Vinny Vella
- Geburt:
- 11.01.1947
- Tot:
- 20.02.2019
- Mädchenname:
- Vincent Frank Vella
- Kategorien:
- Komiker, Schauspieler
- Friedhof:
- Geben Sie den Friedhof
Vincent Frank Vella (January 11, 1947 – February 20, 2019) was an American actor, talk show host and comedian.
He has acted in more than forty films in the role of gangster. He was known for the role of "Artie Piscano" in Martin Scorsese's Casino and the HBO show The Sopranos.
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Early life
Vella was born Vincent Frank Vella on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. Vella's father was from Bari, Italy and his mother was from Naples, Italy Vella's father had a fish store in Little Italy.[1]
Career
Vella has acted in more than forty films in the role of gangster. He was best known for the role of "Artie Piscano" in Martin Scorsese's Casino. He played Jimmy Petrille on the HBO show The Sopranos. He was the subject of a 67-minute 2000 documentary called Hey, Vinny by director John Huba. In New York City, he hosted a public-access television cable TV show on MNN, the Vinny Vella show.
He has appeared in more than 35 advertisements.
Personal life
He was married to Margaret Ann Hernandez; they had one son, Vincent Vella, Jr. Vella was at one time the "Mayor of Elizabeth Street".
In 2007, he opened his own pizzeria in Williamsburg which is the neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
In June 2008, Vella was involved in controversy around a lottery ticket, according to some sources, and threatened to sue over it.
Vella died on February 20, 2019, due to liver cancer, at age 72.
Partial filmography
Vellas films include:
- Casino (1995) as Artie Piscano
- Ghost Dog (1999) as Sammy the Snake
- Hey, Vinny by director John Huba.
- Wannabes (2000) as Carmine
- Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) as Cab Driver
- Analyze That (2002) as Mello
- This Thing of Ours (2003) as Carmine
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
- Find Me Guilty (2006) as Graziedei
- Chasing the Green (2008) as Vincent
- Kill the Irishman (2011) as Frank Brancato
- The Kings of Brooklyn
- Law and Order
- Blood Money
- New York Blood
- Sicilian Tale
- Holla at Me
Some of his TV shows are:
- The Sopranos as Jimmy Petrille
- The Vinny Vella show
Ursache: wikipedia.org
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