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Paul Sorvino

1939 - 2022

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Paul Anthony Sorvino (, Italian: [sorˈviːno]; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law. Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese crime family caporegime Paulie Cicero (based on real life gangster Paul Vario) in Martin Scorsese's 1990 gangster film Goodfellas and as NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the second and third seasons of the TV series Law & Order. He also played a variety of father figures, including Juliet's father in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, as well as guest appearances as the father of Bruce Willis' character on the TV series Moonlighting and the father of Jeff Garlin's character on The Goldbergs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Sorvino is the 1,486th most popular actor (down from 1,324th in 2019), the 2,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,294th in 2019) and the 731st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Paul Sorvino ranks 1,486 out of 13,578. Before him are Arnold Vosloo, Fernanda Torres, Philippe Leroy, Gunnel Lindblom, Elizabeth Peña, and Claude Akins. After him are Walter Huston, Lionel Barrymore, Elisha Cook Jr., Priscilla Pointer, Chris Noth, and Billy Drago.

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Among people born in 1939, Paul Sorvino ranks 131. Before him are Karel Brückner, Enrico Albertosi, Scott McKenzie, Yaphet Kotto, Alexandros Panagoulis, and Dieter Schwarz. After him are Jerry Butler, Jean Djorkaeff, Lily Tomlin, John F. MacArthur, R. D. Burman, and Yael Dayan. Among people deceased in 2022, Paul Sorvino ranks 125. Before him are Cüneyt Arkın, Jozef Tomko, Joachim Streich, Yuri Averbakh, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, and Mirosław Hermaszewski. After him are Mwai Kibaki, Christine McVie, Margarita Lozano, Fernando Gomes, Nick Holonyak, and Tony Sirico.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Sorvino ranks 2,761 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Pryor (1940), Gregg L. Semenza (1956), Elizabeth Peña (1959), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), Jimmy Doolittle (1896), and Claude Akins (1926). After him are Robert Plutchik (1927), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Doc Holliday (1851), and Lionel Barrymore (1878).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Sorvino ranks 731. Before him are Barbara Eden (1931), Donald Glover (1983), Tanya Roberts (1955), Virginia Cherrill (1908), Elizabeth Peña (1959), and Claude Akins (1926). After him are Lionel Barrymore (1878), Elisha Cook Jr. (1903), Priscilla Pointer (1924), Chris Noth (1954), Billy Drago (1945), and Brittany Murphy (1977).

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