Joseph R. Gannascoli
Joseph R. Gannascoli
Devoted pay-cable viewers will most commonly associate the beefy Italian-American character actor Joseph R. Gannascoli with his portrayal of Vito Spatafore, the closet-homosexual mobster and member of the DiMeo crime syndicate (who meets a grim fate after a night in a leather bar) on the long-running HBO crime drama The Sopranos. In truth, the actor originally portrayed another character -- a pastry chef -- in a single episode of season one, and returned as Vito in later seasons, gradually ascending to the level of a regular. Gannascoli's interest in the subject of La Cosa Nostra extends beyond the confines of the series: he authored the darkly comic Mafia-themed (and culinary-tinged) book A Meal to Die For: A Culinary Novel of Crime, which received a rave review from Publishers' Weekly when it emerged in late 2005. Though Gannascoli is best known for his evocation of Vito, his resumé also includes bit parts in such movies as Blowfish (1998), On the Run (1999), and Artie Lange's Beer League -- with the actor often cast as an Italian heavy. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Joseph R. Gannascoli:
- Artie Lange's Beer League with Artie Lange , Ralph Macchio , Anthony DeSando , Cara Buono , Jimmy Palumbo , Joe LoTruglio , Jerry Minor , Seymour Cassel , Michael Deeg , Laurie Metcalf , Maddie Corman , Keisha , Michael Lisenco , Frank Pellegrino , George Seminara , Kamal Ahmed , Elizabeth Regen , Dana Lorge , Louis Lombardi , Jim Breuer , Mary Birdsong , Todd Barry , Alex Corrado , Tina Fey , Jim Florentine , Richard Duva , George Palermo , Daniel Tay , Gino Cafarelli , Albert deGrasse , Karen Gilbert , Matthew Gumley , Jodi Lennon , Nick DiPaulo , Erik Martin , Armin Amero , Christian Sebastiano , Rosalinda Sebastiano , Francisco Sebastiano , David Carney , Jared Burke , Lauren Hugnou , Maria Javier , Natalie Twaddle , Kristi Redford , Bill Scheft , Joanne Joseph , Hollie Harper
- Basquiat with Jeffrey Wright , Michael Wincott , Benicio DelToro , Claire Forlani , David Bowie , Dennis Hopper , Julie Araskog , Michael Badalucco , Paul Bartel , Michael Chow , Hope Clarke , Willem Dafoe , Francis Dumaurier , Leonard Jackson , Jean Claude LaMarre , Vincent Laresca , Linda Larkin , Courtney Love , Elina Lowensohn , David McDermott , Peter McGough , Tatum O'Neal , Gary Oldman , Steven Randazzo , Rockets Redglare , Rene Rivera , Sam Rockwell , Christopher Walken , Richard Butler , Alex Nemo , Chuck Preiffer , Parker Posey , Ron Brice , Paul Outlaw , Frederick Weller , Chuck Pfeifer , Denise Burse , Robert Alexander , Jose Luis Ferrer , Joe Glasco , Irene Kiss , Steven Parenago , Vladamir Parenago , Richard the Ox , Esther G. Schnabel , Jack Schnabel , Lola Schnabel , Olatz Maria Schnabel , Stella Schnabel , William Seymour , Dave Shelley , Tarmo Urb , Brian Wright
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