Joseph Siravo

At a glance

Born 1957-02-12; died 2021-04-11.

Who they were

Joseph Siravo was an American actor. He acted on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning productions of Oslo and The Light in the Piazza. His roles in film and television included Johnny Soprano in The Sopranos and Fred Goldman in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Early life

Early life Siravo was born on March 11, 1955, [ 1 ] in Washington, D.C. , where he was also raised. He was a graduate of both Stanford University and the Tisch School of the Arts . [ 2 ] ^ Rahman, Abid (April 12, 2021). "Joseph Siravo, Veteran Broadway Actor and Johnny Soprano in 'The Sopranos,' Dies at 66" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 12, 2021 . ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni" . 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012 . Retrieved December 1, 2011 .

Path and career

Career Siravo's screen debut was in the 1993 film Carlito's Way . His character, Vincent "Vinnie" Taglialucci, seeks revenge for the death of his father and brother at the hands of a corrupt lawyer ( Sean Penn ) while accusing Carlito Brigante ( Al Pacino ) of assisting in the murder. Siravo appeared briefly in the Law & Order episode entitled "Burned" (S8; Ep9) in 1997. [ 1 ] Siravo was cast in 1999 to play the role of Johnny Soprano , father of Tony Soprano , on The Sopranos .

Death Siravo died from cancer on April 11, 2021, at the age of 66. [ 1 ] He had been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2017, which subsequently spread to his colon. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] ^ Cite error: The named reference THR was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ Kuperinsky, Amy (April 12, 2021). "Actor Joseph Siravo, who played Tony Soprano's father, dead at 66" . NJ.com . Retrieved April 12, 2021 . ^ Ravindran, Manori (April 12, 2021).

Why this date

Joseph Siravo appears on our April 12 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.