SOPRANOS ACTOR VINCENT PASTORE, KNOWN FOR PLAYING MOBSTERS AND TOUGH GUYS, DIES AT 80

Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has died. He was 80.

News - South China Morning Post reports that vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has died.

The report adds: He was 80.

Bob McGowan, who had managed Pastore since his run on The Sopranos, told Associated Press that he learned of his death on Saturday from another client and actor on the show, Vincent Curatola.

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