# Louis Mustillo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Louis_Mustillo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Louis_Mustillo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mustillo > Source revision: 1354627069 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actor (born 1958)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Louis Mustillo | image = | image_size = 150px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|28}} | birth_place = [Buffalo](/source/Buffalo%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1989–present | spouse = {{marriage|Tricia Brown|2005}} | children = }} '''Louis Mustillo''' (born May 28, 1958)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615992/bio Louis Mustillo – Biography – IMDb] is an American actor who is best known as playing Vincent "Vince" Moranto on ''[Mike & Molly](/source/Mike_%26_Molly)'' from 2010 to 2016. ==Life and career== Mustillo was born in [Buffalo, New York](/source/Buffalo%2C_New_York). He attended [the American Academy of Dramatic Arts](/source/American_Academy_of_Dramatic_Arts), where he was a contemporary of the Canadian actor, [Elias Koteas](/source/Elias_Koteas), and [Illeana Douglas](/source/Illeana_Douglas). According to the American Academy's 1983 graduation program, Mustillo and Douglas graduated from the Academy's two-year program in a ceremony held at NYC's Winter Garden Theatre on April 26, 1983. They were not asked back to the school's third-year, known as The Production Company year.{{cite web|last=Maron|first=Marc|title=Episode 441 - Illeana Douglas|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_441_-_illeana_douglas|work=WTF Podcast with Marc Maron|accessdate=2 April 2014|format=podcast|date=November 11, 2013}} He has guest-starred in more than 50 episodes of television, including an early appearance as a controversial comic on ''[Night Court](/source/Night_Court)'', and has appeared in over 20 films. He was a series regular on ''[Man of the People](/source/Man_of_the_People_(TV_series))'' with [James Garner](/source/James_Garner). He also played Russell Topps for two seasons on [DreamWorks](/source/DreamWorks_Pictures) first hour-long drama, ''[High Incident](/source/High_Incident)''. He had a recurring role on ''[The Sopranos](/source/The_Sopranos)'' as a mafia-associated landscaping business owner, Salvatore "Sal" Vitro. He appeared in ''[The Narrows](/source/The_Narrows_(film))'', and he played sports writer [Maury Allen](/source/Maury_Allen) on the [ESPN](/source/ESPN) miniseries ''[The Bronx is Burning](/source/The_Bronx_is_Burning)''. Louis also wrote and starred in ''Bartenders'', a one-man show that ran for a year at the John Houseman Theatre in New York City. He also had a regular role in the [CBS](/source/CBS) sitcom ''[Mike & Molly](/source/Mike_%26_Molly)'' playing Vince, a love interest and later husband of Molly's mother.[http://www.daemonstv.com/2010/11/12/mike-molly-mikes-new-boots-episode-9-photos/mike-molly-77/ MIKE & MOLLY #113510] == Personal life == He is married to Tricia Brown.{{cite web |title=Louis Mustillo |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/louis-mustillo/bio/3030116377/ |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=30 August 2021 |language=en}} ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" ; |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film/TV ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 1989 | ''[Who's the Boss?](/source/Who's_the_Boss%3F)'' (TV series) | Dennis | Season 6 Episode 3 "[In Your Dreams](/source/List_of_Who's_the_Boss%3F_episodes)" |- | 1990 | ''[Family Matters](/source/Family_Matters)'' (TV series) | Russell | Season 1 Episode 15 "[The Big Reunion](/source/List_of_Family_Matters_episodes)" |- | 1990 | ''[Night Court](/source/Night_Court)'' (TV series) | Monte Potter | Season 8 Episode 12 "It's Just a Joke" |- | 1991 | ''[Quantum Leap](/source/Quantum_Leap_(1989_TV_series))'' (TV series) | Mario | Season 3 Episode 14 "[Private Dancer](/source/List_of_Quantum_Leap_episodes)" |- | 1992 | ''[Married... with Children](/source/Married..._with_Children)'' (TV series) | Mr. Nielson | Season 6 Episode 22 "[The Goodbye Girl](/source/Married..._with_Children_(season_6))" |- | 1994 | ''[Corrina, Corrina](/source/Corrina%2C_Corrina_(film))'' | Joe Allechinetti | |- | 1994 | ''[Wings](/source/Wings_(1990_TV_series))'' (TV series) | Wise Man | Season 6 Episode 11 "[Insanity Claus](/source/List_of_Wings_episodes)" (eats Bob's donut) |- | 1995 | ''[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman](/source/Lois_%26_Clark%3A_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman)'' (TV