Vincent Curatola (; born August 16, 1953) is an American actor. Curatola is best known for his portrayal of the New York Mafioso Johnny Sack from the HBO drama ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

''. He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with the band

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Personal life

Curatola was born in and grew up in

Englewood, New Jersey Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which at the 2020 United States census had a population of 29,308. Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from po ...

, where his boyhood paper route allowed him to meet many performers. By 2007, he had moved to

Saddle River, New Jersey Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located just over northwest of Manhattan. The town is known for its natural fields, farmland, forests, and rivers, and has a bucolic atmos ...

Politics

In 2009, Curatola was named to the Gaming, Sports and Entertainment subcommittee transition team of then Governor-elect

Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in N ...

of New Jersey.Vince Curatola, Al Leiter on Christie transition team
Capitol Quickies, Asbury Park Press blog, November 25, 2009. Accessed January 20, 2010.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in movie an ...

*2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" – ''The Sopranos'' *2004: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" – ''The Sopranos''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curatola, Vincent 1953 births Male actors from New Jersey People from Englewood, New Jersey People from Saddle River, New Jersey American male television actors Living people 21st-century American male actors American people of Italian descent