Paul Sorvino

2022 - 7 - 25

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Paul Sorvino Dies: 'Goodfellas', 'Law & Order' Actor, Father Of Mira ... (Deadline)

Paul Sorvino, who played Paul Cicero in the film 'Goodfellas' and the TV series 'Law & Order,' died today of natural causes.

He reprised his role in the 1982 feature film version that also starred Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum and Martin Sheen. Paul Anthony Sorvino born April 13, 1939, in Brooklyn and starred in such films as Goodfellas, Nixon, Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer, For the Love of Money, That Championship Season, Reds, A Touch of Class and Oh, God! among many others. “Our hearts are broken,” said Dee Dee Sorvino in a statement. Dee Dee and Paul married in 2014 after a chance meeting on the Neil Cavuto show on Fox News Channel Network. Sorvino also had a standout supporting role in the Best Picture Oscar-nominated film A Touch of Class, also starring Segal, and in 1981 co-starred in his longtime pal Warren Beatty’s film, Reds, the first of three such collaborations between the two. On television he starred on Seasons 2 and 3 of Law & Order and on Broadway in That Championship Season.

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Paul Sorvino, Master of the Mild-Mannered Mobster, Dies at 83 (The New York Times)

A would-be singing star, he found success in Hollywood playing a variety of roles, but they were often quiet, dangerous men, like Paulie Cicero in ...

he was George Segal’s movie-producer friend in “A Touch of Class” and a mysterious government agent in “The Day of the Dolphin.” Mr. Sorvino later played an egotistic, money-hungry evangelist with a Southern accent in the comedy “ Oh, God!” (1977) and God Himself in “The Devil’s Carnival” (2012) and its 2015 sequel. Most recently, in 2018, when the movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was on trial for criminal sexual acts — and Mira Sorvino had accused him of harassment — Mr. Sorvino predicted that Mr. Weinstein would die in jail. “Because if not, he has to meet me, and I will kill the [expletive deleted] — real simple,” Mr. Sorvino said in a widely aired video interview. He appeared next as a New Yorker robbed by a prostitute in “The Panic in Needle Park” (1972) but did not fall victim to the cops-and-gangsters stereotype right away. But in a half-century screen career, Mr. Sovino’s characters were often on the wrong side of the law. “Most of the time I was just another out-of-work actor who couldn’t get arrested,” he told The New York Times in 1972. The elder Mr. Sorvino, a robe-factory foreman, was born in Naples, Italy, and emigrated to New York with his parents in 1907. He made his film debut in “ Where’s Poppa?” (1970), a dark comedy directed by Carl Reiner, in a small role as a retirement-home owner. He had made his mark onstage as a very different but perhaps equally soulless character in “ That Championship Season” (1972), Jason Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning tragicomedy about the sad reunion of high school basketball players whose glory days are decades past. In the late 1950s, he began performing at Catskills resorts and charity events. That didn’t happen, he recalled, until one day when he was adjusting his necktie, looked in the mirror and saw something in his own eyes.

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Paul Sorvino, 'Goodfellas' and 'Law & Order' star, dead at 83 - CNN (CNN)

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor whose roles ranged from the mob boss in "Goodfellas" to an early stint on the long-running cop drama "Law & Order," has died ...

on Twitter on Monday, "My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. Sorvino is perhaps best remembered for director Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" as Paul Cicero, the mobster who even in prison retained a passion for cooking and fine cuisine, thinly slicing garlic with a razor blade. Sorvino attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and had thoughts of becoming an opera singer before making his Broadway debut in the mid-1960s.

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'Goodfellas,' 'Law & Order' actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83 (CTV News)

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in 'Goodfellas' and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerretta on 'Law ...

For years, the most popular internet browsers have included options to search for and visit websites in 'private' modes. 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago He was proud of his daughter and cried when she won the best supporting actress Oscar for “Mighty Aphrodite” in 1996. He'd be in a wheelchair.” With his 6-foot-4-inch stature, Sorvino made an impactful presence no matter the medium. Born in Brooklyn in 1939 to a mother who taught piano and father who was a foreman in a robe factory, Sorvino was musically inclined from a young age and attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York where he fell for the theater.

