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Tall, dark and imposing American actor Paul Sorvino made a solid career of portraying authority figures. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela Renzi , was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino , was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a foreman. Paul originally had his heart set on a life as an opera singer.

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He furthered his studies with Sanford Meisner and eventually made his film debut in Where's Poppa? Sorvino suffered from severe asthma, and worked hard at mastering various breathing techniques to manage the illness. He wrote a best-selling book entitled "How to Become a Former Asthmatic". Sorvino appeared in a variety of film, TV, and theatrical productions over five decades.

He received critical praise for his role in the Broadway play "That Championship Season", and played the role again in the film alongside Robert Mitchum and Martin Sheen. Other noteworthy performances during the s and s included a stressed-out police chief in Cruising , Mike Hammer's cop buddy in I, the Jury , Lips Manlis in Dick Tracy with James Caan and in a standout performance as mob patriarch Paul Cicero in the powerhouse Goodfellas At the time of his death in , there were three more films in which he appeared yet to be released, including The Ride in which he worked alongside his wife Dee Dee Sorvino.