Vinny Vella
Vinny Vella
One of Hollywood's old standbys for playing imposing, street-smart Italian-American hoods, Vinny Vella grew up in New York's Little Italy and dreamed of movie stardom from a young age; he entered show business via a back door, by founding and running the company Star Truckers, designed to provide transportation to Hollywood A-listers. Vella's related presence on movie sets, in turn, encouraged directors to begin summoning him for walk-ons and bit parts, including a small role as a driver in Spike Lee's comedy drama Girl 6 (1996); also in the mid-1990s, Martin Scorsese recruited Vella as one of the main characters, ill-fated stoolie Artie Piscano, in his epic crime drama Casino. On the side, Vella also made guest appearances on MTV's House of Style, which also expanded his resume and gave him added audience recognition. Additional movie projects included Jane Campion's In the Cut (2003), Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), and lead billing opposite Ty Jones and Connie in the action thriller Holla at Me. Meanwhile, Vella also teamed up with ESPN to do over 30 commercial spots for Monday Night Baseball. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Vinny Vella:
- Coffee and Cigarettes with Roberto Benigni , Steven Wright , Joie Lee , Cinque Lee , Steve Buscemi , Iggy Pop , Tom Waits , Joe Rigano , Renee French , E. J. Rodriguez , Alex Descas , Isaach DeBankole , Cate Blanchett , Meg White , Jack White , Alfred Molina , Steve Coogan , GZA , RZA , Bill Murray , Bill Rice , Taylor Mead
- Holla at Me with Ty Jones
- High Times' Potluck with Frank Adonis , Kim Chan , Victor Colicchio , Frank Gorshin , Jason Isaacs , Dan Lauria , Jackie Martling , Sylvia Miles , Leif Riddell , Tommy Chong , Willie Nelson , Charles Malik Whitfield , Jason Mewes , Theo Kogan , Cameron Douglas , Ivan Martin , Joe Rigano , Nick Iacovino , Bryant Carroll , Christopher Kenney , Erik vanWyck , David Peel
- In the Cut with Meg Ryan , Mark Ruffalo , Kevin Bacon , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Nick Damici , Sharrieff Pugh , Sunrise Coigney , Micheal Nuccio , Alison Nega , Dominick Aries , Susan Gardner , Heather Litteer , Julius LeFlore , Dana Lubotsky , Michelle Hurst , Arthur J. Nascarella , Theo Kogan , Funda Duyal , Jacinto Taras Riddick , Sebastian Sozzi , Cordell Clyde , Yaani King , Frank Harts , Daniel T. Booth , James Fiero , Ami Goodheart , Tim House , Nancy LaScala , Patrice O'Neal , Upendran Paniker , Karen Riggins , Sharon Riggins , Hal Sherman , Sandy Vital , Zach Wegner , Kendra Zimmerman
- Kissing Jessica Stein with Jennifer Westfeldt , Heather Juergensen , Scott Cohen , Tovah Feldshuh , Jackie Hoffman , Thomas Bolster , Jim J. Bullock , Tibor Feldman , Allen Fitzpatrick , Ben Weber , Julie Lauren , Michael Showalter , Kevin Sussman , Ilana Levine , Jon Hamm , John Cariani , David Aaron Baker , Idina Menzel , Michael Ealy , Robert Ari , Nick Corley , Michael Mastro , Alysia Reiner , Jennifer Carta , Brian Stepanek , Carson Elrod , Esther Wurmfeld , Hillel Friedman , Ben Feldman , Christopher Berger , Hayden Adams , Naomi Sablan , Jimmy Palumbo , Peter Hirsch , Adele Reichman , Amy Wilson
- Girl 6 with Theresa Randle , Isaiah Washington , Spike Lee , Jenifer Lewis , Debi Mazar , Peter Berg , Quentin Tarantino , Richard Belzer , Halle Berry , Naomi Campbell , Ranjit Chowdhry , Michael Imperioli , Chuck Jeffreys , Joie Lee , John Cameron Mitchell , Billie Neal , Novella Nelson , Anthony Nocerino , Larry Pine , Joe Taylor , Leonard Lee Thomas , Nelson Vasquez , Rita Wolf , Madonna , Coati Mundi , Maggie Rush , Ron Silver , John Turturro , Jeff Ward , Susan Batson , Kristen Wilson , Keith Randolph Smith , Golden Brooks , Chuck Jeffries
- Casino with Robert DeNiro , Sharon Stone , Joe Pesci , James Woods , Don Rickles , Alan King , Kevin Pollak , Joe Bob Briggs , Dick Smothers , Frank Adonis , Steve Allen , Frankie Avalon , Joseph Bono , Clemenze Caserta , Dean Casper , Carl Ciarfalio , Roy Conrad , Daniel P. Conte , Sonny D'Angelo , Joey DePinto , Paul Herman , Andy Jarrell , Tyde Kierney , Joe LaDue , Ronald Maccone , Audrey Meadows , Jayne Meadows , Jed Mills , Cameron Milzer , Stuart Nisbet , Jack Orend , Linda Perri , Melissa Prophet , Eric Randall , Brian Reddy , Richard Riehle , Anthony Russell , Catherine Scorsese , Sasha Semenoff , Sly Smith , Philip Suriano , Jerry Vale , Frank Vincent , L.Q. Jones , John Manca , Bret McCormick , Max Raven , Joseph P. Reidy , Fred Smith , Steve Vignari , Mitch Kolpan , Bill Allison , Pasquale Cajano , Oscar Goodman , Craig Vincent , Erika vonTagen , Peter Conti , Toru Nagai , David Rose , Richard Wagner
Vinny Vella Trivia