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'Goodfellas' Star Paul Sorvino Dead at 83 (TMZ)

12:14 PM PT -- Paul's daughter, Mira, just posted about the death of her father. UPDATE. Mira Sorvino. Paul Sorvino, famous for his work in "Goodfellas," ...

Sorvino's rep, Roger Neal, tells us he died this morning with his wife Dee Dee by his side. 'Goodfellas' Star Paul Sorvino Dead at 83 'Goodfellas' Star Paul Sorvino Dead at 83

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'Goodfellas' and 'Law & Order' actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83 (Reuters)

Paul Sorvino, who played the role of gangster Paulie Cicero in classic mob movie "Goodfellas," has died at the age of 83, a spokesperson for the actor said ...

His long career included roles in Broadway play "That Championship Season" and a 1982 film adaptation. I am heartbroken," his wife Dee Dee Sorvino wrote on Twitter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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'GoodFellas' Actor Paul Sorvino Dead At 83 (ETCanada.com)

Paul Sorvino, the character actor best known for roles in "GoodFellas" and "Law & Order", has passed away. According to a press release, Sorvino died on ...

Blessings to his friends and family.#rippaulsorvino The amazing Paul Sorvino has passed. — Dee Dee Sorvino (@deedeegop)July 25, 2022

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Paul Sorvino, 'Goodfellas' and 'Law & Order' star, dies at 83 (NBC News)

Actor Paul Sorvino, known for streetwise tough guy roles in "Goodfellas" and "Law & Order," died of natural causes at the age of 83 on Monday morning.

Sorvino worked with his children in different projects over the years. "He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. Throughout his film career, Sorvino delivered dramatic performances playing real people. “It’s nothing like me as a human being.” Sorvino, an alumni of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, made his Broadway debut in the 1964 musical "Bajour." He later starred in shows such as "Skyscraper" and "An American Millionaire," according to Playbill.

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'Goodfellas' actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83 (The Washington Post)

Paul Sorvino, the cop and crook of the silver screen best known for his roles in projects such as “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order,” died Monday at 83.

He once told the New York Times that he thought of himself “as a warrior-poet.” “Then I was going to fix my tie and I saw this guy,” Sorvino said of his own reflection in the mirror, surprising himself with his own lethal gaze. He starred alongside Al Pacino in “The Panic in Needle Park,” James Caan in “The Gambler,” and worked with Carl Reiner on “Where’s Poppa” and “Oh, God!.” Working consistently through the ’80s, Sorvino once again hit stardom with his role as Henry Kissinger in “Nixon” in 1995 and Fulgencio Capulet in Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet.” “Our hearts are broken,” Dee Dee Sorvino said in a statement. For his part, Sorvino didn’t see himself quite that way. Throughout his career, the Brooklyn native was an imposing presence on film and stage.

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Actor Paul Sorvino, known for roles in Goodfellas, Law & Order, dies ... (CBC.ca)

In his over 50 years in the entertainment business, Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television, playing an Italian American communist in Warren Beatty's ...

He was proud of his daughter and cried when she won the best supporting actress Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite in 1996. Born in Brooklyn in 1939 to a mother who taught piano and father who was a foreman in a robe factory, Sorvino was musically inclined from a young age and attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York where he fell for the theatre. "Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino," his wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, said in a statement.

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Paul Sorvino: 'Goodfellas' actor dies at 83 (BBC News)

US actor Paul Sorvino, best known for playing Paulie Cicero in the 1990 mobster classic Goodfellas, has died at age 83. Roger Neal, his publicist, ...

He was the most wonderful father." "Because if not, he has to meet me, and I will kill [him]," he said. Sorvino acted in more than 50 films and dozens of TV shows.

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Paul Sorvino, star of 'Goodfellas,' and 'Law & Order,' dies at 83 (NPR)

Specializing in playing cops and crooks, Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television.

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Décès de l'acteur Paul Sorvino à l'âge de 83 ans (TF1 INFO)

[VIDÉO] ▶️ L'acteur Paul Sorovino, né à Brooklyn, est mort ce lundi 25 juillet à l'âge de 83 ans. Il est connu pour avoir joué le gangster Paul Cicero ...

