's upcoming election, and demands half of what Greene has earned from his deal with Nardi. After failing to kill Greene, Jerry loses the union's election. As the new president, Greene improves the working conditions at the docks. He also marries his girlfriend Joan.
Repo! The Genetic Opera, 1h38
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Musical, Comic science fiction
Themes Circus films, Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Musical films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley
Roles Rotti Largo
Rating63% 3.1992953.1992953.1992953.1992953.199295
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan. Clients who default on payments are hunted down by Repo Men: skilled assassins contracted by GeneCo to repossess organs, usually killing the clients in the process. The CEO of GeneCo, Rottissimo "Rotti" Largo (a listed in a newspaper article about his kids), discovers he is terminally ill. Rotti's three children, Luigi Largo, Pavi Largo, and Amber Sweet, who changed her last name as a stage stunt to replace a popular singer she's jealous of, bicker over who will inherit GeneCo. Rotti believes none of his children are worthy heirs, as they consistently embarrass him with their robust attitudes, and instead plans to pass on his fortune to Shilo, the daughter of his ex-fiance Marni.