Vincent Pastore
Encyclopedia
Vincent Pastore is an Italian-American actor
, often cast as a mobster and best known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos
.
, New York
. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the US Navy. He then attended Pace University
for 3 years before eventually going into the acting industry after befriending Matt
and Kevin Dillon
; he was previously a club-owner in New Rochelle, New York.
GoodFellas
and 1993's
Carlito's Way
. In GoodFellas, he is briefly seen rolling a coat rack through the kitchen of The Bamboo Lounge and is credited as "Vincent Pastore" playing "Man with Coat Rack". In Carlito's Way, he is one of the friends of the Italian man that dances with Gail, whom Kleinfeld insults. He is listed in the credits as "Vinny Pastore" playing "Copa Wiseguy."
Pastore got a bigger role in the comedy
/crime
film The Jerky Boys
(1995) as Tony Scarboni, one of the three gangsters and Lazarro (Alan Arkin
)'s clients. In the 1996 HBO television movie Gotti, Pastore played the character of Angelo Ruggiero
, alongside fellow Sopranos
cast members Tony Sirico
and Dominic Chianese
.
In 1999, Pastore got his biggest role to date in The Sopranos, where he played the character Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero. His character was murdered in the finale
of season 2, but Pastore would make a few more appearances over the next few years in dream and flashback sequences.
In addition to The Sopranos, he has appeared in Mickey Blue Eyes
, Two Family House
(with Sopranos cast mates Michael Rispoli
, Kathrine Narducci
, Matt Servitto, Michele Santopietro, Louis Guss
, Rosemary De Angelis
, and Sharon Angela
), Under Hellgate Bridge, Riding in Cars with Boys
. Deuces Wild
, Made
, Mafia!, The Hurricane
, Serving Sara
, Carlito's Way
with Sean Penn, American Cousins
, A Tale of Two Pizzas, This Thing of Ours, Remedy
, Shark Tale
, Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits, and Guy Ritchie’s Revolver. He served as Associate Producer of the film, Doughboys.
Television credits include Grounded for Life (2002), character Vinnie Fellachio in Son of a Beach (2002), Law & Order
(various roles from 1992–1996), soap opera, One Life to Live, hosted Repo-Men/Stealing for a Living, Ed, Queens Supreme, Vegas, Everybody Hates Chris
, and uncredited in Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Terry.
In 2007, he starred in the independent feature film P.J.: A Journey of the Heart, co-starring with Sopranos co-star John Heard and Robert Picardo
.
In 2008, Pastore entered Daytime, joining the cast of General Hospital
as Maximus Giambetti, father of two characters on the show. He once again plays a mobster. He had a role in 2008's College Road Trip
, with Martin Lawrence
and Raven-Symoné
, as well as in Our Last Days As Children. Pastore also starred in the film Dough Boys
, released in 2008
In 2009, Pastore will star in Pavaline Studio's debut film short Alienated
. In 2010 Pastore starred in award winning indie feature mob-comedy Pizza With Bullets directed and co-written by Robert Rothbard.
reality show Celebrity Fit Club
which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006.
On February 20, 2007, the ABC
television network
announced that Pastore would participate in the fourth season of the American version of the competitive dance series Dancing with the Stars
. Pastore withdrew from the competition after only one week, however, after finding the necessary training and preparation too physically demanding. John Ratzenberger
took his place in the competition.
Pastore was featured as a contestant on the January 2008 edition of Celebrity Apprentice. In the second week, Vincent participated in raising $52,286.00 by selling hot dogs on a Manhattan Street, for that week’s charity. And in a task of selling Broadway show tickets, Pastore as Project Manager lead his team to raise $33,300 for charity. In week 5, Pastore originally got into a faked, blow-out conflict with the project manager of the task, Piers Morgan
in order to see if Pastore could get the women to let him on their team to spy on them. The episode had played out like an episode of The Sopranos with Pastore switching allegiances multiple times. But, then, Pastore was deliberately "ratted out" to the women by Morgan in the end, to make Pastore look bad to the women. While Pastore and the men then lost their task, besides, before Trump even lifted a finger to fire anyone that week, Pastore resigned from the show and Trump eventually accepted Pastore's resignation after trying to convince him to stay. The show ended with a sequence based on the series finale of The Sopranos, ending abruptly before Pastore could give the customary end-of-show interview in the cab. Week 6 episode begins with Pastore meeting his ex wife Nancy in a restaurant and presenting her the check he received for being Project Manager for $50,000, in memory of her husband, Mitchell Burke’s Memorial fund with the Lustgarden Foundation.
On July 1, Pastore appeared on NBC
’s new show, Celebrity Family Feud
, as part of a family team trying to win $50,000 for their favorite charity. He first competed, with his friends and family, against the cast of The Girls Next Door
. Then, Pastore's team made it to the finals against Kathie Lee Gifford
's family, but did not win. However, Pastore and his team picked up a $10,000 consolation prize for their charity, which is researching a cure for pancreatic cancer.
On April 8, 2011, Pastore and a Partner came on the Shark Tank (TV series)
to make a deal for an item called a "Broccoli Wad" that holds money. All the "Sharks" wanted out, Barbara Corcoran
said "this is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen on this show". She later had the idea of putting Pastore's face and name on the box, and labeling it "Vinnie's Wad". Corcoran offered $50,000 for a 40% stake in the company, and would give half of her ownership to Vinnie in exchange for his name and face on the packaging. Pastore and his partner agreed. This deal was contingent upon further due diligence.
As of July 10th 2011 he appeared on the VH1 Marc Cronin produced reality show Famous Food
. In the show contestants are assigned the task of opening a restaurant on the Sunset Strip.
(Raw Dog, channel 104), described as a "weekly three-hour celebration of Italian-American culture." Executive Produced by Sopranos co-star Steven Van Zandt
, it currently airs on Wednesdays from 6pm-9pm ET.
He still lives on City Island
in the Bronx. Pastore is a devout fan of the ABC soap opera General Hospital
. Pastore is also close friends with Boston mogul "Famous" Nick Varano, often frequenting his North End establishment "Strega".
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, often cast as a mobster and best known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
.
Early life
Pastore was born in The BronxThe Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, New York
New York City
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. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the US Navy. He then attended Pace University
Pace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
for 3 years before eventually going into the acting industry after befriending Matt
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon is an American actor and film director. He began acting in the late 1970s, gaining fame as a teenage idol during the 1980s.- Early life :...
and Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon is an American actor.Kevin Dillon is also the name of:*Kevin Dillon , character from Rodman Philbrick's young adult novel Freak the Mighty and the film based on it, The Mighty...
; he was previously a club-owner in New Rochelle, New York.
Acting
Pastore has made a career of playing the parts of Italian-American mobsters. He began with small parts in 1990's1990 in film
The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....
GoodFellas
Goodfellas
Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese...
and 1993's
1993 in film
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Jorge Porcel, Joseph Siravo, and...
. In GoodFellas, he is briefly seen rolling a coat rack through the kitchen of The Bamboo Lounge and is credited as "Vincent Pastore" playing "Man with Coat Rack". In Carlito's Way, he is one of the friends of the Italian man that dances with Gail, whom Kleinfeld insults. He is listed in the credits as "Vinny Pastore" playing "Copa Wiseguy."
Pastore got a bigger role in the comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
/crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
film The Jerky Boys
Jerky Boys: The Movie
The Jerky's Boys: The Movie, also known as The Jerky's Boys, is a 1995 comedy/crime film starring John G. Brennan and Kamal Ahmed, best known as the comedy duo The Jerky Boys.The film features two men, Johnny B...