"Je suis atterrée. L'amour de ma vie et l'homme le plus formidable à avoir vu le jour est parti. L'année suivante, il s'était toutefois illustré dans la série télévisée New York, Police Judiciaire où il interprétait un policier, avant d'endosser, quatre ans plus tard, le rôle d'Henry Kissinger dans le film Nixon d'Oliver Stone. Sa carrière a duré plus d'un demi-siècle. L'acteur américain Paul Sorvino, et père de l'actrice Mira Sorvino, est décédé, ce lundi 25 juillet, à l'âge de 83 ans, a annoncé son entourage.

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Décès de Paul Sorvino, acteur des «Affranchis» et père de Mira ... (TVA Nouvelles)

L'acteur américain Paul Sorvino, célèbre pour son rôle dans le film de gangsters «Les Affranchis» et père de l'actrice Mira Sorvino, est décédé.

«Je suis atterrée. L'amour de ma vie et l'homme le plus formidable à avoir vu le jour est parti. «Mon cœur est déchiré, une vie pleine d'amour, de joie et de sagesse à ses côtés s'est achevée», déplore-t-elle. «Mon père, le grand Paul Sorvino, est mort», a écrit sur Twitter sa fille Mira Sorvino, lauréate d'un Oscar en 1996 pour le film «Maudite Aphrodite» de Woody Allen.

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Goodfellas And Law And Order Actor Paul Sorvino Has Died At 83 (Cinema Blend)

Paul Sorvino is one of those actors, having both starred in major movies like Goodfellas and appeared in popular TV shows like Law & Order. Sadly, it's been ...

Looking to Paul Sorvino’s later years, some of this notable film appearances include Once Upon a Time in Queens, Careful What You Wish For, Rules Don’t Apply, Undercover Grandpa and 2021’s The Birthday Cake, the latter of which was his final movie. As far as his film and TV work goes, Sorvino made his big screen debut in 1970’s Where’s Poppa? (which was directed by Carl Reiner), and his early TV appearances included The Streets of San Francisco, We’ll Get By and Bert D'Angelo/Superstar, the latter two being short-lived shows that he led. It’s impressive enough when an actor leaves a memorable mark on movies and TV shows, but to do so in both is a tremendous accomplishment.

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Mort de Paul Sorvino, acteur dans Les Affranchis, New York Police ... (AlloCiné)

A lire sur AlloCiné : Grand second rôle du grand et du petit écran, le comédien américain Paul Sorvino, membre du quatuor des "Affranchis" de Martin ...

Ses origines italiennes et sa forte stature lui valent de figurer dans le quatuor de tête des Affranchis en 1990. L'une de ses premières apparitions à l'écran, il la doit à Jerry Schatzberg qui lui donne sa chance dans Panique à Needle Park en 1971. Je l'aime tellement.

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Décès de Paul Sorvino, acteur des "Affranchis" et père de Mira Sorvino (FRANCE 24)

L'acteur américain Paul Sorvino, célèbre pour son rôle dans le film de gansters "Les Affranchis" et père de l'actrice Mira Sorvino, est décédé lundi à l'âge ...

"Je suis atterrée. L'amour de ma vie et l'homme le plus formidable à avoir vu le jour est parti. "La plupart des gens pensent que je suis soit un gangster soit un flic ou quelque chose comme ça, mais en réalité je suis un sculpteur, un peintre, un écrivain (...), mais apparemment j'ai le chic pour jouer ce genre de rôles", déclarait-il en 2014 dans une interview au Orlando Weekly. "Mon père, le grand Paul Sorvino, est mort", a écrit sur Twitter sa fille Mira Sorvino, lauréate d'un Oscar en 1996 pour le film "Maudite Aphrodite" de Woody Allen.

Disparition. Paul Sorvino, acteur des « Affranchis », est mort à 83 ans (Le JSL)

Paul Sorvino, connu pour ses rôles dans « Les Affranchis » et « New York, Police Judiciaire », est décédé ce lundi à l'âge de 83 ans.

