Acting
Pastore has made a career of playing the parts of Italian-American mobsters. He began with cameo appearances in 1990's GoodFellas and 1993's Carlito's Way. In GoodFellas, he is briefly seen rolling a coat rack through the kitchen of a restaurant and is credited as "Vincent Pastore" playing "Man with Coat Rack". In Carlito's Way, he is one of the friends of the Italian man that dances with Gail, whom Kleinfeld insults. He is listed in the credits as "Vinny Pastore" playing "Copa Wiseguy."
Pastore got a bigger role in the comedy/crime film The Jerky Boys (1995) as Tony Scarboni, one of the three gangsters and Lazarro (Alan Arkin)'s clients. In the 1996 HBO television movie Gotti, Pastore played the character of Angelo Ruggiero, alongside fellow Sopranos cast members Tony Sirico and Dominic Chianese.
In 1999, Pastore got his biggest role to date in The Sopranos, where he played the character Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero. His character died in the finale of season 2, bu
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Acting
Pastore has made a career of playing the parts of Italian-American mobsters. He began with cameo appearances in 1990's GoodFellas and 1993's Carlito's Way. In GoodFellas, he is briefly read more...
Reality Shows
Pastore lost 29 lbs on the fourth season of the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006.
On February 20, 2007, the ABC television network read more...
Radio
Pastore hosts The Wiseguy Show on Sirius Satellite Radio (Raw Dog, channel 104), described as a "weekly three-hour celebration of Italian-American culture." It currently airs on read more...
Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946) is an American film and television actor, often cast as a mobster. He is well known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The read more...
Pastore is divorced, having previously been married to Nancy Berke. He became friends with Berke's subsequent husband, Mitchell, and donated the winnings from his stint on the Apprentice read more...