(1995) as Tony Scarboni, one of the three gangsters and Lazarro (Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin
Alan Wolf Arkin is an American actor, director, musician and singer. He is known for starring in such films as Wait Until Dark, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Catch-22, The In-Laws, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glen Ross, Marley & Me, and...
)'s clients. In the 1996 HBO television movie Gotti, Pastore played the character of Angelo Ruggiero
Angelo Ruggiero
Angelo Salvatore Ruggiero Sr. pronounced was a caporegime of the Gambino crime family and close friend of John Gotti.-Mob family roots:...
, alongside fellow Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
cast members Tony Sirico
Tony Sirico
Genaro Anthony "Tony" Sirico, Jr. is an American character actor who is most famous for his role as Paulie Gualtieri in the television series The Sopranos.- Background and career :Sirico was born in Midwood, Brooklyn...
and Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese is an American film, television and theatre actor, perhaps best known for his role as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Early life:...
.
In 1999, Pastore got his biggest role to date in The Sopranos, where he played the character Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero. His character was murdered in the finale
Funhouse (The Sopranos episode)
"Funhouse" is the twenty-sixth episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos. It is the thirteenth and final episode of the show's second season. It was written by series creator/executive producer David Chase and co-producer Todd A. Kessler, and was directed by frequent The Sopranos director...
of season 2, but Pastore would make a few more appearances over the next few years in dream and flashback sequences.
In addition to The Sopranos, he has appeared in Mickey Blue Eyes
Mickey Blue Eyes
Mickey Blue Eyes is a 1999 film directed by Kelly Makin. Hugh Grant stars as Michael Felgate, an English auctioneer living in New York City who becomes entangled in his soon-to-be father in-law's mafia connections...
, Two Family House
Two Family House
Two Family House is a 2000 film based on the story of the uncle of the film's writer and director Raymond De Felitta . The film won the Audience Award at Sundance 2000...
(with Sopranos cast mates Michael Rispoli
Michael Rispoli
Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was formerly part of the HBO television series The Sopranos as Jackie Aprile, Sr...
, Kathrine Narducci
Kathrine Narducci
Kathrine Narducci is an American actress, mostly known for her role as Charmaine Bucco, Artie Bucco's wife, on the HBO TV series The Sopranos...
, Matt Servitto, Michele Santopietro, Louis Guss
Louis Guss
Louis Guss was an American character actor with a long line of screen credits, having appeared in hundreds of TV series, feature films and stage productions, specializing in blue-collar ethnic roles, over a five decade career...
, Rosemary De Angelis
Rosemary De Angelis
Rosemary De Angelis is an award-winning American stage, screen, and television actress.-Biography:...
, and Sharon Angela
Sharon Angela
Sharon Angela is an American film, television actress, screenwriter and director. Angela is probably most well known for her portrayal of Rosalie Aprile on the HBO series, The Sopranos....
), Under Hellgate Bridge, Riding in Cars with Boys
Riding in Cars with Boys
Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio, about a woman who overcame difficulties including being a teen mother to earning a master's degree from the span of 1961 to 1986. It stars Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, and James...
. Deuces Wild
Deuces Wild
Deuces Wild is a 2002 American action-crime film directed by Scott Kalvert and written by Paul Kimatian and Christopher Gambale, who also created the story. It stars Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, James Franco, Matt Dillon, and Fairuza Balk amongst others. The film is set in 1958 Brooklyn, New York City...
, Made
Made (2001 film)
Made is a 2001 film written and directed by Jon Favreau. It stars Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Peter Falk, and Sean Combs.-Plot:Bobby has ties to the local mafia boss, Max, but works as an honest mason for Max's construction projects. He fights in amateur boxing matches on the side, but his career is...
, Mafia!, The Hurricane
The Hurricane (1999 film)
The Hurricane is a 1999 biographical film directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Denzel Washington. The script was adapted by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon from the books Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton and The Sixteenth Round by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.The film...
, Serving Sara
Serving Sara
Serving Sara is a 2002 romantic comedy film which stars Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley and Bruce Campbell. Joe Tyler is a process server who is given the assignment to serve Sara Moore with divorce papers.-Plot:...
, Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Jorge Porcel, Joseph Siravo, and...
with Sean Penn, American Cousins
American Cousins
American Cousins is a romantic comedy about a Scots-Italian fish and chip shop owner who gives refuge to his Mafia relatives when they go on the run. It was voted one of the top three Scottish films of all time by readers of The List magazine ....
, A Tale of Two Pizzas, This Thing of Ours, Remedy
Remedy (film)
Remedy is an American 2005 crime drama directed by Christian Maelen and written by Sandy Eiges, Nicholas Reiner, and Charlotte Wise. The film stars Maelen, Arthur Nascarella, Jon Doscher, Frank Vincent, Vincent Pastore, and Chuck Zito.-Production:...
, Shark Tale
Shark Tale
Shark Tale is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. In the story, a young fish named Oscar falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss to win favour with the mob boss' enemies and advance his own community standing...
, Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits, and Guy Ritchie’s Revolver. He served as Associate Producer of the film, Doughboys.
Television credits include Grounded for Life (2002), character Vinnie Fellachio in Son of a Beach (2002), Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(various roles from 1992–1996), soap opera, One Life to Live, hosted Repo-Men/Stealing for a Living, Ed, Queens Supreme, Vegas, Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...
, and uncredited in Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
as Terry.
In 2007, he starred in the independent feature film P.J.: A Journey of the Heart, co-starring with Sopranos co-star John Heard and Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Dr. Dick Richards on ABC's China Beach, the Emergency Medical Hologram , also known as The Doctor, on UPN's Star Trek: Voyager, The Cowboy in Innerspace, Coach Cutlip on The Wonder Years , Ben Wheeler in Wagons East, and as...
.
In 2008, Pastore entered Daytime, joining the cast of General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
as Maximus Giambetti, father of two characters on the show. He once again plays a mobster. He had a role in 2008's College Road Trip
College Road Trip
College Road Trip is a 2008 American family/comedy directed by Roger Kumble and starring Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, Margo Harshman, and Donny Osmond. The film centers on college-bound teen Melanie Porter , who goes on a road trip to different colleges with her father...
, with Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House...
and Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman , known professionally as Raven-Symoné , or simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, dancer, television producer and model. Symoné launched her successful career in 1989 after appearing in The Cosby Show as Olivia...
, as well as in Our Last Days As Children. Pastore also starred in the film Dough Boys
Harrington Talents
Harrington Talents is a film production company located in the City Island area of the Bronx. Frank Mosca serves as the company's head producer, Stephen Franciosa Jr...
, released in 2008
In 2009, Pastore will star in Pavaline Studio's debut film short Alienated
Alienated
Alienated may refer to:* Alienated , a 2003 Canadian science fiction TV series* "Alienated" , an episode of the sixth season of Diagnosis Murder...
. In 2010 Pastore starred in award winning indie feature mob-comedy Pizza With Bullets directed and co-written by Robert Rothbard.
Reality shows
Pastore lost 29 lbs on the fourth season of the VH1VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
reality show Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series that follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. Split into two competing teams of four, each week teams are given different physical challenges, and weighed to see if they reached their target weights...
which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006.
On February 20, 2007, the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
announced that Pastore would participate in the fourth season of the American version of the competitive dance series Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada in 2011. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing...
. Pastore withdrew from the competition after only one week, however, after finding the necessary training and preparation too physically demanding. John Ratzenberger
John Ratzenberger
John Deszo Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his role as Cliff Clavin in Cheers.-Early life:...
took his place in the competition.
