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Paul Sorvino
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Actor Born: April 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Biography:It took 18 years of voice lessons for "Paul Sorvino" to console himself to the fact that an operatic career was beyond his reach. Having done some acting while attending the American Music and Dramatic Academy, Sorvino decided to pursue the theatre full-time, continuing his studies at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut as a constable in the 1964 musical Bajour, and six years later appeared in his first film, "Where's Poppa". His stardom was secured when he received an avalanche of critical praise for his performance as Phil Romano in the 1972 Broadway play That Championship Season, a role he repeated in the 1981 film version. A convincing heavy in such films as "Goodfellas" and "Dick Tracy", Sorvino has been even more effective in comedy, notably as the Reverend Willie Williams, a flamboyant Jimmy Swaggart takeoff in "Carl Reiner"'s "Oh, God" (1978). And in... Full Biography
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