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. He was in additional supporting roles in
A Touch of Class (197...
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