Frank Vincent

Frank Vincent (born August 4, 1939) is an American actor and musician. Among other noted roles, he played Phil Leotardo in the HBO series The Sopranos. Vincent, an Italian American, was born Frank Vincent Gattuso in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. His father, Frank Vincent Gattuso, Sr., was an iron worker. Vincent has two brothers: Nick and Jimmy. His father was one of six children (Lucia [Lucille], Filippo ... more

Frank Vincent (born August 4, 1939) is an American actor and musician. Among other noted roles, he played Phil Leotardo in the HBO series The Sopranos. Vincent, an Italian American, was born Frank Vincent Gattuso in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. His father, Frank Vincent Gattuso, Sr., was an iron worker. Vincent has two brothers: Nick and Jimmy. His father was one of six children (Lucia [Lucille], Filippo [Philip], Antonio [Tony], Frank, James [Jimmie] and Cecilia [Ceil]) all born in Massachusetts to Italian immigrants Nicolò Gattuso and Francesca Di Peri. His Uncle Phil served in the UK in World War II and married an English girl so Frank has an English cousin called Michael Gattuso. He is of Sicilian (paternal grandfather) and Neapolitan descent. In the late 1970s, Frank teamed up with Joe Pesci, performing in local clubs like the Arlington Lounge and other venues around Northern New Jersey as "Vincent and Pesci". The comedy duo's material... less