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.

In director Martin Scorsese's 1990 film Goodfellas, Paul Vario Sr. is depicted as the character Paul Cicero, portrayed by actor Paul Sorvino. In the 2001 Canada-American TV movie The Big Heist, Paul Vario is portrayed by actor Gino Marrocco.

Paul "Paulie" Cicero is a main character in Goodfellas. He is a capo in the Lucchese crime family and a hugely feared and respected mobster in East New York. He is portrayed by Paul Sorvino and based on Paul Vario.

Jul 28, 2024 · A capo in New York's Lucchese crime family, Paul Vario inspired the "Goodfellas" character Paulie Cicero and was infamous for his violent temper and brutal crimes.

Nov 8, 2020 · Goodfellas made changes to the real-life gangsters its characters are based on, among those Paul Vario. Here's what the real Paulie was like.

Paul "Paulie" Cicero is the overarching antagonist of the 1990 crime film Goodfellas. He is based on the late real-life mob boss Paul Vario and is a capo of the Lucchese Crime Family, serving as the boss of Jimmy Conway's crew.

Nov 22, 2020 · In Goodfellas, Henry explains that Paulie didn’t like to use the phone, which along with his strict rules about drugs, could point at him being aware of RICO conspiracy charges and wiretaps, and so took special measures to protect himself and his crew.

Jun 24, 2011 · Scene with Paulie from the movie Goodfellas, a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese.Goodfellas performed well at the box office, grossing $46.8 million domestically, well...

Paul Cicero : Just stay away from the garbage, you know what I mean. Henry Hill : Look, Paulie... Paul Cicero : I'm not talking about what you did inside, you did what you had to do, I'm talking about now, from now, here and now. Henry Hill : Paulie, why would I want to get into that...

Jun 20, 2021 · Paul Sorvino only needed that spontaneous realization that he had what was needed to play Paul Cicero in Goodfellas to really push him to do it, and fans of the movie can thank Paul and his agent for not letting him drop out of the project that easily.