Paul Sorvino

Sorvino is best known for his role as Paulie Cicero in the classic 1990 crime film Goodfellas alongside Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta, as well as playing ...

Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin added: “I feel so fortunate that I had a chance to work with the great Paul Sorvino. And now I am so sad to read of his passing. “I’ll miss Paul, Mira,” he wrote in response to Ms Sorvino’s tweet. Sorvino’s daughter, actress Mira Sorvino, has led tributes to her father, writing on Twitter: “My father, the great Paul Sorvino has passed. “He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. Sorvino had a standout supporting role in the Acadamy Award-winning film, A Touch of Class, but he is most noted for his role as Paulie Cicero in Martin Scorsese’s film Goodfellas, and as NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the TV series Law & Order.

Paul Sorvino was overcome with emotion when his daughter won the Best Supporting Actress Award.

“From Baker’s Wife on Bway to Shakespeare in the Park to all the incredible film/tv roles - he was magnificent in all,” Alexander added. On Twitter, Seinfeld star Jason Alexander wrote: “The amazing Paul Sorvino has passed.” “Sending my heartfelt sympathies on the loss of your dad, the great Paul Sorvino,” Alec Baldwin wrote. “I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.” “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed,” she wrote. The love of my life and the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone,” Dee Dee Sorvino wrote on Twitter.

The actor played Paul Cicero in the classic 1990 crime film alongside Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta, as well as playing Sergeant Phil Cerreta in the TV series ...

“And now I am so sad to read of his passing. “He was the most wonderful father. She wrote on Twitter: “My father, the great Paul Sorvino has passed. “I am sending my love to Mira and the rest of the family. I love him so much. Actor Chazz Palminteri, who starred in A Bronx Tale and Bullets Over Broadway said he was “broken-hearted” by the news.

Paul Sorvino passed away at the age of 83 on July 25. The actor, whose net worth is estimated to be $10 million, gained recognition for his performances in ...

Other than this, since he was a food lover, he launched his own line of pasta sauces under the Paul Sorvino Foods banner in 2007. Sorvino was especially known for his appearances in Goodfellas, Law & Order, A Touch of Class, Reds, and The Rocketeer. Paul Sorvino passed away at the age of 83 on July 25. “My heart is rent asunder – a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. Further details on his funeral are currently awaited. Paul Sorvino also the founded the Paul Sorvino Asthma Foundation, which aims to establish asthma centers for children and adults.

Paul Sorvino has sadly passed away at the age of 83, and tributes for him have been pouring in from everywhere online. One particular tribute to him, ...

Paul Sorvino Dies At 83: Veteran American Actor Was Best Known For His Roles In Goodfellas, Law & Order And More. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.) Hollywood lost one of its best as legendary actor Paul Sorvino has passed away at the age of 83.

Actor Paul Sorvino died Monday. He was known for his role as Paulie in Martin Scorcese's gangster epic, "Goodfellas." He was 83 years old.

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The 'GoodFellas' actor passed away on Monday at the age of 83. His famous daughter has taken to Twitter to pay a touching tribute to the 'great' star.

She wrote: “I feel so fortunate that I had a chance to work with the great Paul Sorvino. And now I am so sad to read of his passing. I am sending my love to Mira and the rest of the family. He wrote: “It was very special to get to sit quietly with the great Paul Sorvino, talking through the games of life. The “Mighty Aphrodite” star wrote: "My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. Producer and podcaster Brett Gursky posted: "So so sorry for your immeasurable loss. "He was the most wonderful father.

Hollywood peers have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late 'Goodfellas' actor Paul Sorvino, who died on Monday, aged 83.

Meanwhile, Marlee Matlin, who starred alongside Sorvino in the 2013 film 4Closed, wrote, “I feel so fortunate that I had a chance to work with the great Paul Sorvino. And now I am so sad to read of his passing. I am sending my love to Mira and the rest of the family. Blessings to his friends and family.” I’m sending much comfort and love to his family, and wish them all eternal blessings, love, and light.” My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He later starred in and directed his only feature, The Trouble With Cali (2012). The late actor also appeared in NBC’s Law & Order for a season, starring as Detective Phil Cerretta.

Paul Sorvino, an actor who played crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and Sgt. Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died at 83.

Paul Sorvino passed away on July 25, 2022. He was 83-years-old. Her Sorvino poses for the show "Superstar" on March 4, 1976.

Here, Sorvino can be seen with fellow actor James Caan in the 1974 movie "The Gambler".Getty ImagesFacebookTwitterFlipboard3 of 10Actor Ray Liotta, with director Martin Scorcese and Sorvino at the premiere of "Goodfellas" on September 17, 1990.Ron Galella Collection via GettyFacebookTwitterFlipboard4 of 10Paul Sorvino on "The Tonight Show" being interviewed by Jay Leno on October 2, 1990.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal viaFacebookTwitterFlipboard5 of 10Paul Sorvino and his wife Vanessa Sorvino during Premiere of their daughter Maria's new movie "Mighty Aphrodite" at Paris Theater in New York City, on October 18, 1995.GettyFacebookTwitterFlipboard6 of 10Chris Tucker, Sorvino, and Charlie Sheen in a scene from the 1997 movie "Money Talks ".Getty ImagesFacebookTwitterFlipboard7 of 10Paul Sorvino with his daughter Maria Sorvino at the Oscar Night Benefit Party for Amnesty International and the ACLU Foundation on February 29, 2004.Getty ImagesFacebookTwitterFlipboard8 of 10Paul Sorvino with late comedian Bernie Mac at the premiere of "Mr. 3000" in Los Angeles on September 8, 2004.GettyFacebookTwitterFlipboard9 of 10Paul Sorvino with John Stamos on the set of the show "Jimmy's 50, Again" which air on Fox on April 26, 2016.Disney General Entertainment ConFacebookTwitterFlipboard10 of 10Sorvino and his family competed on "Celebrity Family Feud," hosted by Steve Harvey on July 24, 2016.Disney General Entertainment ConFacebookTwitterFlipboardUp NextRolling Stones icon Mick Jagger turns 79 Her Sorvino poses for the show "Superstar" on March 4, 1976.Disney General Entertainment ConFacebookTwitterFlipboard2 of 10Most notably remember for his role in "Goodfellas," Sorvino had a long and thriving acting career, working with some of the best in the industry. We've received your submission.Back to ReadingJuly 26, 2022 6:22amUpdatedJuly 26, 2022 6:22am1 of 10Paul Sorvino passed away on July 25, 2022.

People have been paying tribute to the late "Goodfellas" star following his passing.

Paying tribute to her father after his death, she wrote on Monday, "My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He would be in a wheelchair." He added that if he had known about the incident involving his daughter, Weinstein "would not be walking. In the wider context of the interview, Sorvino discussed Harvey Weinstein and an incident involving his daughter Mira Sorvino, which reportedly saw her black-listed from certain roles. "When you've had a phenomenal mother like I had you are automatically a feminist. "It is reprehensible beyond description that women have been treated in this manner," Sorvino told local news outlet KCAL9 in January 2018, speaking at a Golden Globe Awards event.

An old clip has resurfaced of actor Paul Sorvino volunteering to strangle disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

“My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed,” the heartbroken Oscar winner wrote. That son of a bitch, good for him if he goes, because if not, then he has to meet me, and I’ll kill that motherf – – ker.” She added, “He was the most wonderful father. She deserves all the new looks and the chances she may not have had because she’s got it all, she’s got the whole package and she’s a great human being.” “But I won an Oscar with Miramax. To not continue and star in their movies much past that doesn’t make sense. “The reality is, anyone who takes advantage of women should be publicly strangled and I’ll volunteer.”

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law ...

He was proud of his daughter and cried when she won the best supporting actress Oscar for “Mighty Aphrodite” in 1996. Songs performed included “Torna A Sorriento,” “Guaglione,” “O Sole Mio,” “The Impossible Dream” and “Mama.” “The reality is I’m a sculptor, a painter, a best-selling author, many, many things — a poet, an opera singer, but none of them is gangster.... But he wanted to be seen for more than what he was on screen and took particular pride in his singing. She was by his side when he died. Born in Brooklyn in 1939 to a mother who taught piano and father who was a foreman in a robe factory, Sorvino was musically inclined from a young age and attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York where he fell for the theater. Where have all the tenors gone?” We all cried.” Rob Reiner, who appeared in one of his father’s films with Sorvino, said he was sending love. He’d be in a wheelchair.” With his 6-foot-4-inch stature, Sorvino made an impactful presence no matter the medium. In 2014, he married political pundit Dee Dee Benkie and said that a goal of his later life was to “disabuse people of the notion that I’m a slow-moving, heavy-lidded thug.” My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.

