Paul Sorvino (85)

Wissenswertes

Geboren: ✹ 13. April 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gestorben: in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Name: Paul Anthony Sorvino
Größe: 191 cm

Vater von Mira Sorvino

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Biographie

Tall, dark and imposing American actor Paul Sorvino made a solid career of portraying authority figures. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela (Renzi), was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a foreman. Paul originally had his heart set on a life as an opera singer. He was exposed to dramatic arts while studying at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He furthered his studies with Sanford Meisner and eventually made his film debut in Wo is' Papa? (1970). Sorvino suffered from severe asthma, and worked hard at mastering various breathing techniques to manage the illness. He wrote a best-selling book entitled "How to Become a Former Asthmatic". He also started the Sorvino Asthma Foundation based in New York City. Sorvino appeared in a variety of film, TV, and theatrical productions over five decades. He received critical praise for his role in the Broadway play "That Championship Season", and played the role again in the 1981 film alongside Robert Mitchum and Martin Sheen. Other noteworthy performances during the 1980s and 1990s included a stressed-out police chief in Cruising (1980), Mike Hammer's cop buddy in Ich, der Richter (1982), Lips Manlis in Dick Tracy (1990) with James Caan and in a standout performance as mob patriarch Paul Cicero in the powerhouse GoodFellas - Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia (1990). Always keeping himself busy, Sorvino performed over 100 theatrical movies and over 30 TV movies throughout his career, including a dynamic and under-appreciated portrayal of Henry Kissinger in Nixon - Der Untergang eines Präsidenten (1995), as "Fulgencio Capulet" in the updated William Shakespeares Romeo & Julia (1996) and in the Las Vegas thriller The Cooler - Alles auf Liebe (2003). At the time of his death in 2022, there were three more films in which he appeared yet to be released, including The Ride in which he worked alongside his wife Dee Dee Sorvino. Sorvino was the proud father of Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino.