Joseph Gannascoli

Reemerged as Vito Spatafore, the nephew of the character Richie Aprile, in the second season of "The Sopranos" (HBO); revealed himself to be a closeted gay mobster in the fourth season and was outed in the fifth season

Appeared in the crime comedy "On the Run" which starred Michael Imperioli

Appeared in the first season of "The Sopranos," (HBO) playing a character named Gino

Played a hospital guard in "Basquiat"

Benecio Del Toro, whom he met on the set "Money for Nothing" cast him as the lead in the short "Submission" his directorial debut

Landed first movie role in "Money for Nothing," which starred James Gandolfini

Became a self-taught chef and worked in Manhattan, Boston, Los Angeles and New Orleans

Benecio Del Toro introduced him to Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken, both who cast for "The Sopranos"

Opened up Soup As Art restaurant in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Theatre debut in the play, "The Juicemen"