Vincent Curatola

Of Italian-American descent,^[2] Curatola was born in and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where his boyhood paper route allowed him to meet many performers.^[3] By 2007, he had moved to Saddle River, New Jersey.^[4] He sings and plays guitar, and occasionally performs with the band Chicago.^[5]

Before his acting career, Curatola worked as masonry contractor. At his wife's suggestion, he studied acting in the early 1990s and began getting occasional acting roles,^[6] including in the series Law & Order.^[7] Towards the end of the decade, he appeared in productions such as Gotti (1996), and Exiled (1998). He then landed a regular role in the drama series The Sopranos as New York mobster Johnny Sack.^[6] He played the role for all six seasons from 1999 to 2007^[8] and was nominated for a SAG Award twice for it.^[9] Curatola's later credits include The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, Person of Interest, Law & Order: SVU, and the 2012 film Killing Them Softly.^[10] He has also taught acting.^[10][9]

In 2007, Curatola appeared in a The Sopranos parody advertisement for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential exploratory committee, alongside Hillary and Bill Clinton.^[11][12] In 2009, Curatola was named to the Gaming, Sports, and Entertainment subcommittee transition team of then Governor-elect Chris Christie of New Jersey.^[13]

Screen Actors Guild Award

• 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