Celebrities like Mira Sorvino, Forest Whitaker, and more post tributes to late actor Paul Sorvino.

This man also launched Paul Sorvino Foods to market a range of pasta sauces as well as being part owner of Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals. American actress Mira Sorvino, known for being an alumnus of Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, tweeted about the passing of her father. Tragedy fell recently when actor Paul Sorvino passed away at the age of 83.

The 'Goodfellas' star gets emotional over his daughter's tribute in a clip that's resurfaced following his death this week.

After his passing, Mira paid tribute to Paul—who is also father to her siblings Michael and Amanda—on Twitter. “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. When asked about Weinstein’s alleged abuse of his daughter, Paul didn’t mince words, telling TMZ in 2018, “He’s going to go to jail. In the years following her win, Mira has been open about being blacklisted by Harvey Weinstein after she rejected his sexual advances.

Paul Sorvino, who played the role of gangster Paulie Cicero in classic mob movie “Goodfellas,” has died at the age of 83, a spokesperson for the actor said ...

I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.” His long career included roles in Broadway play “That Championship Season” and a 1982 film adaptation. I am heartbroken,” his wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, wrote on Twitter.

Forget the horse's head. Forget “I know it was you, Fredo”. The most gangster moment in gangster film history came from Paul Sorvino in Goodfellas.

There is a great contrast to the scene in Goodfella's final act when Hill unravels over the course of a manic, paranoid day in which he tries to not just offload stolen silencers, pick up his brother and cut some drugs but timing the preparation of an intricate family meal. And just like the code of omertà that – in theory at least – helps keep them out of jail, food preparation is ritualistic and follows strict rules. That’s why the razor blade is so memorable: it represents discipline, care and the correct way of doing things. “Paulie did the prep-work," Hill tells us, "and he had this wonderful system for doing the garlic. Forget mob bosses getting whacked to "House of the Rising Sun" in Casino, or Robert De Niro’s Al Capone delivering an ode to baseball in The Untouchables. Forget, even, the FBI agents discussing the meaning of ‘fuggedaboutit in Donny Brasco. If you're looking for an iconic mafia movie scene, one that encapsulates everything that is great about the genre and why we love it, none holds a candle – or, for that matter, a razor blade – to Goodfella’s prison dinner scene. Red and white wine.

Mira Sorvino mentioning her dad Paul during her Oscar acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress for her turn in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite made the ...

He was proud of his children and cried when eldest Mira won the best supporting actress Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite in 1996. He would often say that while he might be best known for playing gangsters, his real passions were poetry, painting and opera. His publicist Roger Neal told DailyMail.com Sorvino died Monday morning in Indiana of natural causes. He'd be in a wheelchair.' In April, she wished him a happy 83rd birthday. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.

The American actor Paul Sorvino, best known for playing tough guy Paulie Cicero in Martin Scorsese's crime epic “Goodfellas” and New York police sergeant ...

After attending the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, he made his Broadway debut in the 1964 musical ‘Bajour’ and his film debut in Carl Reiner’s 1970 film “Where’s Poppa?” An imposing 6’4”, Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television, playing an Italian American communist in Warren Beatty’s “Reds,” Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s “Nixon” and mob boss Eddie Valentine in “The Rocketeer.” He would often say that while he might be best known for playing gangsters (and his very good system for slicing garlic) his real passions were poetry, painting and opera. The American actor Paul Sorvino, best known for playing tough guy Paulie Cicero in Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “Goodfellas” and New York police sergeant Phil Cerreta in “Law & Order”, has died, aged 83.

Sure, Martin Scorsese's stone-cold classic from 1990 might be Sorvino's most memorable performance, but spending all one's words on just that one film (no ...

Sorvino was an actor of physical and heft and command. I also have a soft spot for I, The Jury, one of the sleaziest neo-noirs from that decade (which is really saying something), in which he played across from an overheated Armand Assante as Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, and a frequently underclothed Barbara Carrera. It ain’t art, but it surely is something. Sydney Pollack used his recent GoodFellas mobster past to excellent effect in a cameo near the end of the Tom Cruise blockbuster, The Firm. I also dearly loved his work as Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s Nixon, in which he played the polarizing former secretary of state as if he were born in the man’s shoes. Sorvino became a quick staple of the auteur era of the ‘70s, turning up in such notable films as The Panic in Needle Park, A Touch of Class, The Gambler, Oh God!, and Bloodbrothers. The last of those films is my first memory of him. One of the gifts that I thought Sorvino had in great abundance was the ability to go from charming to threatening. Where does one even begin with Paul Sorvino? Leaning into GoodFellas is the most obvious point of entry, yet how can we ignore the fact that the man’s career covered six decades and a whopping 172 credits?

