ACTOR

Paul Sorvino

1939 - 2022

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Paul Anthony Sorvino (, Italian: [sorˈviːno]; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law. Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese crime family caporegime Paulie Cicero (based on real life gangster Paul Vario) in Martin Scorsese's 1990 gangster film Goodfellas and as NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the second and third seasons of the TV series Law & Order. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Sorvino has received more than 7,437,990 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Paul Sorvino is the 1,325th most popular actor (up from 1,432nd in 2019), the 2,294th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,493rd in 2019) and the 621st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Sorvino ranks 1,325 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Mayhew, Matt Dillon, Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Anny Ondra, Victor McLaglen, and Stella Adler. After him are Lee Grant, Josef Abrhám, Treat Williams, Holly Hunter, Margot Kidder, and Lionel Barrymore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Paul Sorvino ranks 124. Before him are Barry Seal, Stanisław Dziwisz, Michu Meszaros, Dieter Schwarz, Joseph D. Pistone, and Kim Jae-ryong. After him are Josef Abrhám, Marisa Mell, Alan Baker, George Hamilton, Karel Brückner, and Scott McKenzie. Among people deceased in 2022, Paul Sorvino ranks 117. Before him are Hermann Nitsch, Ivan Reitman, Gary Brooker, Joseph Kittinger, Paula Rego, and Börje Salming. After him are Josef Abrhám, Henry Silva, Christine McVie, Dan McCafferty, Shintaro Ishihara, and Margarita Lozano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Sorvino ranks 2,294 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Dillon (1964), Frederik Pohl (1919), William E. Moerner (1953), Richard Axel (1946), Paul P. Harris (1868), and Stella Adler (1901). After him are Lee Grant (1927), Diana Nyad (1949), Treat Williams (1951), Frank Jack Fletcher (1885), Stephen Crane (1871), and John Phillips (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Sorvino ranks 621. Before him are Alyssa Milano (1972), Marg Helgenberger (1958), Lorraine Bracco (1954), Pat Hingle (1924), Matt Dillon (1964), and Stella Adler (1901). After him are Lee Grant (1927), Treat Williams (1951), Holly Hunter (1958), Lionel Barrymore (1878), David Strathairn (1949), and Henry Silva (1928).

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Television and Movie Roles

GoodFellas
Paul Cicero
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Sep 12o 19908.456 / 10
Romeo + Juliet
Fulgencio Capulet
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Nov 1o 19966.8 / 10
Cruising
Capt. Edelson
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
Feb 15o 19806.6 / 10