“Goodfellas” Star Paul Sorvino Dies At Age 83

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

Paul Sorvino, the burly character actor who made a career out of playing forceful types, most notably the cold-hearted mobster Paulie Cicero in Martin Scorsese’s GoodFellas, has died. He was 83. Sorvino, the father of Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite), died Monday of natural causes, his wife, Dee Dee, announced.

During a solid career that spanned a half-century, Sorvino portrayed James Caan’s bookie in The Gambler (1974), Claire Danes’ pushy father in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet (1996), Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s Nixon (1995) and a strung-out heroin addict in The Cooler (2003).

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Ray Liotta, Sorvino’s co-star in Goodfellas, died in May.

Sorvino earned a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award in 1973 for his performance in the Broadway version of That Championship Season. In 2006, he performed with the New York Opera at Lincoln Center.

My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.

— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) July 25, 2022