{"id":2073381,"date":"2026-08-02T07:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2073381"},"modified":"2026-08-02T07:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:41:11","slug":"the-sopranos-star-vincent-pastore-dies-aged-80-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2073381","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Sopranos\u2019 star\u00a0Vincent\u00a0Pastore\u00a0dies aged 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vincent_pastore_rip.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018The Sopranos\u2019 star\u00a0Vincent\u00a0Pastore\u00a0dies aged 80<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>He memorably played Salvatore &#8216;Big Pussy&#8217;\u00a0Bonpensiero\u00a0in the first two seasons\u00a0of\u00a0the landmark HBO series<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-02T08:41:11+01:00\">2nd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vincent_pastore_rip-696x442.jpg\" alt title><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Vincent Pastore at the &#8220;Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple&#8221; Premiere during the 2024 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 08, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Vincent Pastore, the actor best known for playing Salvatore \u2018Big Pussy\u2019 Bonpensiero in <i>The Sopranos<\/i>, has died, aged 80.<\/p>\n<p>He was found dead at his home in The Bronx, New York by a\u00a0neighbour\u00a0yesterday (August 1), after his manager had\u00a0reportedly not\u00a0heard from him for three days. No cause of death has been confirmed, although\u00a0initial reports said it was believed\u00a0to\u00a0have been from natural causes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVinny was a great\u00a0guy,\u00a0he would help anyone and was very charitable,\u201d his longtime manager Bob McGowan said.<\/p>\n<p>Pastore played Big Pussy, one of Tony Soprano\u2019s oldest friends and most trusted enforcers throughout the first two seasons of David Chase\u2019s landmark\u00a0HBO\u00a0series.<\/p>\n<p>His character\u2019s eventual betrayal of Tony became one of <i>The Sopranos<\/i>\u2018 defining early storylines, with it\u00a0ultimately being\u00a0revealed that Big Pussy had been\u00a0secretly working with the FBI by recording conversations with Tony\u2019s crew.<\/p>\n<p>Tony,\u00a0Paulie Walnuts and Silvio Dante memorably confronted Pussy while on a boat trip and murdered him, throwing his body into the ocean so he could \u201csleep with the fishes\u201d.\u00a0The crime would go on to haunt Tony through flashbacks and hallucinations throughout the remaining seasons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbg1eWLhaMv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Born in The Bronx on July 14, 1946, Pastore served in Vietnam before studying drama at Pace University. He secured minor roles in\u00a0<i>Goodfellas\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>Carlito\u2019s\u00a0Way and<\/i>\u00a0starred alongside future\u00a0<i>Sopranos\u00a0<\/i>collaborators Tony Sirico and Frank Vincent in the 1996 HBO film\u00a0<i>Gotti<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>His other credits included\u00a0<i>Mickey Blue Eyes<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Deuces Wild<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Revolver<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Law &amp; Order<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Hawaii Five-O\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>Yellowjackets<\/i>, and he became a regular on reality shows such as\u00a0<i>The Celebrity Apprentice\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>Dancing\u00a0With\u00a0The\u00a0Stars<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>A number of\u00a0Pastore\u2019s former\u00a0<i>Sopranos\u00a0<\/i>co-stars have paid tribute, including Michael Imperioli, who played Christopher Moltisanti. \u201cOur beloved friend and collaborator Vincent Pastore has passed away,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis is a hard one for us, it seems like I\u2019ve known Vinny forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbg3bQbkXa0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe did lots of work together and travelled all over the USA as well as Italy and Australia. Lots of good times. Lots of laughs. Vinny was a kind-hearted\u00a0brother who cared deeply about his family and friends. I will miss him always.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano, described him as \u201ca wonderful actor, a kind and loving man\u201d, while Lorraine Bracco, who portrayed Dr. Jennifer Melfi, remembered him as \u201csuch a funny and charming man\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another irreplaceable brother gone. It never gets any easier. Travel well Vincenzo. pic.twitter.com\/sybh6LOWvm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udd49Stevie Van Zandt\u262e\ufe0f\ud83d\udc99 (@StevieVanZandt) August 2, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Steven Van Zandt, aka Silvio Dante, called him an \u201cirreplaceable brother\u201d, while Joe Pantoliano, who played Ralph Cifaretto, added: \u201cHe had this incredible appetite for the business and he never lost that spark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pastore is survived by his daughter Renee, his son-in-law\u00a0and his granddaughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>HBO<\/li>\n<li>The Sopranos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You 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td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Vincent Pastore, the actor best known for playing Salvatore \u2018Big Pussy\u2019 Bonpensiero in <i>The Sopranos<\/i>, has died, aged 80.