Farewell to Paul Sorvino: he was one of Scorsese's “good guys”
He was 83 years old, his father was Neapolitan and his mother was from the province of CampobassoPer restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
Farewell to the Italian American actor Paul Sorvino , the Brooklyn boss Paulie in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" (1990).
He was 83, the announcement is from his third wife Dee Dee: "Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life and one of the greatest artists to ever grace the screen. and the stage ".
Sorvino allegedly died of natural causes but was suffering from type 2 diabetes. He had three children, two of them actors, Mira and Michael .
With over 160 films and TV titles, Paul Sorvino, born in New York on April 13, 1939 to Italian parents (his father from Naples, his mother from the province of Campobasso), was a veteran actor. He has starred in films such as Warren Beatty's Reds and Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, Repo! The Genetic Opera and Nixon by Oliver Stone, where he played Henry Kissinger. He also starred in a season of "Law & Order" as New York Police Sergeant Phil Cerreta.
He also had an Italian career : Giovanni Veronesi had wanted him in Streghe da Nord, Renzo Martinelli in Carnera - The Walking Mountain, Giulio Base in TV films with Terence Hill Doc West, Salvatore Samperi in Honor and respect.
Curiosity: before becoming an actor he was a classically trained opera singer . He was also a skilled sculptor , working mainly with bronze and creating models inspired by Greek figures.
(Unioneonline / D)