{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Tony Darrow | birth_name = Anthony Borgese | birth_date = {{birth date and age|October 1, 1938}} | birth_place = [[East New York, Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | occupation = Actor}}
'''Anthony Borgese''' (born October 1, 1938), better known by his stage name '''Tony Darrow''', is an American actor. He is known for his roles in ''[[Goodfellas]]'', ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', and others.
==Early life== Darrow was born and raised in [[East New York, Brooklyn]]. As a teenager, he gravitated towards show business, entering and winning talent shows while working odd jobs.
== Career == After ten years of singing in nightclubs, Darrow received an offer to appear in ''[[Street Trash]]'' in which he played a mobster. Several months after ''Street Trash'', Darrow was contacted by the film director [[Martin Scorsese]]. It turned out that Scorsese had seen ''Street Trash'' and wanted him to audition for a role in ''[[Goodfellas]]''. He was successful and was cast as the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, Sonny. Darrow was also in the [[Woody Allen]] films ''[[Bullets over Broadway]]'', ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'', ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'', ''[[Small Time Crooks]]'' and ''[[Sweet and Lowdown]]''.
In 1999, Darrow played a large role in ''[[Analyze This]]'' with [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Billy Crystal]]. Later the same year, he appeared in ''[[Mickey Blue Eyes]]'' with [[Hugh Grant]] and secured another role as mobster [[Larry Barese]] in the [[HBO]] hit series ''[[The Sopranos]]'' (1999–2007). More recently, Darrow starred in the independent film ''Lynch Mob''.
== Personal life == In June 2009, Darrow was charged with extortion in a 2004 incident. Along with [[Gambino crime family]] soldier Joseph "Joey Boy" Orlando and associate Giovanni "Johnny" Monteleone, Darrow was accused of ordering the maiming of a man in [[Monticello, New York]], who owed money to a [[loan shark]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/06/2009-06-06_goodfella_indicted_as_a_goodfella_20090606_mob06m_goodfella_indicted_as_a_goodfe.html|journal=New York Daily News|date=2009-06-06|title='Sopranos', 'GoodFellas' actor Anthony Borgese a.k.a. Tony Darrow charged with trying to extort money|author=John Marzulli|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609051227/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/06/2009-06-06_goodfella_indicted_as_a_goodfella_20090606_mob06m_goodfella_indicted_as_a_goodfe.html|archivedate=2009-06-09}}</ref> Darrow and Orlando both pleaded guilty in federal court to these charges in February 2011, in exchange for a sentence of up to 33 months. However, Monteleone cooperated with the FBI. At sentencing, Darrow's attorney successfully argued that Darrow's history of community service, medical condition, and lack of prior [[criminal history]] warranted a sentence of house arrest, followed by a period of probation. Orlando was sentenced to 51 months in prison and Darrow received six months of house arrest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-mob goon who beat up man as favor to 'Goodfellas' actor turns rat, gets probation|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/mob-goon-favor-goodfellas-actor-turns-rat-article-1.1526059|accessdate=10 December 2017|agency=The New York Times|date=November 22, 2013}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1987 |''[[Street Trash]]'' |Nick Duran | |- |1990 |''[[Goodfellas]]'' |Sonny Bunz | |- |1994 |''Men Lie'' |Hot Dog Customer | |- |1994 |''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' |Aldo | |- |1994 |''[[Who Do I Gotta Kill?]]'' |Tony Bando | |- |1995 |''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' |Boxing Trainer | |- |1997 |''The North End'' |Nunzio | |- |1997 |''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' |Camera Operator | |- |1998 |[[Celebrity (1998 film)|''Celebrity'']] |Moving Man in Loft | |- |1999 |''[[Analyze This]]'' |Moony | |- |1999 |''[[Mickey Blue Eyes]]'' |Angelo | |- |1999 |''[[Sweet and Lowdown]]'' |Ben | |- |2000 |''[[Small Time Crooks]]'' |Tommy | |- |2003 |''Crooked Lines'' |Jimmy Pico | |- |2005 |''Searching for Bobby D'' |Ralph Argano | |- |2009 |''Lynch Mob'' |Boss Giavanni | |- |2010 |[[One Angry Man (film)|''One Angry Man'']] |Bobby | |- |2011 |''[[Kill the Irishman]]'' |Mikey Mendarolo | |- |2013 |''[[Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn]]'' |Patsy Pirati | |- |2014 |''[[Friends and Romans]]'' |Frankie Fusso | |- |2014 |''Mafia Heaven'' |Stevie Matzoball | |- |2019 |''[[The Brawler]]'' |Tommy | |- |2019 |''Offstage Elements'' |Carlo Capozzoli | |- |2021 |''Made in Chinatown'' |Al Capella | |- |2022 |''Killin Smallz'' |Tony | |- |2022 |''Micki'' |Pop | |- |2022 |''Desert Dick'' |Antonio Vereterratucci | |- |2023 |''The Families Feud'' |Nicky Knuckles | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1991–2002 |''[[Law & Order]]'' |Various roles |3 episodes |- |1992 |''[[Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story]]'' |Nardi | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1993 |''The Good Policeman'' |Sal Rubino |- |1994 |''[[New York Undercover]]'' |Vinnie |Episode: "Garbage" |- |1995 |''[[The Wright Verdicts]]'' |Alberto Costanza |Episode: "Sins of the Father" |- |1996 |''[[Swift Justice]]'' |Vietor |6 episodes |- |1997 |''[[Dellaventura]]'' |Victor |Episode: "Dreamers" |- |1999–2007 |''[[The Sopranos]]'' |[[Larry Barese]] |15 episodes |- |2003 |''Last Laugh'' |Uptown Donnie |Television film |- |2012 |[[Person of Interest (TV series)|''Person of Interest'']] |Caparelli |Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |- |2017 |''The Uncle Gerry Show'' |Bobby Rocco |Television film |- |2021–present |''Gravesend'' |The Underboss |6 episodes |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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