Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960)[1] is an American character actor.
Rispoli reunited with Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123.
[6] He majored in theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982.
[7] The feature film Union Square (co-written and directed by Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner Nancy Savoca) premiered in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival: Rispoli co-stars with Mira Sorvino, Patti LuPone, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
He also starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis.