Joseph Siravo Joseph Siravo Joseph Siravo (born February 12, 1957) is an American actor known for his role as Tony Soprano's father Johnny Soprano on the HBO series, "The Sopranos". Siravo is a graduate of both Stanford University and New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. 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 was cast in 1999
Al Pacino bordering on glee." In 1997's "Donnie Brasco", Pacino played gangster "Lefty" in the true story of undercover FBI agent Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) and his work in bringing down the Mafia from the inside. In 1999, Pacino starred as "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman in the multi-Oscar nominated "The Insider" opposite Russell Crowe, and in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday". Pacino has not received another Academy Award nomination since winning for "Scent of a Woman", but has won three Golden Globes since the year 2000, the first being the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001 for lifetime achievement in motion