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Michael Rispoli

Actor

Michael Rispoli

Born November 27, 1960 in Long Island, New York, USA55 films

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor. He was formerly part of the HBO television series The Sopranos as Jackie Aprile, Sr. Rispoli recently reunited with The Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.

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Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was born in Long Island, New York, one of eight children.  He attended State University of New York at Plattsburgh as a Theater major and graduated in 1982.

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Kick-Ass posterFirst watchKick-Ass20107.1as Big JoeDave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.View film

Essential films

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While You Were Sleeping poster7.0While You Were Sleeping1995Pain & Gain poster6.3Pain & Gain2013Rounders poster7.0Rounders1998Cherry poster7.3Cherry2021The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 poster6.4The Taking of Pelham 1 2 32009Invincible poster7.0Invincible2006Snake Eyes poster6.2Snake Eyes1998To Die For poster6.6To Die For1995

Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. TBACuspMichael
  2. TBAOperation Fastlink
  3. 2027Father Joe
  4. 2025NonnasAl
  5. 2025The Alto KnightsAlbert Anastasia
  6. 2024A Brooklyn Love StoryDon Muchie Buchie
  7. 2023Allswell in New YorkRay
  8. 2023Cabin GirlStranger
  9. 2021Faraway EyesAngelo
  10. 2021CherryTommy
  11. 2019Bottom of the 9thCoach Hannis
  12. 2018Honor UpVictor
  13. 2017The DepthsRay Ferguson
  14. 2016ExposedDetective Dibronski
  15. 2014Friends and RomansNick DeMaio
  16. 2014Rob the MobSal
  17. 2013Empire StateTony
  18. 2013Pain & GainFrank Griga
  19. 2013Over/UnderFranco Puzzo
  20. 2011The ReunionCanton
  21. 2011The Rum DiarySala
  22. 2011Union SquareNick
  23. 2010The Last GodfatherTony V
  24. 2010Kick-AssBig Joe
  25. 2010See You in SeptemberTerrence
  26. 2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3John Johnson
  27. 2008Yonkers JoeMickey
  28. 2007Stories USAJack (segment "Club Soda")
  29. 2007Black IrishJoey
  30. 2006Club SodaJack
  31. 2006InvincibleMax Cantrell
  32. 2005The Weather ManRuss
  33. 2005One Last Thing...Babba
  34. 2004Mr. 3000Boca
  35. 2002Death to SmoochySpinner Dunn
  36. 2000It Had to Be YouHenry Taylor
  37. 2000Two Family HouseBuddy Visalo
  38. 1999The Third MiracleJohn Leone
  39. 1999Summer of SamJoey T
  40. 1998One Tough CopDet. Lt. Denny Reagan
  41. 1998RoundersGrama
  42. 1998Scarred CitySam Bandusky
  43. 1998Snake EyesJimmy George
  44. 1997VolcanoGator Harris
  45. 1997His and HersNick
  46. 1996Feeling MinnesotaManager of Motel
  47. 1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoJack
  48. 1996The JurorJoseph Boffano
  49. 1995To Die ForBen DeLuca
  50. 1995While You Were SleepingJoe Fusco Jr.
  51. 1995Burnzy's Last CallChris the Cop
  52. 1994Above the RimRichie
  53. 1994AngieJerry
  54. 1993Household SaintsNicky Falconetti
  55. 1992Night and the CityTrainer (uncredited)