<\/p>\n<p>He was found dead at his home in The Bronx, New York by a\u00a0neighbour\u00a0yesterday (August 1), after his manager had\u00a0reportedly not\u00a0heard from him for three days. No cause of death has been confirmed, although\u00a0initial reports said it was believed\u00a0to\u00a0have been from natural causes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVinny was a great\u00a0guy,\u00a0he would help anyone and was very charitable,\u201d his longtime manager Bob McGowan said.<\/p>\n<p>Pastore played Big Pussy, one of Tony Soprano\u2019s oldest friends and most trusted enforcers throughout the first two seasons of David Chase\u2019s landmark\u00a0HBO\u00a0series.<\/p>\n<p>His character\u2019s eventual betrayal of Tony became one of <i>The Sopranos<\/i>\u2018 defining early storylines, with it\u00a0ultimately being\u00a0revealed that Big Pussy had been\u00a0secretly working with the FBI by recording conversations with Tony\u2019s crew.<\/p>\n<p>Tony,\u00a0Paulie Walnuts and Silvio Dante memorably confronted Pussy while on a boat trip and murdered him, throwing his body into the ocean so he could \u201csleep with the fishes\u201d.\u00a0The crime would go on to haunt Tony through flashbacks and hallucinations throughout the remaining seasons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbg1eWLhaMv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Born in The Bronx on July 14, 1946, Pastore served in Vietnam before studying drama at Pace University. He secured minor roles in\u00a0<i>Goodfellas\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>Carlito\u2019s\u00a0Way and<\/i>\u00a0starred alongside future\u00a0<i>Sopranos\u00a0<\/i>collaborators Tony Sirico and Frank Vincent in the 1996 HBO film\u00a0<i>Gotti<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>His other credits included\u00a0<i>Mickey Blue Eyes<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Deuces Wild<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Revolver<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Law &amp; Order<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Hawaii Five-O\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>Yellowjackets<\/i>, and he became a regular on reality shows such as\u00a0<i>The Celebrity Apprentice\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>Dancing\u00a0With\u00a0The\u00a0Stars<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>A number of\u00a0Pastore\u2019s former\u00a0<i>Sopranos\u00a0<\/i>co-stars have paid tribute, including Michael Imperioli, who played Christopher Moltisanti. \u201cOur beloved friend and collaborator Vincent Pastore has passed away,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis is a hard one for us, it seems like I\u2019ve known Vinny forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbg3bQbkXa0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe did lots of work together and travelled all over the USA as well as Italy and Australia. Lots of good times. Lots of laughs. Vinny was a kind-hearted\u00a0brother who cared deeply about his family and friends. I will miss him always.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano, described him as \u201ca wonderful actor, a kind and loving man\u201d, while Lorraine Bracco, who portrayed Dr. Jennifer Melfi, remembered him as \u201csuch a funny and charming man\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another irreplaceable brother gone. It never gets any easier. Travel well Vincenzo. pic.twitter.com\/sybh6LOWvm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udd49Stevie Van Zandt\u262e\ufe0f\ud83d\udc99 (@StevieVanZandt) August 2, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Steven Van Zandt, aka Silvio Dante, called him an \u201cirreplaceable brother\u201d, while Joe Pantoliano, who played Ralph Cifaretto, added: \u201cHe had this incredible appetite for the business and he never lost that spark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pastore is survived by his daughter Renee, his son-in-law\u00a0and his granddaughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/the-sopranos-star-vincent-pastore-dies-aged-80-3960266&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vincent_pastore_rip.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News \u2018The Sopranos\u2019 star\u00a0Vincent\u00a0Pastore\u00a0dies aged 80 He memorably played Salvatore &#8216;Big Pussy&#8217;\u00a0Bonpensiero\u00a0in the first two seasons\u00a0of\u00a0the landmark HBO series By Max Pilley 2nd August 2026 Vincent Pastore at the &#8220;Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple&#8221; Premiere during the 2024 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 08, 2024 in New York City. 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