Veteran actor best-known for playing Salvatore \u2018Big Pussy\u2019 Bonpensiero, friend of Tony Soprano who becomes FBI informant<\/p>\n
Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best-known for playing Salvatore \u201cBig Pussy\u201d Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has died. He was 80.<\/p>\n
Bob McGowan, who had managed Pastore since his run on The Sopranos, told the Associated Press that he learned of his death Saturday from another client and actor on the show, Vincent Curatola.<\/p>\n
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