Michael Rispoli Michael Rispoli Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was in the cast of the HBO television series "The Sopranos" as Jackie Aprile, Sr. Rispoli reunited with "Sopranos" co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller "The Taking of Pelham 123". Rispoli was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano that ultimately went to Gandolfini. Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was raised in Tappan, New York, one of eight children, and attended Tappan Zee High School, where he played football. He majored in theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982. The feature film
Tony Alvarez (actor) were born in the same town. Alvarez was diagnosed with an AIDS related cancer and died in Sydney at age 40 not far from the Mitchell Street studios where he first shot to fame in "The Young Doctors". Tony Alvarez (actor) Tony Alvarez (19 December 1956 – 21 July 1997) was a Spanish Australian actor and singer, who was born in Velez-Malaga, he was best known for his television roles. in Australia and the US. He is probably best remembered for his ongoing role as Dr Tony Garcia in the long running Australian soap opera "The Young Doctors". He appeared