Mr. Sorvino had been cast as the stately but menacing mob boss Paulie Cicero, a character based on convicted mobster Paul Vario, and was having trouble with the ...

With encouragement from his wife, Lorraine Davis, he returned to show business, making his Broadway debut in 1964 in the musical comedy “Bajour.” But I see acting as a sharing of love, a giving for the love of giving. “They seek the applause to make up for a lack of love. “It’s almost my later goal in life to disabuse people of the notion that I’m a slow-moving, heavy-lidded thug,” Mr. Sorvino told Orlando Weekly in 2014. Therapy helped, he said, but for a time he simply gave up acting altogether, quitting the business to join a New York advertising agency. “I had confidence in my ability, and I was angry as hell when other people didn’t recognize it,” he recalled. The youngest of three sons, Paul Anthony Sorvino was born in Brooklyn on April 13, 1939, and grew up in the borough’s Bensonhurst neighborhood. He sang at bingo games, nightclubs and summer resorts in the “minestrone belt” of the Catskills, and supported himself by waiting tables, mixing cocktails at private parties and selling dictionaries door-to-door. “I looked in the mirror and literally jumped back a foot,” he later told the New York Times. “I saw a look I’d never seen, something in my eyes that alarmed me. “It’s a very good system,” Henry explains in a voice-over. “Get me out,” he told his manager in a desperate phone call. Mr. Sorvino had been cast as the stately but menacing mob boss Paulie Cicero, a character based on convicted mobster Paul Vario, and was having trouble with the role.

Tributes have been pouring in to honor the late actor Paul Sorvino. "My heart is rent asunder -- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over," said ...

about his "Lost Cat Corona" co-star. God bless you," tweeted Arquette "He was the most wonderful father.

The Goodfellas star's death was announced on Monday by his publicist Roger Neal on behalf of Paul's wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, who was by his side as he passed, ...

He was the most wonderful father..." He was 83. The Goodfellas star's death was announced on Monday by his publicist Roger Neal on behalf of Paul's wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, who was by his side as he passed, Deadline reports.

One of my fav Oscar moments was when Mira Sorvino won Best Supporting Actress for Mighty Aphrodite and took a moment yo thank her father, Paul Sorvino, who was ...

“My heart is rent asunder — a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over,” she said. “I love him so much. A heartwarming video (above) of Paul Sorvino reacting to his daughter Mira Sorvino’s Oscar win in 1996 is making the rounds on the internet, just one day after the Goodfellas actor’s death at 83.

Paul Sorvino and wife Dee Dee Benkie had a "wonderful" marriage and were "happy every day" before the "Goodfellas" actor died on Monday at the age of 83, ...

"And I got to tell you, he was just a big old softy with a heart of gold." He was proud of Mira as she rose to Hollywood stardom and cried when she won the best supporting actress Oscar for "Mighty Aphrodite" in 1996. I bring that up only because it was sort of … that was the last memory we saw together." She later shared: "Overwhelmed with gratitude for all the outpouring of love for my father and our family. I thought that was really nice that he was so invested in the movie industry. "That upset him, because he was a big Hollywood guy." "Paul taught me the appreciation of living life and living life well, and eating well, because Paul ate well. "The theater was full, and he was all smiles, and it was great. "I'll never forget this because he was so respectful to Paul, and I really thought that was great," she said. He loved food, you know, he just loved everything," Dee Dee reminisced. "I saw her … she was wearing this beautiful, blue dress and she had an aura around her," he told Cavuto during the show. As soon as the ceremony was over, I started calling my family and telling them."

U.S. actor Paul Sorvino, famous for his role in the gangster classic “Goodfellas” and the father of actress Mira Sorvino, has died at the age of 83, ...

In 1995, he took on the role of Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s film “Nixon.” I am heartbroken,” his widow Dee Dee Sorvino wrote on her Facebook page. “I am completely devastated.