Actor. Growing up, he was raised in the rough neighborhoods of Brooklyn and had been arrested a total of 28 times for numerous crimes, including disorderly conduct and robbery. He first became interested in acting during his last stint in prison in the early 1970s. While incarcerated at the Sing Sing Prison, he watched a film by a group of ex-convicts, and it inspired him to change his life and become an actor. He made his first on-screen debut in 1977 in the film Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell as Frankie Rio. He has appeared in a number of small roles such as "A Bronx Tale," "Goodfellas," "Dead Presidents," and "Gotti." He is perhaps best known for his role as Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri in the HBO crime drama "The Sopranos." He has also voiced Big Daddy in "The Fairly OddParents" and Vinny the Dog, who replaces Brian after his death, in "Family Guy".
Actor. Growing up, he was raised in the rough neighborhoods of Brooklyn and had been arrested a total of 28 times for numerous crimes, including disorderly conduct and robbery. He first became interested in acting during his last stint in prison in the early 1970s. While incarcerated at the Sing Sing Prison, he watched a film by a group of ex-convicts, and it inspired him to change his life and become an actor. He made his first on-screen debut in 1977 in the film Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell as Frankie Rio. He has appeared in a number of small roles such as "A Bronx Tale," "Goodfellas," "Dead Presidents," and "Gotti." He is perhaps best known for his role as Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri in the HBO crime drama "The Sopranos." He has also voiced Big Daddy in "The Fairly OddParents" and Vinny the Dog, who replaces Brian after his death, in "Family Guy".
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