R.I.P. Paul Sorvino from Goodfellas and Law & Order

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The actor who played Paul Cicero in Goodfellas and starred on two seasons of Law & Order was 83

, whether it means playing against type or playing someone who is pointedly not a mobster, like a cop. Naturally, Sorvino followed, playing Sergeant Phil Cerreta for 31 episodes. Unfortunately, the character’s contribution to thecanon is mostly just notable for who replaced him: Jerry Orbach’s Lennie Briscoe, one of the most popular TV characters of all time.

Paul Sorvino had three children, including actors Michael and Mira Sorvino—with the latter memorably bringing her father to tears when she thanked him in her Oscars speech in 1996. The AP obituary also quotes Sorvino as saying that he always hoped he would be remembered“The reality is I’m a sculptor, a painter, a best-selling author, many, many thingsmore than that of just tough guy.”

 

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