Vito Spatafore Sr., played by Joseph R. Gannascoli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was a capo in the Soprano Crime Family and Tony Soprano 's best earner.

Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor and chef. He is best known for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series The Sopranos. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications.

Jan 21, 2025 · Updated by Arthur Goyaz on January 20, 2025: Vito Spatafore is one of The Sopranos' most tragic characters. Forced to hide his sexuality from his peers in fear of retaliation, he's brutally murdered by a rival crime family. To make things worse, his family is left completely alone and unsupported.

Vito Spatafore, Sr. is a supporting character in the HBO Television Series The Sopranos. He is an overweight former caporegime of the DiMeo Crime Family who worked in the Aprile Crew, along with Ralph Cifaretto.

Jul 19, 2024 · He’s appeared in more than 50 movies and TV series, but is probably still best known for playing Vito Spatafore in the evergreen crime series “The Sopranos”, which David Chase created, and which starred Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco and James Gandolfini.

"Sometimes you tell a lie so long, you don't know when to stop." Vito Spatafore, scion of the Spatafore Construction family and cousin of the Apriles, is a member of Ralph Cifaretto's crew.

Sep 20, 2019 · Gannascoli, the actor who started out playing Gino and became Vito Spatafore in Season Two, had already suggested his bombshell idea about a closeted Vito to one Sopranos writer a few years...

Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series The Sopranos. Prior to acting, Gannascoli was a professional chef. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications.

Jan 21, 2022 · The Sopranos was a show with some wild twists, but arguably its most shocking revelation was that Vito Spatafore, the portly capo of the Aprile crew and one of Tony’s best earners, was actually a...

Vito Spatafore (26 February 1959-16 November 2006) was a capo of the DiMeo crime family. In 2006, he was whacked by the Lupertazzi crime family for being a closeted bisexual. Vito Spatafore was born in Belleville, New Jersey on February 26th, 1959 to a family of Italian descent.