Joseph R. Gannascoli

Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series The Sopranos. Prior to acting, Gannascoli was a professional chef. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications. He began his cooking career at Manhattan Market in 1981, before leaving to work at Commander's Palace in New Orleans, and then at various restaurants around the country.

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Men in Black 3

Played New York Mets Fan #2

Average Rating

6.5

10708 votes

Release Date

May 23, 2012

14 years ago
Ed Wood

Played Security Guard

Average Rating

7.5

2433 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 1994

32 years ago
Mickey Blue Eyes

Played Jimmy, Gina's Doorman

Average Rating

5.7

578 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1999

27 years ago
College Road Trip

Played Mr. Arcarra

Average Rating

5.5

402 votes

Release Date

Mar 07, 2008

18 years ago
Basquiat

Played Guard at Hospital

Average Rating

6.6

302 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1996

30 years ago
Rob the Mob

Played Dom

Average Rating

6.1

250 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 2014

12 years ago
The Funeral

Played Rocco (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.7

191 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1996

30 years ago
Never Talk to Strangers

Played Carnival Attendant

Average Rating

5.2

184 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 1995

30 years ago
Beer League

Played Giusuppe Primavera (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.1

69 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 2006

19 years ago
Two Family House

Played Counter guy

Average Rating

6.1

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 21, 2000

26 years ago
An Act of War

Played Frank

Average Rating

4.8

18 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 2015

11 years ago
The Brawler

Played John

Average Rating

4.3

16 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 2019

7 years ago
Meet the Mobsters

Played Abner Hunnicutt (as Joe Gannascoli)

Average Rating

6.9

7 votes

Release Date

Aug 10, 2005

20 years ago
The Fuzz

Played Sonny

Average Rating

6.3

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 2013

12 years ago
Corrado

Average Rating

3.5

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2009

17 years ago
On the Run

Played Burly Guy

Average Rating

5.3

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1999

27 years ago
Other Plans

Played Gus

Average Rating

5.1

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2014

12 years ago
Submission

Average Rating

8.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 1995

31 years ago
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2

Played Himself

Average Rating

9.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 15, 2015

10 years ago
The Kings of Brooklyn

Played Trader the Hut

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 09, 2004

22 years ago
Leaving Circadia

Played Nat

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 2014

12 years ago
Circus Maximus

Played Uncle Vic

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 13, 2011

14 years ago
Blowfish

Played Gino Calabrese

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1997

28 years ago
Jason's Letter

Played Principle (Pratt) Prattoli

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 2017

8 years ago

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