Paul Sorvino, the celebrated character actor who could play mob kingpins, cops, presidential cabinet members, and even do Shakespeare, died Monday, July 25, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 83.
Sorvino’s wife, Dee Dee, confirmed his death, saying Sorvino died of natural causes. “Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” she said.
Sorvino enjoyed a five-decade career as an actor, and is probably best known for his turn as Paulie Cicero, the mob boss based on Paul Vario, in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 classic GoodFellas. He also earned critical acclaim for playing Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s 1995 film Nixon, and turned in memorable supporting performances in films like Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and Warren Beatty’s Reds. He also frequently appeared in theatrical productions and on television, even spending one season as a detective on Law and Order in the early Nineties.
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