Paul Sorvino

Paul Anthony Sorvino is an American actor. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law, and is possibly best known for his roles as Paulie Cicero, a portrayal of Paul Vario in the 1990 gangster film Goodfellas, and NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the police procedural and legal drama television series Law amp Order. He is the father of actress Mira Sorvino and actor Michael Sorvino.

Sorvino was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela Maria Mattea , was a homemaker and piano teacher, who was born in Connecticut, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a foreman. He attended Lafayette High School, where he was classmates with painter Peter Max, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

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