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Paul Sorvino

Born Paul Anthony Sorvino
April 13, 1939 (1939-04-13) (age 69)
Brooklyn, New York City
Occupation character actor
Years active 1970 – present
Spouse(s) Lorraine Davis

Paul Anthony Sorvino (born April 13, 1939) is an American character actor whose solid career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, both as a legal enforcer and criminal, in television, stage, and film. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones

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Biography

Early life

Sorvino was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Italian American parents Marietta, a homemaker and piano teacher, and Ford Sorvino, a robe factory foreman. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship [1] He attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA is a college conservatory for the performing arts located New York City, New York, and in Los Angeles California [2]

Career

He began his career as a copywriter in an advertising agency, where he worked with John Margeotes, founder of Margeotes, Fertitta, and Weiss. He took 18 years of voice lessons. While attending The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, he decided to go into the theatre. The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA is a college conservatory for the performing arts located New York City, New York, and in Los Angeles California Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one He made his Broadway debut in the 1964 musical Bajour, and six years later he appeared in his first film, Where's Poppa?

He received an avalanche of critical praise for his performance as Phil Romano in Jason Miller's 1972 Broadway play That Championship Season, a role he repeated in the 1982 TCS film version. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Bajour is a musical with a book by Ernest Kinoy and music and lyrics by Walter Marks Jason Miller (April 22 1939 – May 13 2001 was an American Actor and Pulitzer Prize -winning Playwright. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. That Championship Season is a 1972 play by Jason Miller. The play made its off-Broadway debut at the Estelle Newman Theatre on May 2 1972 where it ran for 144 performances Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) That Championship Season is Jason Miller's 1982 film version of his 1973 Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play of the same name. He appeared also in the 1976 Elliott Gould/Diane Keaton vehicle I Will, I Will. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5 1946 is an Oscar -winning American film Actress, director and producer . . For Now. He has starred in the weekly series We'll Get By (1975, as George Platt), Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976, in the title role) and "The Oldest Rookie" (1987, as Detective Ike Porter). Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) He appeared in Larry Cohen's 1985 science fiction horror film The Stuff as a reclusive militia leader, alongside his future Law & Order co-star Michael Moriarty. For the bridge player see Larry Cohen (bridge player. Larry Cohen (born Lawrence G Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The Stuff is a 1985 Science fiction - Horror film written produced and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty (born April 5 1941) is an American - Canadian Tony and Emmy -winning Actor of stage and screen He helped found the American Stage Company, a group that launched several successful Off-Broadway shows, while living in Teaneck, New Jersey in 1986. Teaneck (ˈtiːnɛk is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and is a Suburb in the New York metropolitan area. [3]

In 1991, he took over from George Dzundza on the popular series Law & Order, and in 1993 he subbed for the late Raymond Burr in a Perry Mason TV movie. George Dzundza (born July 19, 1945) is an American Actor known for his role as Sgt Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Raymond William Stacey Burr ( May 21, 1917 &ndash September 12, 1993) was a Canadian Emmy -winning Actor and Perry Mason is a fictional character a defense Attorney who originally was the main character in numerous pieces of Detective fiction authored by He has also appeared as Bruce Willis' father in the weekly series Moonlighting, and the "Lamont" counterpart in the never-aired original pilot for Sanford and Son. Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Moonlighting is an American Television series that first aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 67 episodes A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Sanford and Son is an American Sitcom that premiered on the NBC Television network on January 14 1972, and was broadcast for Some of his most notable film roles were Paul Cicero in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990) and Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). Paul Vario ( July 9, 1914 – November 22, 1988) was a member of the U Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Nixon is a 1995 Biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that tells the story of the political and personal He founded the Paul Sorvino Asthma Foundation, with the goal of building asthma centers for children and adults across the United States. In 1999, friend Jason Miller wrote the screenplay as he directed and again starred in (albeit playing a different role) a lower-budget TV version of That Championship Season. Jason Miller (April 22 1939 – May 13 2001 was an American Actor and Pulitzer Prize -winning Playwright. That Championship Season is a 1999 Television film about a four members of a championship high school basketball team along with their coach that reunite 20 years

From 2000 to 2002, he had a starring role as Frank DeLucca in the CBS television drama That's Life. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. That's Life is a US television show created by Diane Ruggiero that ran on CBS from 2000 &ndash 2002. He is filming The Trouble with Cali in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania. He is directing and starring in the film which is partially funded by Lackawanna County, where the city of Scranton is the county seat. His daughter, Mira, also stars in the film. He co-ventured with Peter Margo, the founder of Palmer Video, to form CareFromAll.org to raise funds for his charity.

Personal life

Sorvino lives in Los Angeles and Gilbert, Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Pocono Mountains region is a mountainous region of about 2400 square miles (6200 km² located in northeastern Pennsylvania. He is married to Lorraine Davis, a drama therapist for Alzheimer's patients and has three children: Mira, Michael, and Amanda. Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28 1967 is an Academy Award -winning American actress

On January 17, 2007, news reports detailed that he displayed a gun in front of his daughter Amanda's ex-boyfriend, Daniel Snee, after the man pounded on her hotel door and made threats. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Amanda testified 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. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Stowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, and is a major four-season destination resort 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. [4]

On March 2008, Sorvino and his daughter Amanda lobbied with the Americans Against Horse Slaughter in Washington, DC 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. [5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Paul Sorvino Biography (1939-). Nixon is a 1995 Biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that tells the story of the political and personal Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet is an Academy Award -nominated 1996 American film and the 10th on-screen adaptation of William Money Talks is a 1997 Comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen. Bullworth redirects here For the fictional town and school see Bully (game Bulworth is a 1998 Academy Award -nominated American That Championship Season is a 1999 Television film about a four members of a championship high school basketball team along with their coach that reunite 20 years See Spot Run is a 2001 Comedy film about a mailman that takes in a stray Bullmastiff only to learn that it is an FBI drug-sniffing The Cooler is a 2003 American Drama film directed by Wayne Kramer. Mambo Italiano is a 2003 Comedy - Drama / indie film, set in Montreal, Québec, Canada, and directed Mr 3000 is a 2004 Touchstone Pictures / Dimension Films / Spyglass Entertainment / The Kennedy/Marshall Company Film The Wild Stallion is a film to be released in late 2007 / early 2008. Repo! The Genetic Opera is a Rock opera film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. filmreference. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
  2. ^ Paul Sorvino Biography. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
  3. ^ Klein, Alvin. ""JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS; Executive Producer Search Is On", The New York Times, March 19, 2000. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2000-11-04. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani  "By contrast, the theater was founded with a flourish in 1986, mostly because the actor Paul Sorvino, its first artistic head, lived in Teaneck at the time, opened his home to fund-raising parties, starred in the opening play (All The King's Men) and directed The Diary of Anne Frank, in which his daughter, Amanda Sorvino, played the title role. " 
  4. ^ "'Goodfellas' actor, as deputy sheriff, was entitled to weapon", boston. com, January 17, 2007. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.  
  5. ^ "Horse Lovers Ask Congress To Stop Horse Slaughter", wjz. com, March 5, 2008. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common  

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