Vincent Curatola

Vincent Curatola
Vincent Curatola
Born	August 16, 1953 (age 71); Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present

Vincent Curatola (/ˌkjʊrəˈtoʊlə/;^[1] born August 16, 1953) is an American actor. Curatola is best known for his portrayal of the New York Mafioso Johnny Sack from the HBO drama The Sopranos. He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with the band Chicago.

Personal life

Curatola was born in and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where his boyhood paper route allowed him to meet many performers.^[2] By 2007, he had moved to Saddle River, New Jersey.^[3]

Politics

In 2007, Curatola appeared in a The Sopranos parody advertisement for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential exploratory committee, alongside Hillary and Bill Clinton.^[4]^[5] In 2009, Curatola was named to the Gaming, Sports, and Entertainment subcommittee transition team of then Governor-elect Chris Christie of New Jersey.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Dearly Beloved	Francis Leone	Short film
1996	Gotti	Associate
2000	Hot Ice	—
2003	I Am Woody	Dr. Weeble	Short film
2004	2BPerfectlyHonest	Dr. Platter
2005	The Signs of the Cross	—
2005	Meet the Mobsters	Mr. Samantha
2005	Fun with Dick and Jane	Dick's Neighbor	Uncredited
2007	Made in Brooklyn	Judge/State trooper
2009	The Hungry Ghosts	Nicky Z
2009	Frame of Mind	Lt. John Mangione
2009	Karma, Confessions and Holi	Asa Taft
2012	Killing Them Softly	Johnny Amato
2016	Patriots Day	Mayor Thomas Menino

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Law & Order	Court Clerk	Episode: "Aria"
1998	Exiled: A Law & Order Movie	Detective No. 1	Television movie
1999–2007	The Sopranos	Johnny Sack	33 episodes
2000	Law & Order	Joey Dantoni Sr.	Episode: "Trade This"
2004	Third Watch	Anthony Boscorelli	4 episodes
2009	Life on Mars	Anthony Nunzio	Episode: "Take a Look at the Lawmen"
2009	Monk	Jimmy Barlowe	Episode: "Mr Monk Is Someone Else"
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Marv Sulloway	Episode: "Ballerina"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Anthony "Blev" Blevvins	Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now"
2012	Person of Interest	Zambrano	Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2013	Nicky Deuce	Paulie	Television movie
2013–2014	The Good Wife	Judge Thomas Politi	5 episodes
2014	Elementary	Theodore "Big Teddy" Ferrara	Episode: "All in the Family"
2014	Blue Bloods	Chief Norm Valenti	Episode: "Custody Battle"
2015–2019	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Judge Al Bertuccio	5 episodes
2016	The Blacklist	Danny Vacarro	Episode: "Alistair Pitt (No. 103)"
2020	FBI	Vargas	Episode: "Liar's Poker"

Awards and nominations

Screen Actors Guild Award

2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" – The Sopranos
2004: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" – The Sopranos

References

^ Pronouncing own name
^ Vince Curatola as Johnny "Sack" Sacramoni (archive), The Sopranos. Accessed December 15, 2007. "He was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, as a child his paper route customers included several actors and entertainers who influenced his love for the arts. He attended the Richard Castellano (The Godfather. The Super) film school run by Richard's widow Ardell Sheridan."
^ McMenamin, Jessica. "All Due Respect; 'This thing of ours.' The phrase is a hushed acknowledgment, a hedge against uninvited ears. In 1999, an invitation was extended, and people around the world began a tutorial on the inner workings of an alleged waste-management firm in northern New Jersey. Eight years later, millions of people salt their vocabularies with phrases from their weekly sit-down with The Sopranos. And it's all because a Jersey guy's mom was driving him nuts.", New Jersey Monthly, December 21, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2015. "'I don't think there's one of us who thinks that all of this is real,' says Vince Curatola. The Englewood native, who recently moved to Saddle River, plays John 'Johnny Sack' Sacramoni, the head of the New York City Mob."
^ Harrison, Ellie (January 29, 2020). "Hillary Clinton spoofs The Sopranos' final scene in bizarre resurfaced video". The Independent. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ Tisdall, Simon (June 20, 2007). "Clinton embraces family values in Sopranos spoof". The Guardian. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ Vince Curatola, Al Leiter on Christie transition team Capitol Quickies, Asbury Park Press blog, November 25, 2009. Accessed January 20, 2010.

External links

[1] Pronouncing own name

[2] Vince Curatola as Johnny "Sack" Sacramoni (archive), The Sopranos. Accessed December 15, 2007. "He was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, as a child his paper route customers included several actors and entertainers who influenced his love for the arts. He attended the Richard Castellano (The Godfather. The Super) film school run by Richard's widow Ardell Sheridan."

[3] McMenamin, Jessica. "All Due Respect; 'This thing of ours.' The phrase is a hushed acknowledgment, a hedge against uninvited ears. In 1999, an invitation was extended, and people around the world began a tutorial on the inner workings of an alleged waste-management firm in northern New Jersey. Eight years later, millions of people salt their vocabularies with phrases from their weekly sit-down with The Sopranos. And it's all because a Jersey guy's mom was driving him nuts.", New Jersey Monthly, December 21, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2015. "'I don't think there's one of us who thinks that all of this is real,' says Vince Curatola. The Englewood native, who recently moved to Saddle River, plays John 'Johnny Sack' Sacramoni, the head of the New York City Mob."

[4] Harrison, Ellie (January 29, 2020). "Hillary Clinton spoofs The Sopranos' final scene in bizarre resurfaced video". The Independent. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[5] Tisdall, Simon (June 20, 2007). "Clinton embraces family values in Sopranos spoof". The Guardian. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[6] Vince Curatola, Al Leiter on Christie transition team Capitol Quickies, Asbury Park Press blog, November 25, 2009. Accessed January 20, 2010.

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