Popular US actor Paul Sorvino, father of actress Mira Sorvino departs the world today at the age of 83. He was an imposing actor who has specialization in playing the roles of crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas”.
According to his wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, My hearts are broken. There will never be another Paul Sorvino. He was the love of my life and my dearest husband. He was one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage.
Paul Sorvino played several supporting roles in movies as well as television series. He was well known as a multi-faceted artist, with a particular love for opera and sculpture.
Born in Brooklyn in 1939, his mother was a piano trainer and his father was working as a foreman in a robe factory. He was musically inclined from a young age and take part in different American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. Paul Sorvino made his Broadway debut in the year 1964 in Bajour and his film debut in Carl Reiner’s where’s Poppa? in the year 1970. With his 6-foot-4-inch body figure, Paul Sorvino made a positive and impressive presence no matter the medium.
Paul Sorvino had three kids from his first marriage, including Academy Award-winning actor Mira Sorvino. His popular movie credits comprise “Dick Tracy”, “Nixon” and “Reds”. Sorvino was the father of three kids including Oscar-winning actor Mira Sorvino. Mira Sorvino won the best assisting actress Oscar for Woody Allen’s “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995). In her receipt speech, she said her father had “taught me everything I know about acting. ”
Mr. Sorvino was the father of Mira Sorvino, who won a top supporting actress Oscar for Woody Allen’s “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995). In her receipt speech, she said her father had “trained me everything I recognize about acting.”