Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore proves that a single great role can be a whole legacy. His Big Pussy Bonpensiero on The Sopranos is one of television's most quietly devastating performances, a betrayal story told mostly through tired eyes and forced laughter. What I love is that Pastore came to acting relatively late, after a full life in the real world, and you can feel that authenticity in every wiseguy he plays. Even voicing a cartoon fish in Shark Tale, he brings genuine neighborhood warmth. Typecasting never diminished him; he turned the mobster archetype into something human. For my money, he is the soul of an entire genre of New York storytelling.

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Name (English)

Vincent Pastore

Name (Japanese)

ヴィンセント・パストーレ

Reading

ゔぃんせんと・ぱすとーれ

Born

July 14, 1946

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / radio personality

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

University

Pace University

• Official sitehttps://www.vincentpastore.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent%20Pastore
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512986

Tags

• New York
• actor
• radio personality

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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