L'année suivante, il s'était illustré dans la série télévisée « New York, Police Judiciaire » où il interprétait un policier. « Je suis atterrée. L'amour de ma vie et l'homme le plus formidable à avoir vu le jour est parti. 23:24Disparition Paul Sorvino, acteur des « Affranchis », est mort à 83 ans

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Paul Sorvino dead: 'Goodfellas,' 'Law & Order' actor dies at 83 (Globalnews.ca)

Paul Sorvino's publicist Roger Neal confirmed that the actor died Monday morning.

“I suppose that’s the price you pay for being effective in a role.” The outlet reports that while he was a performing mainstay at hotels in the Catskills as a teen, his struggles with asthma made him focus on acting. Born in Brooklyn in 1939 to a mother who taught piano and father who was a foreman in a robe factory, Sorvino was musically inclined from a young age and attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York where he fell for the theater.

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L'acteur Paul Sorvino s'éteint à 83 ans (Le Devoir)

L'acteur et réalisateur américain Paul Sorvino, qui s'est spécialisé dans des rôles de bandits et de policiers comme ceux de Paul Cicero dans Les affranchis ...

Puis, ont suivi les films Rocketeer, La firme et Nixon, qui lui a valu une nomination aux prix de la Guilde des acteurs de cinéma et de télévision des États-Unis. On l’a aussi vu dans le Roméo et Juliette de Baz Luhrmann, incarnant Fulgencio Capulet, le père de Juliette. L’acteur a été particulièrement prolifique dans la décennie 1990, interprétant Lips dans le Dick Tracy de Warren Beatty, puis Paul Cicero dans Les affranchis de Martin Scorsese. Un rôle inspiré du mafieux Paul Vario. Il est aussi apparu dans 31 épisodes de La loi et l’ordre. Avec sa carrure et sa taille de six pieds quatre pouces, Paul Sorvino imposait sa présence. Dans la décennie 1970, il a joué aux côtés d’Al Pacino dans Panique à Needle Park ainsi qu’avec James Caan dans Le flambeur (The Gambler), avant de renouer avec Carl Reiner dans Oh, God !. On a aussi pu le voir dans la comédie de vol de banque réalisée par William Friedkin Hold-up de Boston (The Brink’s Job), ainsi que dans Idylle à pas lents (Slow Dancing in the Big City) de John G. Avildsen.

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Décès de Paul Sorvino, acteur des <em>Affranchis</em> et père de ... (Le Soleil)

L'acteur américain Paul Sorvino, célèbre pour son rôle dans le film de gansters Les affranchis et père de l'actrice Mira Sorvino, est décédé lundi à l'âge ...

«Je suis atterrée. L’amour de ma vie et l’homme le plus formidable à avoir vu le jour est parti. «Mon cœur est déchiré, une vie pleine d’amour, de joie et de sagesse à ses côtés s’est achevée», déplore-t-elle. «Mon père, le grand Paul Sorvino, est mort», a écrit sur Twitter sa fille Mira Sorvino, lauréate d’un Oscar en 1996 pour le film Maudite Aphrodite de Woody Allen.

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Décès de Paul Sorvino, acteur des «Affranchis» et père de Mira ... (La Croix)

L'acteur américain Paul Sorvino, célèbre pour son rôle dans le film de gansters «Les Affranchis» et père de l'actrice Mira Sorvino, est décédé lundi à l'âge ...

"Je suis atterrée. L'amour de ma vie et l'homme le plus formidable à avoir vu le jour est parti. "Mon coeur est déchiré, une vie pleine d'amour, de joie et de sagesse à ses côtés s'est achevée", déplore-t-elle. "Mon père, le grand Paul Sorvino, est mort", a écrit sur Twitter sa fille Mira Sorvino, lauréate d'un Oscar en 1996 pour le film "Maudite Aphrodite" de Woody Allen.

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Paul Sorvino, acteur des « Affranchis » et de « Nixon », est mort (Le Monde)

L'acteur américain, père de l'actrice Mira Sorvino, s'était également illustré dans la série télévisée « New York, police judiciaire » où il interprétait un ...

