Paul Sorvino
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Paul Anthony Sorvino (born April 13, 1939) is an American actor whose solid career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, both as a legal enforcer and criminal, in television, stage, and film. He is the father of actress Mira Sorvino. Sorvino was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Sicilian American parents Marietta, a homemaker and piano teacher, and Ford Sorvino, a robe factory foreman. He attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. He began his career as a copywriter in an advertising agency, where he worked with John Margeotes, founder of Margeotes, Fertitta, and Weiss. He took 18 years of voice lessons. While attending The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, he decided to go into the theatre. He made his Broadway debut in the 1964 musical Bajour, and six years later he appeared in his first film, Where`s Poppa? Sorvino lives between Los Angeles and Gilbert, Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains. He is married to Lorraine Davis, a drama therapist for Alzheimer`s patients and has three children: Mira, Michael, and Amanda.

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  • When asked what he thought of Goodfellas (1990) when it first came out in 1990, he said: "I thought it was boring, excessively violent and not a good movie. I thought I was boring, I thought that I had hurt my career, I thought that this movie should not have been made and it`s not a good movie". He then said three hours later after thinking more about it, "Do you know, I`m kind of coming through a clearing here and I`m thinking that`s not a boring movie, that`s a good movie, that`s a great movie maybe, and I`m really good in it!"
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  • On why he left "Law & Order" (1990): "One of the frustrating things about that role - one of the reasons George Dzundza left, I assume, and certainly why I left - is that there wasn`t enough range...It wasn`t a large enough vehicle for me to express what it was I want to express as an artist."
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  • Shares birthday with Ron Perlman.
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  • His budding career was threatened when asthma compromised his ability to talk and sing. But the breathing exercises he learned thirty years ago have allowed him to breathe normally ever since.
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  • Was nominated for Broadway's 1973 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for Jason Miller's "That Championship Season."
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  • Ranked #10 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
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  • In July 2004 he was awarded the "Premio per gli Italiani nel Mondo" at a ceremony in Rome. The prize is distributed by the Marzio Tremaglia Foundation and the Italian government to Italian emigrants and their descendants who have distinguished themselves abroad. At the ceremony he performed the Neapolitan song "Torna a Surriento" with tenor Andrea Bocelli.
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  • In 1993 he founded the Paul Sorvino Asthma Foundation, with the goal of building asthma centers for children and adults across the United States.
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  • Father-in-Law of Christopher Backus.
  • Is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
  • Has appeared in movies with former "Law & Order" (1990) cast-mates on two occasions: with Steven Hill in The Firm (1993) and with Chris Noth in Mr 3000 (2004).
  • Founded the Dogfellas Dog Adoption organization in February of 2002 with his family. It is based in Manhattan and Pennsylvania.
  • Speaks fluent Italian.
  • Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the "Welcome Back to Brooklyn" festival in 1993.
  • Italian-American, of Neapolitan descent (Naples, Italy).
  • Is an enthusiastic opera singer, painter, sculptor, and cook
  • Has severe asthma. Started the Sorvino Asthma Foundation
  • Father of actress Mira Sorvino, Amanda Sorvino and Michael Sorvino.
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