Lillo Brancato is best known for his portrayal of Calogero in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale.
17 Facts About Lillo Brancato
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Lillo Brancato portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young aspiring mobster, on The Sopranos.
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Lillo Brancato was a fan of De Niro and impressed the scout with an impression of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver.
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Lillo Brancato acted in three films in the mid-1990s, before joining the cast of The Sopranos.
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Lillo Brancato further appeared in Renaissance Man, followed by a minor but climactic role as a radio operator in Crimson Tide.
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Lillo Brancato played a mobster in the TV series Falcone, which debuted in 2000.
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Lillo Brancato went on to star in 'R Xmas, appearing with fellow Sopranos cast member Drea de Matteo, and appeared opposite Eddie Murphy as Larry in The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
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Lillo Brancato can be heard narrating the music video for the Chris Brown and Young Thug song "City Girls", released on December 4,2020.
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Lillo Brancato started using drugs and alcohol shortly after beginning his acting career in 1992.
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Lillo Brancato was addicted to cocaine and heroin by his mid-20s.
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On June 10,2005, Lillo Brancato was arrested in Yonkers, New York by the Yonkers Police Department.
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Lillo Brancato gave police permission to look in a cigarette box, where they found four bags of heroin.
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Lillo Brancato was charged with a Class A misdemeanor for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree.
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Six months later, on December 10,2005, Lillo Brancato was arrested by the New York City Police Department in the Bronx for the murder of 28-year-old police officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was at home and off-duty at the time of his death.
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Lillo Brancato was later taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died.
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Lillo Brancato was charged with second-degree murder, and his trial began on November 17,2008.
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In 2018, Lillo Brancato said he was 11 years sober and had returned to acting.