{{short description|American actor (born 1953)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Vincent Curatola | image = | caption = Vince Curatola as John Sacrimoni | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|08|16}} | birth_place = Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = }}
'''Vincent Curatola''' ({{IPAc-en|,|k|j|ʊr|ə|ˈ|t|oʊ|l|ə}};<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXzNN_vKG6r/ Pronouncing own name]</ref> born August 16, 1953) is an American actor. Curatola is best known for his portrayal of New York mafioso Johnny Sack from the HBO drama ''The Sopranos''. He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with the band Chicago.
==Personal life== Of Italian-American descent,<ref>{{Cite web |last=La Gorce |first=Tammy |date=January 16, 2012 |title=Where Real Italians Eat |url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/where-real-italians-eat/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=New Jersey Monthly}}</ref> Curatola was born in and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where his boyhood paper route allowed him to meet many performers.<ref>[http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/cast/actor/vince_curatola.shtml Vince Curatola as Johnny "Sack" Sacramoni] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20081210105956/http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/cast/actor/vince_curatola.shtml archive]), ''The Sopranos''. Accessed December 15, 2007. "He was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, as a child his paper route customers included several actors and entertainers who influenced his love for the arts. He attended the Richard Castellano (The Godfather. The Super) film school run by Richard's widow Ardell Sheridan."</ref> By 2007, he had moved to Saddle River, New Jersey.<ref>McMenamin, Jessica. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-Jersey/all_due_respect.html "All Due Respect; 'This thing of ours.' The phrase is a hushed acknowledgment, a hedge against uninvited ears. In 1999, an invitation was extended, and people around the world began a tutorial on the inner workings of an alleged waste-management firm in northern New Jersey. Eight years later, millions of people salt their vocabularies with phrases from their weekly sit-down with The Sopranos. And it's all because a Jersey guy's mom was driving him nuts."], ''New Jersey Monthly'', December 21, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2015. "'I don't think there's one of us who thinks that all of this is real,' says Vince Curatola. The Englewood native, who recently moved to Saddle River, plays John 'Johnny Sack' Sacramoni, the head of the New York City Mob."</ref> He sings and plays guitar, and occasionally performs with the band Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soft Touch |last=Bonelli |first=Winnie |date=August 13, 2012 |url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/soft-touch/ |website=New Jersey Monthly |publisher=New Jersey Monthly |access-date= June 16, 2025}}</ref>
== Career == Before his acting career, Curatola worked as masonry contractor. At his wife's suggestion, he studied acting in the early 1990s and began getting occasional acting roles,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bonelli |first=Winnie |date=August 13, 2012 |title=Soft Touch |url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/soft-touch/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=New Jersey Monthly}}</ref> including in the series ''Law & Order''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Beverly M. |date=2002-09-06 |title='Sopranos' cast flourishes with late blooming actors |url=https://www.nj.com/sopranosarchive/2002/09/sopranos_cast_flourishes_with.html |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> Towards the end of the decade, he appeared in productions such as ''Gotti'' (1996), and ''Exiled'' ''(1998).'' He then landed a regular role in the drama series ''The Sopranos'' as New York mobster Johnny Sack.<ref name=":0" /> He played the role for all six seasons from 1999 to 2007<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=‘Sopranos’ writers named character Johnny Sack after this local NYC pizza place |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/sopranos-writers-named-character-johnny-143945419.html |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> and was nominated for a SAG Award twice for it.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Curatola, Vincent 1953– |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/curatola-vincent-1953 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref> Curatola's later credits include ''The Good Wife'', ''Blue Bloods'', ''The Blacklist'', ''Person of Interest'', ''Law & Order: SVU'', and the 2012 film ''Killing Them Softly''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=The Sopranos Cast: Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sopranos-cast-where-now-160042555.html |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> He has also taught acting.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />
==Politics== In 2007, Curatola appeared in a ''The Sopranos'' parody advertisement for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential exploratory committee, alongside Hillary and Bill Clinton.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harrison |first=Ellie |title=Hillary Clinton spoofs The Sopranos’ final scene in bizarre resurfaced video |work=The Independent |date=January 29, 2020 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/hillary-clinton-sopranos-final-scene-advert-spoof-parody-a9307516.html |access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tisdall |first=Simon |title=Clinton embraces family values in Sopranos spoof |date=June 20, 2007 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/20/usa.hillaryclinton |access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> In 2009, Curatola was named to the Gaming, Sports, and Entertainment subcommittee transition team of then Governor-elect Chris Christie of New Jersey.<ref>[http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/tag/vince-curatola/ Vince Curatola, Al Leiter on Christie transition team] Capitol Quickies, Asbury Park Press blog, November 25, 2009. Accessed January 20, 2010.</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1995 | ''Dearly Beloved'' | Francis Leone | Short film |- | 1996 | ''Gotti'' | Associate | |- | 2000 | ''Hot Ice'' | {{N/A}} | |- | 2003 | ''I Am Woody'' | Dr. Weeble | Short film |- | 2004 | ''2BPerfectlyHonest'' | Dr. Platter | |- | rowspan=3| 2005 | ''The Signs of the Cross'' | {{N/A}} | |- | ''Meet the Mobsters'' | Mr. Samantha | |- | ''Fun with Dick and Jane'' | Dick's Neighbor | Uncredited |- | 2007 | ''Made in Brooklyn'' | Judge/State trooper | |- | rowspan=3| 2009 | ''The Hungry Ghosts'' | Nicky Z | |- | ''Frame of Mind'' | Lt. John Mangione | |- | ''Karma, Confessions and Holi'' | Asa Taft | |- | 2012 | ''Killing Them Softly'' | Johnny Amato | |- | 2016 | ''Patriots Day'' | Mayor Thomas Menino | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1991 | ''Law & Order'' | Court Clerk | Episode: "Aria" |- | 1998 | ''Exiled: A Law & Order Movie'' | Detective No. 1 | Television movie |- | 1999–2007 | ''The Sopranos'' | Johnny Sack | 33 episodes |- | 2000 | ''Law & Order'' | Joey Dantoni Sr. | Episode: "Trade This" |- | 2004 | ''Third Watch'' | Anthony Boscorelli | 4 episodes |- | rowspan=3| 2009 | ''Life on Mars'' | Anthony Nunzio | Episode: "Take a Look at the Lawmen" |- | ''Monk'' | Jimmy Barlowe | Episode: "Mr Monk Is Someone Else" |- | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Marv Sulloway | Episode: "Ballerina" |- | 2010 | ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' | Anthony "Blev" Blevvins | Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now" |- | 2012 |''Person of Interest'' | Zambrano | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |- | 2013 | ''Nicky Deuce'' | Paulie | Television movie |- | 2013–2014 | ''The Good Wife'' | Judge Thomas Politi | 5 episodes |- | rowspan=2| 2014 | ''Elementary'' | Theodore "Big Teddy" Ferrara | Episode: "All in the Family" |- | ''Blue Bloods'' | Chief Norm Valenti | Episode: "Custody Battle" |- | 2015–2019 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Judge Al Bertuccio | 5 episodes |- | 2016 | ''The Blacklist'' | Danny Vacarro | Episode: "Alistair Pitt (No. 103)" |- | 2020 | ''FBI'' | Vargas | Episode: "Liar's Poker" |- |}
==Awards and nominations== '''Screen Actors Guild Award''' *2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" – ''The Sopranos'' *2004: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" – ''The Sopranos''
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0192603|name=Vincent Curatola}} * {{YouTube|N6yrZtq27e0|Television ad featuring Vincent Curatola}}
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