26 Facts About Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law.

Paul Sorvino 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.

Paul Sorvino was in additional supporting roles in A Touch of Class, Reds, The Rocketeer, Nixon, and The Cooler.

Paul Sorvino was the father of actors Mira Sorvino and Michael Sorvino.

Paul Sorvino was born on April 13,1939, and raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn.

Paul Sorvino's mother, Angela Maria Mattea, was a homemaker and piano teacher of Italian descent who was born in Connecticut.

Paul Sorvino's father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a foreman.

Paul Sorvino attended Lafayette High School, graduated, and then went to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Paul Sorvino began his career as a copywriter in an advertising agency.

Paul Sorvino received critical praise for his performance as Phil Romano in Jason Miller's 1972 Broadway play That Championship Season, a role he reprised in the 1982 film version.

Paul Sorvino acted in another George Segal-starring film with a prominent supporting role in the Academy Award-winning romantic comedy A Touch of Class.

Paul Sorvino directed Wheelbarrow Closers, a 1976 Broadway play by Louis La Russo II, which starred Danny Aiello.

In 1981, Sorvino played the role of Italian-American communist Louis C Fraina in Warren Beatty's film Reds.

Paul Sorvino helped found the American Stage Company, a group that launched several successful Off-Broadway shows, in 1986.

Paul Sorvino initially was excited about the role but left after 29 episodes, citing the exhausting schedule demanded by the filming of the show, a need to broaden his horizons, and the desire to preserve his vocal cords for singing opera.

In 1993, Paul Sorvino substituted for Raymond Burr in a Perry Mason TV movie, The Case of the Wicked Wives.

Paul Sorvino had earlier appeared as Bruce Willis' father in the weekly series Moonlighting and the "Lamont" counterpart in the never-aired original pilot for Sanford and Son.

From 2000 to 2002, Paul Sorvino had a lead role as Frank DeLucca in the television drama That's Life.

Paul Sorvino starred in the comedy Still Standing as Al Miller, father to Bill.

Paul Sorvino directed and starred in the film, and his daughter Mira acted in a lead role in the film.

Paul Sorvino had three children: Mira, Michael, and Amanda from his first marriage with Lorraine Davis.

Paul Sorvino said she locked herself in the bathroom and called both the police and her father.

Paul Sorvino did not point the gun at Snee or threaten him.

Three years later, Paul Sorvino became part owner in Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals.

In December 2014, Paul Sorvino married political pundit Dee Dee Benkie after he met her while appearing as a guest on Your World With Neil Cavuto.

Paul Sorvino died of natural causes at Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville on July 25,2022, aged 83.