L’année suivante, il s’était illustré dans la série télévisée New York, police judiciaire où il interprétait un policier. J’ai le cœur brisé. » Dans les bras de la mafia avec son dernier film, « les Affranchis », Martin Scorsese abandonne le thème de la rédemption, si souvent abordé dans son œuvre

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"Goodfellas" actor Paul Sorvino has died | News (Daily Hive)

American actor Paul Sorvino, known best for his role as Paulie Cicero in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film "Goodfellas," has died.

“My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. “He was the most wonderful father. My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed.

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Actor Paul Sorvino, star of 'Goodfellas,' and 'Law & Order,' dies at 83 (NPR)

Actor Paul Sorvino died Monday. He was known for his role as Paulie in Martin Scorcese's gangster epic, "Goodfellas." He was 83 years old.

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Mort de Paul Sorvino : quand il fondait en larmes pour l'Oscar de sa ... (AlloCiné)

A lire sur AlloCiné : "L'Affranchi" Paul Sorvino nous a quittés hier soir à 83 ans. Retour sur ce moment aux Oscars où il pleurait à chaudes larmes alors ...

Dans la salle, son père Paul est en larmes, notamment lorsqu'elle explique qu'elle a tout appris de lui : "Mon père, le grand Paul Sorvino nous a quittés. J'ai le cœur brisé - une vie d'amour, de joie et de sagesse à ses côtés se termine. Aujourd'hui, alors que Paul Sorvino est décédé le 25 juillet, Mira a de nouveau rendu un vibrant hommage à son père :

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Mira Sorvino, Forest Whitaker And More Celebs Post Tributes To ... (Cinema Blend)

Celebrities like Mira Sorvino, Forest Whitaker, and more post tributes to late actor Paul Sorvino.

This man also launched Paul Sorvino Foods to market a range of pasta sauces as well as being part owner of Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals. American actress Mira Sorvino, known for being an alumnus of Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, tweeted about the passing of her father. Tragedy fell recently when actor Paul Sorvino passed away at the age of 83.

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L'acteur Paul Sorvino, apparu dans les « Affranchis », est mort (Le Monde)

Jusqu'à ce que Martin Scorsese lui confie de rôle de Paul Cicero dans « Les Affranchis », il était apparu des dizaines de fois à l'écran, parfois sous la ...

Paul Sorvino a raconté s’être surpris lui-même devant son miroir, en nouant sa cravate, se découvrant un regard glacial, qui est devenu l’essence de Paul Cicero. Paul Sorvino est né, le 13 avril 1939, à Brooklyn (New York), dans une famille d’origine napolitaine. De 1970 à 1990, Paul Sorvino est apparu des dizaines de fois à l’écran, grand ou petit, parfois sous la direction de réalisateurs prestigieux – Mike Nichols, Warren Beatty, William Friedkin –, sans que jamais le public prenne réellement conscience de son existence.

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Ginette Reno et Peter Miller sont en deuil: l'acteur Paul Sorvino est ... (Noovo Moi)

Son épouse Dee Dee Sorvino a déclaré sur les réseaux sociaux : « Je suis complètement dévastée. L'amour de ma vie et l'homme le plus formidable à avoir vu le ...

« Ce fut un privilège et un honneur de travailler avec vous... « Mon père le grand Paul Sorvino est décédé. Mon cœur est déchiré - une vie d'amour, de joie et de sagesse avec lui est terminée. Il était le père le plus merveilleux. J'ai le coeur brisé. »

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Mira Sorvino Dedicated Her 1996 Oscar Win to Her Father, Paul ... (Vanity Fair)

The 'Goodfellas' star gets emotional over his daughter's tribute in a clip that's resurfaced following his death this week.

After his passing, Mira paid tribute to Paul—who is also father to her siblings Michael and Amanda—on Twitter. “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. When asked about Weinstein’s alleged abuse of his daughter, Paul didn’t mince words, telling TMZ in 2018, “He’s going to go to jail. In the years following her win, Mira has been open about being blacklisted by Harvey Weinstein after she rejected his sexual advances.

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