Vincent Frank Vella was an American actor, talk show host and comedian.
12 Facts About Vinny Vella
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Vinny Vella acted in more than forty films often in the role of a gangster.
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Vinny Vella was best known for the role of Artie Piscano in Martin Scorsese's Casino and Jimmy Petrille in the HBO series The Sopranos.
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Vinny Vella was born on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York City.
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Vinny Vella's father was from Bari, Italy and his mother was from Naples, Italy.
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Vinny Vella acted in more than forty films often in the role of gangster.
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Vinny Vella was best known for the role of Artie Piscano in Martin Scorsese's Casino.
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Vinny Vella played Jimmy Petrille on the HBO series The Sopranos.
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Vinny Vella was the subject of a 67-minute 2000 documentary called Hey, Vinny by director John Huba.
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Vinny Vella was married to Margaret Ann Hernandez; they had one son, Vincent Vella Jr.
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In June 2008, Vinny Vella was involved in controversy around a lottery ticket, according to some sources, and threatened to sue over it.
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Vinny Vella died at home on Elizabeth Street, New York City on February 20,2019, due to liver cancer, at age 72.