{"id":838803,"date":"2026-08-02T00:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838803\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T00:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:40:12","slug":"the-sopranos-star-vincent-pastore-dies-aged-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838803\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vincent Pastore, the veteran actor best known for his role in The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. <\/p>\n

Pastore, who played Salvatore \u201cBig P—y\u201d Bonpensiero in the long-running mobster series, was found dead in his Bronx residence on Saturday, August 1 by a neighbour after he had not been heard from for three days.<\/p>\n

\"Vincent<\/p>\n

Vincent Pastore, the veteran actor known for his role in The Sopranos, has died. Pictured in 2024.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

The circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation, according to multiple US outlets. <\/p>\n

Robert Attermann, his manager of over 30 years, said in a statement: \u201cI had the privilege of representing Vinny for more than 30 years, long before The Sopranos made him a household name.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the world, he will always be remembered as the unforgettable \u2018Big P—y,\u2019 but to those of us who knew him, he was so much more.<\/p>\n

\u201cVinny was one of the kindest, most generous people I have ever known. \u201cHe treated everyone with warmth and respect, never turning down a fan who wanted a photograph or an autograph.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver more than three decades, I had the honour of watching not only his remarkable career but also the incredible person he was. I will miss his friendship, his loyalty, his humour, and his heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pastore, a sailor during the Vietnam War, played a number of small acting gigs throughout the \u201980s, before landing his role as main cast member on The Sopranos in 1999.<\/p>\n

His character was a favourite of his boss, Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini who died aged 51 in 2013.<\/p>\n

Pastore starred in 30 episodes of the seven-season show, before his character emerged as an informant for the FBI and was killed.<\/p>\n

\"Tony<\/p>\n

The Sopranos was a long-running mobster show, largely considered to be one of the best ever created. Pictured: Tony Sirico, Steve Van Zandt, James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli and Vincent Pastore.\u00a0HBO via AP<\/p>\n

Most recently, Pastore enjoyed a regular sting on the show Gravesend and guest-starred on Yellowjackets.<\/p>\n

Pastore also played parts in other mobster TV shows and movies, including Goodfellas, Carlito\u2019s Way, Men of Respect, and Witness to the Mob.<\/p>\n

During the 2000s, Pastore was also a regular on reality television, appearing on Celebrity Apprentice, Celebrity Family Feud, Dancing With the Stars, Shark Tank and Celebrity Fit Club.<\/p>\n

\"Vincent<\/p>\n

Pastore starred in 30 episodes of The Sopranos, before his character emerged as an informant for the FBI and was shot.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

His appearance on Celebrity Apprentice was when Donald Trump was still hosting, with Pastore famously faking a row with co-star Piers Morgan to convince his rivals he was on the same side as they were, a move his Sopranos\u2032 character would have been proud of.<\/p>\n

Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vincent Pastore, the veteran actor best known for his role in The Sopranos, has died. He was 80.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-838803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}