Profile
Paul Sorvino
Actor
Male
Born
Apr 13, 1939
Age
74
Hometown
New York City
Other Names
Sorvino, Paul Ant...
Paul Anthony Sorvino 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 Sgt. Phil Cerreta on… Read More
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Romance
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Vanessa AricoMarried 1991
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Lorraine DavisMarried
Family
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Paul Sorvino
Age 74
siblings
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Bill SorvinoBrother
children
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Amanda SorvinoDaughter, Age 42
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Michael SorvinoSon, Age 35
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Fbi Digging For Body Inside Home Of Late 'Goodfellas' MobsterHuffington Post - 2 days ago
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William Bradley: "Going Bulworth": The First Time, And NowHuffington Post - May 23, 2013
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Kerry Kennedy: For L.A. Schools, Stories Of Modern Day Martin Luther KingsHuffington Post - Jan 23, 2013
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Michael Bialas: Mira Sorvino On Family Values, Reunions And Her Juiciest Role YetHuffington Post - Jul 10, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1939
Birth
Born on April 13, 1939.
TWENTIES
1964
25 Years Old
He made his Broadway debut in the 1964 musical Bajour, and six years later he appeared in his first film, Where's Poppa?
THIRTIES
1972
33 Years Old
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.
1974
35 Years Old
In a 1974 ABC Movie of the Week, he played Harry Walters, a stout, real estate salesman, who is randomly picked up by a beautiful woman (JoAnna Cameron) and raped at gunpoint as a prank, and left to explain to his friend (Adam Arkin) and wife (Michael Learned) how "It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy", a movie considered risqué, even for the '70s.
He also appeared in the 1976 Elliott Gould/Diane Keaton vehicle I Will, I Will For Now.
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FORTIES
1981
42 Years Old
In 1981, Sorvino played the role of Italian-American communist Louis C. Fraina in Warren Beatty's epic film Reds.
1985
46 Years Old
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.
1986
47 Years Old
He helped found the American Stage Company, a group that launched several successful Off-Broadway shows, while living in Tenafly, New Jersey in 1986.
FIFTIES
1991
52 Years Old
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.
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1998
59 Years Old
In 1998 he narrated the series "The Big House" for The History Channel.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1999
60 Years Old
In 1999 he directed and again starred in (albeit playing a different role) a lower-budget TV version of That Championship Season, which was written by his friend Jason Miller.
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2000
61 Years Old
From 2000 to 2002, he had a starring role as Frank DeLucca in the CBS television drama That's Life.
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2007
68 Years Old
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.
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In 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).
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2009
70 Years Old
Based on his mother's recipe, product began appearing in supermarkets in the northeastern United States in late 2009.
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Working with Repo! director Darren Lynn Bousman again, Sorvino plays God in The Devil's Carnival, an upcoming short film to be screened on tour beginning in April, 2012.
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