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Vincent Pastore Reflects on Teaching Acting Classes After ‘Sopranos’: ‘I’m Not That Guy on Television’


Vincent Pastore reflects on teaching acting classes after his role in The Sopranos took his career to new heights in an exclusive interview with Closer.

“Usually it’s a guy,” says Vincent, who played mafia strongman Salvatore Bonpensiero — affectionately known as “Big Pussy” due to his early career as a cat burglar — on the influential HBO mob series. The New York native, whose beloved character made many return appearances to The Sopranos after he was offed in season 2, takes pride in passing on what he’s learned as an actor in classes at HB Studios. It’s ironic because Michael Imperioli wrote the Sopranos episode where his character, Christopher, bought a bar for Adriana called the Crazy Horse.

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