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Joseph R. Gannascoli

Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series The Sopranos. Prior to acting, Gannascoli was a professional chef. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications. He began his cooking career at Manhattan Market in 1981, before leaving to work at Commander's Palace in New Orleans, and then at various restaurants around the country.

Known For: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1959-02-15

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1994	Ed Wood	Security Guard	75
2	1995	Submission		87
3	1995	Never Talk to Strangers	Carnival Attendant	52
4	1996	The Funeral	Rocco (uncredited)	68
5	1996	Basquiat	Guard at Hospital	66
6	1997	Blowfish	Gino Calabrese	0
7	1999	On the Run	Burly Guy	53
8	1999	Mickey Blue Eyes	Jimmy, Gina's Doorman	57
9	2004	The Kings of Brooklyn	Trader the Hut	20
10	2005	Meet the Mobsters	Abner Hunnicutt (as Joe Gannascoli)	69
11	2006	Beer League	Giusuppe Primavera (uncredited)	52
12	2008	College Road Trip	Mr. Arcarra	54
13	2009	Corrado		35
14	2011	Circus Maximus	Uncle Vic	0
15	2012	Men in Black 3	New York Mets Fan #2	65
16	2013	The Fuzz	Sonny	63
17	2014	Other Plans	Gus	54
18	2014	Rob the Mob	Dom	61
19	2014	Leaving Circadia	Nat	10
20	2015	An Act of War	Frank	50
21	2015	Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2	Himself	90
22	2017	Jason's Letter	Principle (Pratt) Prattoli	0
23	2019	The Brawler	John	43

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1990	Law & Order	Artie Baldo	74
2	1999	The Sopranos	Bakery Customer	87
3	1999	The Sopranos	Vito Spatafore	87
4	2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!		55
5	2004	Best Week Ever		56
6	2005	Celebrity Fit Club	Self - Contestant	100
7	2009	White Collar	Salvatore	82
8	2024	Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos	Self (archive footage)	83