Vincent Pastore lives on City Island. Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946) is an American actor. Often cast as a mafioso, he is best known for his portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO series "The Sopranos". Pastore, an Italian American, was born in The Bronx, New York and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the United States Navy and then attended Pace University for three years, before eventually going into the acting industry after befriending Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon. On June 3, 2015
FBI on The Sopranos risking getting too close to Bonpensiero himself. He believes that Bonpensiero is starting to suffer from "one of the worst cases of Stockholm syndrome since Patricia Hearst, the worst he's ever seen". He repeatedly tells Sal that he is not an FBI employee but a cooperating witness. During a meeting at a party store, Sal coincidentally is seen by mob associate 'Jimmy Bones' and introduces Skip as "Joe from Dover, Delaware" without much success in holding up the story. This later leads to Bonpensiero murdering Jimmy to cover up his connection with the FBI. Sal tries to trap Christopher in