Vincent Piazza is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire.
17 Facts About Vincent Piazza
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Vincent Piazza has played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama Rocket Science and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of Jersey Boys.
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Vincent Piazza's father is Italian, having immigrated to the United States in the early 1960s.
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Vincent Piazza recalls humble beginnings and a prideful work ethic gained from watching his father work multiple jobs to support the family that included a younger brother and one older sister.
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Vincent Piazza attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, receiving scholarships for academics and becoming a member of the National Honor Society.
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Vincent Piazza received several academic scholarships to a plethora of institutions, ultimately choosing to attend Villanova University where he majored in Sports and Media Management.
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Vincent Piazza played ACHA Division I club ice hockey for Villanova University, until a recurring shoulder injury forced him to quit playing and leave the university after only a year.
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Vincent Piazza has appeared in three episodes of the television series The Sopranos; the eighth, eleventh and thirteenth episodes of the show's sixth season.
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Vincent Piazza describes his experience working on the show as "incredible" and says he would appear in any prequels or sequels to the series if he was asked.
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Vincent Piazza then featured in the 2007 film Rocket Science as Earl Hefner, the kleptomaniac older brother of the film's protagonist.
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Vincent Piazza appeared in the 2008 film Assassination of a High School President in the role of Ricky Delacruz.
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Vincent Piazza had originally unsuccessfully auditioned for a different part, but Brett Simon, the film's director, was fond of his performance in Rocket Science and so suggested that he take on another role.
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Vincent Piazza completed a television pilot directed by Brett Ratner, Blue Blood, for which he had a seven-year contract if the series had been picked up by NBC.
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Vincent Piazza was then cast as a series regular on Boardwalk Empire in 2009 as real life Italian-American mobster Lucky Luciano, appearing in all five seasons.
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In 2013, Vincent Piazza won the role of Tommy DeVito in the Clint Eastwood-directed adaptation of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys.
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Vincent Piazza had to take vocal, guitar, and dance lessons to play DeVito, one of the founding members of the band The Four Seasons.
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Vincent Piazza was in a relationship with singer Ashlee Simpson from June 2011 to November 2012.