series) | Detective Tuzzolino | Season 2 Episode 10 "[Metallo](/source/List_of_Lois_%26_Clark%3A_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman_episodes)" |- | rowspan=2| 1996 | ''[Freeway](/source/Freeway_(1996_film))'' | Vanessa's Attorney[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/louis-mustillo/credits/209050 Louis Mustillo List of Movies and TV Shows | TVGuide.com] | |- | ''[Hellraiser: Bloodline](/source/Hellraiser%3A_Bloodline)'' | Sharpe | |- | 1996-1997 | ''[High Incident](/source/High_Incident)'' (TV series) | Officer Russell Topps | 32 Episodes |- | 1997 | ''[The Peacemaker](/source/The_Peacemaker_(1997_film))'' | Costello[http://movies.tvguide.com/peacemaker/cast/132644 The Peacemaker Cast and Crew | TVGuide.com] | |- | 1998 | ''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)'' (TV series) | Phil[The Strong Box](/source/The_Strong_Box) | Season 9 Episode 14 "[The Strong Box](/source/Seinfeld_(season_9))" |- | rowspan=2| 1999 | ''[Dudley Do-Right](/source/Dudley_Do-Right_(film))'' | Standing Room Only[http://movies.tvguide.com/dudley-right/cast/134107 Dudley Do-Right Cast and Crew | TVGuide.com] | |- | ''[Just The Ticket](/source/Just_The_Ticket)'' | Harry The Head[http://movies.tvguide.com/just-ticket/cast/133492 Just The Ticket Cast and Crew | TVGuide.com] | |- | 2000 | ''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)'' | Guy at Counter | Season 1 Episode 2 "Ted and Mary" |- | 2000 | ''[Early Edition](/source/Early_Edition)'' (TV series) | Joey "Clams" | Season 4 Episode 14 "[Performance Anxiety](/source/List_of_Early_Edition_episodes)" |- | 2000 | ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))'' (TV series) | Steve O’Brien | Season 6 Episode 21 “Sweet Sorrow” |- | 2002 | ''[Wishcraft](/source/Wishcraft)'' | Principal Dombrowski | |- | 2004 | ''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)'' (TV series) | Eugene Thomas Walter | Season 2 Episode 12 "[Witness To Murder](/source/CSI%3A_Miami_(season_2))" |- | 2004-2006 | ''[The Sopranos](/source/The_Sopranos)'' (TV series) | Sal Vitro, The Landscaper | 4 Episodes |- | 2005 | ''[Two for the Money](/source/Two_for_the_Money_(2005_film))'' | Doorman[http://movies.tvguide.com/money/cast/194417 Two For The Money Cast and Crew | TVGuide.com] | |- | 2006 | ''[Find Me Guilty](/source/Find_Me_Guilty)'' | U.S. Marshal #2 | |- | 2007 | ''[The Bronx Is Burning](/source/The_Bronx_Is_Burning)'' (TV series) | Maury Allen[http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/bronx-burning/cast/288827 The Bronx Is Burning Cast and Characters | TVGuide.com] | |- | 2008 | ''[My Sassy Girl](/source/My_Sassy_Girl_(2008_film))'' | Jordan's Doorman | |- | 2009 | ''[Cold Case](/source/Cold_Case)'' (TV series) | Walt Strickland |Season 6 Episode 12 "[Lotto Fever](/source/Cold_Case_(season_6))" |- | 2010–2016 | ''[Mike & Molly](/source/Mike_%26_Molly)'' (TV series) | Vince Moranto | Main Cast; 105 episodes |- | rowspan=2 | 2012 | ''[Not Fade Away](/source/Not_Fade_Away_(film))'' | Uncle Johnny Vitelloni{{Cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/louis_mustillo/|title = Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes| website=[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) }} | |- | ''[One for the Money](/source/One_for_the_Money_(film))'' | Frank Plum | |- | 2015 | ''Whole Day Down'' | Zabulon | Episode: "The Discreet Charm of a Wooden Bosom." |- | 2017 | ''[Wetlands](/source/Wetlands_(2017_film))'' | Jimmy "Coconuts" | |- | 2018 | ''[Strange Angel](/source/Strange_Angel)'' (TV series) | Humphrey | 5 episodes |- | 2018 | ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'' (TV series) | Dave Arnold | Episode: "Revenge" |- | 2020 | ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))'' (TV Series) | Emilio "Freckles" Zucado | Episode: "Everything Starts Somewhere" |- | 2021 | ''[Blue Bloods](/source/Blue_Bloods_(TV_series))'' (TV series) | Lenny | Season 11 Episode 14 "[The New You](/source/Blue_Bloods_(season_11))" |- | 2022 | ''[Bobcat Moretti](/source/Bobcat_Moretti)'' | Carmine | |- | 2025 | ''[The Alto Knights](/source/The_Alto_Knights)'' | [Joe Bonnano](/source/Joseph_Bonanno) | |} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|615992|Louis Mustillo}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustillo, Louis}} Category:1958 births Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Buffalo, New York --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Louis Mustillo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mustillo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mustillo?action=history)). 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