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 State University football coach Joe Paterno in the television film "Paterno" based on a 2012 biography of Paterno by sportswriter Joe Posnanski. He took the title role in the comedy-drama "Danny Collins" (2015) and this performance as an aging rock star garnered him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. Pacino will star with Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's biographical crime film "The Irishman", which is expected to be released in 2019. Although he has never married, Pacino has fathered three children. The eldest, Julie Marie (born 1989), is his daughter with