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Michael Rispoli

American actor

PersonAge 66humanQ1189681

Born: June 27, 1960
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-10-13
2.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Rockland County
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: television actor
, film actor
, stage actor
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Education: Circle in the Square Theatre School
, State University of New York at Plattsburgh
, Tappan Zee High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Overview

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Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos, 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.

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One Tough Cop(1998)
Snake Eyes(1998)
Volcano(1997)
My Guys(1996)
Feeling Minnesota(1996)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco(1996)
To Die For(1995)
While You Were Sleeping(1995)
The Great Defender(1995)
Burnzy's Last Call(1995)
Above the Rim(1994)
Angie(1994)
Household Saints(1993)
Night and the City(1992)
Bram & Alice

Performed

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JJackie Aprile, Sr.fictional character from The Sopranos

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Michael
Family name: Rispoli
Start of work period: 1992

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