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| birth_place = | occupation = Actor| yearsactive = 1992–present|spouse= Madeline Rispoli}}Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960)NEWS, 2021-11-27, Birthdays, The Modesto Bee, 2A, The Associated Press, Actor Michael Rispoli is 61., is an American character actor. He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos, 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.

Early life and education

Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was raised in Tappan, New York, one of eight children, and attended Tappan Zee High School, where he played football.Rodriguez, Justin. "Actor trades Hollywood glitz for life in Pine Bush", Times Herald-Record, July 26, 2014. Accessed October 27, 2018. "Rispoli actually first heard of Pine Bush as a senior at Tappan Zee High School in 1977.... Michael Rispoli fell in love with Pine Bush. It reminded him of home, it still does. He grew up in Tappan, where his parents ran a hardware store." He majored in theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982.

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{| class"wikitable sortable"

! Year! Title! Role! class="unsortable" | Notes| 1992Night and the City (1992 film)>Night and the City| Trainer| | 1993| Household Saints| Nicky Falconetti| 1994Angie (1994 film)>Angie| Jerry|| Above the Rim| Richard "Big Richie" Jones| 1995| Burnzy's Last Call| Officer Chris|While You Were Sleeping (film)>While You Were Sleeping| Joe Jr.|| To Die For| Ben DeLuca| 1996| The Juror| Joseph Boffano|| (Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco)| Jack|| Feeling Minnesota| Manager of Motel| 1997His & Hers (1997 film)>His & Hers| Nick|Volcano (1997 film)>Volcano| "Gator" Harris|| Cusp| Michael| Short 1998| Scar City| Sam Bandusky|Snake Eyes (1998 film)>Snake Eyes| Jimmy George (bookie)|Rounders (film)>Rounders| Grama|| One Tough Cop| Lieutenant Denny Reagan| 1999| Summer of Sam| Joey T|| The Third Miracle| John Leone| 2000| Two Family House| Buddy Visalo|It Had to Be You (2000 film)>It Had to Be You| Henry Taylor|| Russo| Russo| 2002Hacks (2002 film)>Hacks| Al DeMarco|| Death to Smoochy| "Spinner" Dunn|| 2003| Naked Hotel| Concierge| TV movie| 2004| Mr. 3000| Boca| 2005| One Last Thing...| Babba|| The Weather Man| Russ| 2006Lonely Hearts (2006 film)>Lonely Hearts| Coroner|Invincible (2006 film)>Invincible| Max Cantrell|| Club Soda| Jack| Short 2007Black Irish (film)>Black Irish| Joey|| Made in Brooklyn| Dominick Sciacca|| Stories USA| Jack| | 2008| Yonkers Joe| Mickey|| 2009The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)>The Taking of Pelham 123| John Johnson| 2010Kick-Ass (film)>Kick-Ass| Big Joe|See You in September (film)>See You in September| Terrence|| The Last Godfather| Tony V.| 2011Union Square (film)>Union Square| Nick|The Rum Diary (film)>The Rum Diary| Sala|The Reunion (2011 American film)>The Reunion| Canton|| 2012| The Manzanis| Nick| TV movie 2013| Over/Under| Franco Puzzo| TV movieEmpire State (2013 film)>Empire State| Tony|| Pain & Gain| Frank Griga|| Not for Human Consumption| Tony Trotta| 2014| Rob the Mob| Sal|| Friends and Romans| Nick DeMaio|| 2016Exposed (2016 film)>Exposed| Detective Dibronski| | 2017| The Depths| Ray Ferguson|| 2018| Honor Up| Victor| 2019| Framing John DeLorean| Jim Hoffman| DocumentaryBottom of the 9th (film)>Bottom of the 9th| Coach Hannis|| 2020| Faraway Eyes| Angelo|| 2021Cherry (2021 film)>Cherry| Tommy|| 2022| Allswell| Ray|| {{TBA}}| Nonnas| TBA| Filming">

Television{| class"wikitable sortable"

! Year! Title! Role! class="unsortable" | Notes 1995Bless This House (American TV series)>Bless This House| Frank| Episode: "I Am Not My Sister's Keeper"The Great Defender (TV series)>The Great Defender| Lou Frischetti| Main cast| 1996| My Guys| Sonny DeMarco| Main cast 1998ER (TV series)>ER| Victor Nable| Episode: "A Hole in the Heart"| Law & Order| Johnny DeMayo| Episode: "Faccia a Faccia" 1999| Touched by an Angel| Frankie| Episode: "Family Business"| (Ryan Caulfield: Year One)| Officer Susser| Main cast| 1999–01| The Sopranos| Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile Sr.The Sopranos (season 1)>Season 1, guest: Season 3| 1999–02| Third Watch| Jerry Mankowicz| Recurring cast: seasons 1 & 3| 2001Big Apple (TV series)>Big Apple| Swenson| Recurring cast| 2002| Bram & Alice| Michael| Main cast| 2003| (10-8: Officers on Duty)| Angelo Amonte| Recurring cast| 2005–06| (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)| Frank Adair| Episode: "My Good Name" & "On Fire"| 2006| | Ike Mannleigh| Episode: "Loco Motives" 2007| The Black Donnellys| Al "Alo" Onatero| Recurring cast| The Bronx Is Burning| Jimmy Breslin| Episode: "The Seven Commandments" 2008The Oaks (TV pilot)>The Oaks| Frank | Episode: "Pilot"| Law & Order| Pete Haynes| Episode: "Challenged"| 2010–11Blue Bloods (TV series)>Blue Bloods| Vitale/Jack Condo| Episode: "What You See" & "Critical Condition" 2012| (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)| Henry Burzecki| Episode: "Street Revenge"Common Law (2012 TV series)>Common Law| Kevin Boyd| Episode: "Role Play"| 2012–13Magic City (TV series)>Magic City| Belvin "Bel" Jaffe| Recurring cast| 2013Person of Interest (TV series)>Person of Interest| Darien Makris| Episode: "All In" 2014Those Who Kill (American TV series)>Those Who Kill| Detective Don Wilkie| Recurring cast| The Good Wife| Stu Harper| Episode: "Sticky Content"| 2015The Man in the High Castle (TV series)>The Man in the High Castle| Don Warren| Episode: "The New World" 2016Madoff (miniseries)>Madoff| Frank DiPascali| Main castFeed the Beast (TV series)>Feed the Beast| Detective Guy Giordano| Recurring cast 2017| Chicago Justice| John Beckett| Episode: "Dead Meat"| American Dad!| Townie (voice)| Episode: "Camp Campawanda"| 2017–19The Deuce (TV series)>The Deuce| Rudy Pipilo| Main cast| 2018Elementary (TV series)>Elementary| Sean O'Grady| Episode: "Through the Fog"| 2019Billions (TV series)>Billions| Richie Sansome| Recurring cast: season 4 2020| | Ray Higgins| Episode: "Ironbound"Dirty John (TV series)>Dirty John| Betty's father| Recurring cast: season 2 2021Chicago P.D. (TV series)>Chicago P.D.| Officer Dave Wheelan| Episode: "Protect and Serve"| Godfather of Harlem| Joseph Magliocco| Episode: "The Geechee" 2022| The Offer| Tommy Lucchese| Recurring cast| (Power Book III: Raising Kanan)| Sal Boselli| Recurring cast: seasons 2–3

References

External links

• {{IMDb name|0728346|Michael Rispoli}}

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