Vincent Pastore 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 on Good Day New
FBI on The Sopranos the South Jersey and Philadelphia shy business. FBI agent Skip Lipari makes references to him in a conversation. Bonpensiero was seen by the FBI having dinner with Wyzchuck in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a few weeks before the car bombing. Lipari may have suspected that Bonpensiero was involved in the Matthew Bevilaqua murder, but apparently did not report it. He tells Sal that there was a witness to the Bevilaqua murder. Skip says that his father was a plumber. Agent Harris' partner from 2000 to 2001 while working on the DiMeo crime family investigation. Tony makes fun of his Portuguese