{{short description|American singer}} {{Infobox person | name = Vito Picone | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1941|3|20}} | birth_place = South Beach, Staten Island, New York, U.S. | birth_name = | alias = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | education = | alma_mater = | children = | occupation = Singer, actor | years_active = | notable_works = | style = | awards = }} '''Vito Joseph Picone''' (born March 20, 1941) is the former lead singer of The Elegants<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p10493/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: The Elegants|last=Wynn|first=Ron|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=27 May 2010}}</ref> and is the only remaining original member. He has also played bit parts in ''Goodfellas'', ''Analyze This'', and ''The Sopranos''.<ref name="classic">{{cite web|title=Gary James' Interview With Vito Picone Of The Elegants|url=https://www.classicbands.com/ElegantsInterview.html|website=Classicbands.com}}</ref><ref name="newjersey">{{cite interview|url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/05/19/more-than-a-little-star-spotlight-on-the-elegants-vito-picone/|title=More than a "Little Star!" Spotlight on The Elegants' Vito Picone|date=19 May 2021|website=Newjerseystage.com}}</ref>
For the past twenty-two years he has hosted ''Let the Good Times Roll'' on Staten Island Cable, a nostalgia talk/variety music show.<ref>{{cite interview|url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/07/28/betcha-by-golly-wow-spotlight-on-singer-chris-ruggiero/|title='Betcha By Golly Wow!' Spotlight on Singer Chris Ruggiero|date=28 June 2021|website=Newjerseystage.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Picone was born in and has lived most of his life in South Beach, Staten Island, New York,<ref name="newjersey"/> born to an ethnically Italian immigrant family.<ref name="classic"/>
== Filmography == *''Goodfellas'' (1990) - Himself *''The Sopranos'' (1999, TV Series) - Himself *''Analyze This'' (1999) - Mobster *''The Irishman'' (2019) - Himself/Vila d'Roma manager
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== External links == * [http://www.theelegants.net Official website of the Elegants]
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