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Paul Sorvino (born April 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New
York) is an Italian American actor who career has
largely been the portrayal of authority figures,
both as legal enforcer and criminal, in
television, stage, and film. He is the father of
actress Mira Sorvino.

He took 18 years of voice lessons, during acting
while attending the American Musical and Dramatic
Academy, Sorvino decided to go to the theatre. He
made his Broadway debut in the 1964 musical
Bajour, and six years later he appeared in his
first film, Where's Poppa?

He received an avalanche of critical praise for
his performance as Phil Romano in Jason Miller's
1972 Broadway play That Championship Season, a
role he repeated in the 1981 film version.

He appeared also in the 1976 Elliott Gould-Diane
Keaton vehicle I Will, I Will...For Now, Sorvino
has starred in the weekly series We'll Get By
(1975, as George Platt), Bert D'Angelo/Superstar
(1976, in the title role) and "The Oldest Rookie"
(1987, as Detective Ike Porter).

In 1991, he took over from George Dzundza on the
popular series Law & Order, and in 1993 he subbed
for the late Raymond Burr in a Perry Mason TV
movie. He has also appearances as Bruce Willis'
father in the weekly series
Moonlighting_%28TV_series%29|Moonlighting, and the
"Lamont" counterpart in the never-aired original
pilot for Sanford and Son. From 2000 to 2002 he
had a starring role as Frank DeLucca in the CBS
television drama That's Life (television
2000)|That's Life. 

Sorvino played Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone's
film Nixon (movie)|Nixon (1995). 

He still remained active in the theatre as both an
actor and director.

==Partial filmography==
* Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004) - Charlie
* Mr. 3000 (2004) - Gus Panas
* Mambo Italiano (movie)|Mambo Italiano (2003) -
Émile Gaudreault
* The Cooler (2003) - Buddy Stafford
* Bulworth (1998) - Graham Crockett
* Money Talks (1997) - Guy Cipriani
* Romeo and Juliet (1996 film)|Romeo + Juliet
(1996) - Fulgencio Capulet
* Nixon (movie)|Nixon (1995) - Henry Kissinger
* Law & Order (TV) (1991-1992) - Sgt. Phil Cerreta
* The Rocketeer (1991) - Eddie Valentine
* Goodfellas (1990) - Paul Cicero
* Dick Tracy (movie)|Dick Tracy (1990) - Lips
Manlis
* Off the Wall (1983) - Warden Nicholas F. Castle
* Reds (1981) - Louis Fraina
* The Gambler (movie)|The Gambler (1974) - Hips

==External link==
* imdb name|id=0000649|name=Paul Sorvino