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Michael Rispoli
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960)[1] is an American character actor.[2] He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos,[3] but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show's first season. Rispoli reunited with Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123. He was a series regular on the HBO series The Deuce.
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Early life and education
Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was raised in Tappan, New York, one of eight children,[4][5] and attended Tappan Zee High School, where he played football.[6] He majored in theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982.[7]
Career
The feature film Union Square (co-written and directed by Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner Nancy Savoca) premiered in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival: Rispoli co-stars with Mira Sorvino, Patti LuPone, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
He also starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis.
Filmography
Film
Television
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