Pastore was featured as a contestant on the January 2008 edition of Celebrity Apprentice. In the second week, Vincent participated in raising $52,286.00 by selling hot dogs on a Manhattan Street, for that week’s charity. And in a task of selling Broadway show tickets, Pastore as Project Manager lead his team to raise $33,300 for charity. In week 5, Pastore originally got into a faked, blow-out conflict with the project manager of the task, Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
in order to see if Pastore could get the women to let him on their team to spy on them. The episode had played out like an episode of The Sopranos with Pastore switching allegiances multiple times. But, then, Pastore was deliberately "ratted out" to the women by Morgan in the end, to make Pastore look bad to the women. While Pastore and the men then lost their task, besides, before Trump even lifted a finger to fire anyone that week, Pastore resigned from the show and Trump eventually accepted Pastore's resignation after trying to convince him to stay. The show ended with a sequence based on the series finale of The Sopranos, ending abruptly before Pastore could give the customary end-of-show interview in the cab. Week 6 episode begins with Pastore meeting his ex wife Nancy in a restaurant and presenting her the check he received for being Project Manager for $50,000, in memory of her husband, Mitchell Burke’s Memorial fund with the Lustgarden Foundation.
On July 1, Pastore appeared on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
’s new show, Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud is a spin-off game show created by NBC, and hosted by television weather anchor Al Roker. The announcer was Burton Richardson. Celebrity Family Feud pitted two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed to 100...
, as part of a family team trying to win $50,000 for their favorite charity. He first competed, with his friends and family, against the cast of The Girls Next Door
The Girls Next Door
The Girls Next Door, also known as The Girls of the Playboy Mansion, is an American reality television series broadcast on the E! cable television network...
. Then, Pastore's team made it to the finals against Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter and actress, best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin...
's family, but did not win. However, Pastore and his team picked up a $10,000 consolation prize for their charity, which is researching a cure for pancreatic cancer.
On April 8, 2011, Pastore and a Partner came on the Shark Tank (TV series)
Shark Tank (TV series)
Shark Tank is a reality television series based on the Sony TV/BBC TV Dragons' Den. It premiered on ABC television in August 2009 and features a panel of five wealthy entrepreneurs who are called "sharks"...
to make a deal for an item called a "Broccoli Wad" that holds money. All the "Sharks" wanted out, Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Ann Corcoran is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, business consultant, syndicated columnist, author, and television personality. As a television personality, she is a "Shark" investor on ABC's Shark Tank.She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College with a degree in education...
said "this is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen on this show". She later had the idea of putting Pastore's face and name on the box, and labeling it "Vinnie's Wad". Corcoran offered $50,000 for a 40% stake in the company, and would give half of her ownership to Vinnie in exchange for his name and face on the packaging. Pastore and his partner agreed. This deal was contingent upon further due diligence.
As of July 10th 2011 he appeared on the VH1 Marc Cronin produced reality show Famous Food
Famous Food
Famous Food is a VH1 reality series that premiered 10 July 2011. It features seven celebrities as they work to open and take ownership in a restaurant in Hollywood owned by Mike Malin and Lonnie Moore of The Dolce Group...
. In the show contestants are assigned the task of opening a restaurant on the Sunset Strip.
Radio
Pastore hosts The Wiseguy Show on Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
(Raw Dog, channel 104), described as a "weekly three-hour celebration of Italian-American culture." Executive Produced by Sopranos co-star Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt is an Italian-American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve...
, it currently airs on Wednesdays from 6pm-9pm ET.
Personal life
Pastore is divorced, having previously been married to Nancy Berke. He became friends with Berke's subsequent husband, Mitchell, and donated the winnings from his stint on the Apprentice to a charity in his name.He still lives on City Island
City Island, Bronx
City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi long by .5 mi wide. At one time attached to the town of Pelham, Westchester County, it is now part of the New York City borough of the Bronx. As of the 2000 census the island had a population of 4,520. Its land area is 1.023 km²...
in the Bronx. Pastore is a devout fan of the ABC soap opera General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. Pastore is also close friends with Boston mogul "Famous" Nick Varano, often frequenting his North End establishment "Strega".
External links
- VincentPastore.com - The Official Web Site of Vincent Pastore