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Michael Rispoli
Michael Rispoli as Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile Sr. in The Sopranos
Born	(1960-11-27) November 27, 1960
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Madeline Rispoli

Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960)^[1] is an American character actor.^[2] He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos,^[3] but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show's first season. Rispoli reunited with Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123. He was a series regular on the HBO series The Deuce.

Early life and education

Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was raised in Tappan, New York, one of eight children,^[4]^[5] and attended Tappan Zee High School, where he played football.^[6] He majored in theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982.^[7]

Career

The feature film Union Square (co-written and directed by Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner Nancy Savoca) premiered in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rispoli co-stars with Mira Sorvino, Patti LuPone, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle and Daphne Rubin-Vega.^[8]

He also starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Night and the City	Trainer
1993	Household Saints	Nicky Falconetti
1994	Angie	Jerry
1994	Above the Rim	Richard "Big Richie" Jones
1995	Burnzy's Last Call	Officer Chris
	While You Were Sleeping	Joe Jr.
	To Die For	Ben DeLuca
1996	The Juror	Joseph Boffano
	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Jack
	Feeling Minnesota	Manager of Motel
1997	His & Hers	Nick
	Volcano	"Gator" Harris
	Cusp	Michael	Short
1998	Scar City	Sam Bandusky
	Snake Eyes	Jimmy George (bookie)
	Rounders	Grama
	One Tough Cop	Lieutenant Denny Reagan
1999	Summer of Sam	Joey T
1999	The Third Miracle	John Leone
2000	Two Family House	Buddy Visalo
	It Had to Be You	Henry Taylor
	Russo	Russo
2002	Hacks	Al DeMarco
2002	Death to Smoochy	"Spinner" Dunn
2004	Mr. 3000	Boca
2005	One Last Thing...	Babba
2005	The Weather Man	Russ
2006	Lonely Hearts	Coroner
	Invincible	Max Cantrell
	Club Soda	Jack	Short
2007	Black Irish	Joey
	Made in Brooklyn	Dominick Sciacca
	Stories USA	Jack
2008	Yonkers Joe	Mickey
2009	The Taking of Pelham 123	John Johnson
2010	Kick-Ass	Big Joe
	See You in September	Terrence
	The Last Godfather	Tony V.
2011	Union Square	Nick
	The Rum Diary	Sala
	The Reunion	Canton
2013	Empire State	Tony
	Pain & Gain	Frank Griga
	Not for Human Consumption	Tony Trotta
2014	Rob the Mob	Sal
2014	Friends and Romans	Nick DeMaio
2016	Exposed	Detective Dibronski
2017	The Depths	Ray Ferguson
2018	Honor Up	Victor
2019	Framing John DeLorean	Jim Hoffman	Documentary
2019	Bottom of the 9th	Coach Hannis
2020	Here After	Angelo
2021	Cherry	Tommy
2022	Allswell in New York	Ray
2025	The Alto Knights	Albert Anastasia
2025	Nonnas	Al	Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Bless This House	Frank	Episode: "I Am Not My Sister's Keeper"
1995	The Great Defender	Lou Frischetti	Main cast
1996	My Guys	Sonny DeMarco	Main cast
1998	ER	Victor Nable	Episode: "A Hole in the Heart"
1998	Law & Order	Johnny DeMayo	Episode: "Faccia a Faccia"
1999	Touched by an Angel	Frankie	Episode: "Family Business"
1999	Ryan Caulfield: Year One	Officer Susser	Main cast
1999–2001	The Sopranos	Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile Sr.	Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 3
1999–2002	Third Watch	Jerry Mankowicz	Recurring cast: seasons 1 & 3
2001	Big Apple	Swenson	Recurring cast
2002	Bram & Alice	Michael	Main cast
2003	Naked Hotel	Concierge	TV movie
2003	10-8: Officers on Duty	Angelo Amonte	Recurring cast
2005–06	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Frank Adair	Episode: "My Good Name" & "On Fire"
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Ike Mannleigh	Episode: "Loco Motives"
2007	The Black Donnellys	Al "Alo" Onatero	Recurring cast
2007	The Bronx Is Burning	Jimmy Breslin	Episode: "The Seven Commandments"
2008	The Oaks	Frank	Episode: "Pilot"
2008	Law & Order	Pete Haynes	Episode: "Challenged"
2010–11	Blue Bloods	Vitale/Jack Condo	Episode: "What You See" & "Critical Condition"
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Henry Burzecki	Episode: "Street Revenge"
	Common Law	Kevin Boyd	Episode: "Role Play"
	The Manzanis	Nick	TV movie
2012–13	Magic City	Belvin "Bel" Jaffe	Recurring cast
2013	Over/Under	Franco Puzzo	TV movie
2013	Person of Interest	Darien Makris	Episode: "All In"
2014	Those Who Kill	Detective Don Wilkie	Recurring cast
2014	The Good Wife	Stu Harper	Episode: "Sticky Content"
2015	The Man in the High Castle	Don Warren	Episode: "The New World"
2016	Madoff	Frank DiPascali	Main cast
2016	Feed the Beast	Detective Guy Giordano	Recurring cast
2017	Chicago Justice	John Beckett	Episode: "Dead Meat"
2017	American Dad!	Townie (voice)	Episode: "Camp Campawanda"
2017–19	The Deuce	Rudy Pipilo	Main cast
2018	Elementary	Sean O'Grady	Episode: "Through the Fog"
2019–23	Billions	Richie Sansome	Recurring cast: seasons 4 & 7
2020	FBI: Most Wanted	Ray Higgins	Episode: "Ironbound"
2020	Dirty John	Betty's father	Recurring cast: season 2
2021	Chicago P.D.	Officer Dave Wheelan	Episode: "Protect and Serve"
2021	Godfather of Harlem	Joseph Magliocco	Episode: "The Geechee"
2022	The Offer	Tommy Lucchese	Recurring cast
2022–23	Power Book III: Raising Kanan	Sal Boselli	Recurring cast: seasons 2–3
2026	The Westies	Vinnie Zaccaro	Episode: "The Troubles"

References

↑ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. November 27, 2021. p. 2A. Actor Michael Rispoli is 61.
↑ Buchanan, Jason (2015). "Michael Rispoli – Full Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
↑ Sepinwall, Alan (2013). All Due Respect ... The Sopranos Changes Everything. Simon and Schuster. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4767-6150-3.
↑ Stein, Ruthe (October 15, 2000). "Michael Rispoli Makes the Cut". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
↑ Sherman, Paul (October 21, 2000). "Rispoli researches role in 'Two Family' with relative ease". Movies. Boston Herald.
↑ Rodriguez, Justin. "Actor trades Hollywood glitz for life in Pine Bush", Times Herald-Record, July 26, 2014. Accessed October 27, 2018. "Rispoli actually first heard of Pine Bush as a senior at Tappan Zee High School in 1977.... Michael Rispoli fell in love with Pine Bush. It reminded him of home, it still does. He grew up in Tappan, where his parents ran a hardware store."
↑ "Hollywood Actor Remembers His PSU Roots". All Points North. State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
↑ Rooney, David (September 16, 2011). "Union Square: Toronto Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
↑ Purcell, Carey (July 31, 2014). "Between Riverside And Crazy, Starring Stephen McKinley Henderson and Michael Rispoli, Opens Off-Broadway July 31". Playbill.

External links

Michael Rispoli at IMDb

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