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John Ventimiglia
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July 17, 1968 in Ridgewood, Queens, NY
Biography:New York-based character actor John Ventimiglia has built his career playing thugs, guards, cops, and other tough guys in television and movies. He guest starred on crime dramas like Law & Order and NYPD Blue until 1999, when he joined the cast of The Sopranos as Artie Bucco, the proprietor of the Nuovo Vesuvio restaurant and close personal friend of Tony Soprano. The Artie Bucco character name was used by HBO to sell a whole line of products (pasta sauce, cookbooks, etc.) to promote the show. His film career has been more low-key, mostly made up of small roles in independent dramas. In 1995, he played the stable father Andrew in Rebecca Miller's directorial debut, Angela. The next year, he had brief parts in four popular independent films: I Shot Andy Warhol, Girls Town, Trees Lounge, and The Funeral. He then co-starred in the crime comedy On the Run, opposite fellow Sopranos cast member Michael... Full Biography
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Actor Steve Schirripa and Actor John Ventimiglia arrives to the TNT/TBS broadcast of the 14th Annual...
John Ventimiglia, Danny DeVito, Steven Schirripa and Tony Sirico
John Ventimiglia (2nd from left), Steven Schirripa (3rd from left), Danny DeVito (4th from left) and...
John Ventimiglia (2nd from left), Danny DeVito (3rd from left), Steven Schirripa (5th from left) and...
John Ventimiglia (2nd from left), Steven Schirripa (3rd from left), Danny DeVito (4th from left) and...
John Ventimiglia (left), Steven Schirripa (3rd from left), Danny DeVito (4th from left) and Tony...
John Ventimiglia (left), Danny DeVito (3rd from left), Steven Schirripa (4th from left) and Tony...
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