Vinny Vella
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Vinny Vella (born October 3, 1950) is an American actor and part-time comedian.
Early life
Vella was born Vincent Franco Vellacerra in New York City. He worked as a fish peddler to buy a scale for his pushcart, then opened a fish store. Vella's father was from Bari, Italy and his mother was from Naples, Italy [1][2]
Career
Vella is probably best known for the role of "Artie Piscano" in Martin Scorsese's Casino. He was also the subject of a 67-minute 2000 documentary called Hey, Vinny by director John Huba.
He played Jimmy Petrille on the HBO show The Sopranos.
In New York City, he hosts a public-access television cable TV show on MNN, the Vinny Vella show.[3]
Partial filmography
Vellas films include:[4]
Personal life
He is married to Margaret Ann Hernandez; they have one son, Vincent Louis Vellacerra, Jr.
Vella was at one time the "Mayor of Elizabeth Street".[6]
In 2007, he opened his own pizzeria in Williamsburg which is the neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.[7][8]
In June 2008, Vella was involved in controversy around a lottery ticket according to some sources threatened to sue over it.[9]
References
- ^ Bada-Boom Times
- ^ Unstoppable
- ^ Manhattan Neighbourhood Network
- ^ Vinny Vella at IMDb
- ^ Russ Emanuel. "Chasing the Green - A Russ Emanuel Film". chasingthegreen.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Mayor mention
- ^ [1] Archived June 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former Sopranos actor Vinny Vella's pizzeria is a 'hit' in Williamsburg". NY Daily News. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "'Sopranos' star threatens to sue lottery". Digital Spy. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
External links
- Vinny Vella at IMDb