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Update 1 P.M. with more information. Frank Pellegrino Sr., an actor who appeared in The Sopranos and Goodfellas and ran Harlem’s legendary — and famously exclusive — Rao’s restaurant, died Tuesday after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 72. His friend Bo Dietl confirmed Pellegrino’s death, telling the New York Post‘s Page Six: "We lost a part of New York today when we lost Frankie. There's nobody like him, he's an icon." Dietl said Pellegrino died at NY’s Memorial…...

As reported by Variety, Sopranos actor and New York City restaurateur Frank Pellegrino has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 72.

Pellegrino is probably best known for playing FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso on eleven episodes of The Sopranos, and like a lot of Italian actors from New York, he spent a lot of time appearing in mobster-related films and TV shows. In addition to The Sopranos, he played Johnny Dio in Goodfellas, appeared in three episodes across the Law & Order universe, and he had smaller roles in Cop Land, Mickey Blue Eyes, and Manhattan Murder Mystery. As Variety notes, he also had a recent guest appearance on Bravo’s Odd Mom Out.

Separate from his acting life, Pellegrino was a food buff and co-owner of iconic Italian eatery Rao’s in East Harlem, New York—a restaurant that has appeared in Jay Z videos, The Wolf ...

Frank Pellegrino, who played FBI bureau chief Frank Cubitoso on “The Sopranos,” died Tuesday after a battle with lung cancer, People reported. He was 72. Pellegrino, who in addition to his acting career was co-owner of the New York restaurant Rao’s, had been battling lung cancer since last year. “New York lost a piece of New York yesterday. Frankie was an icon, one of the most unique and remarkable people I’ve ever met in my life, with one of the biggest hearts,” Pellegrino’s friend Bo Dietl told People. “If anyone had a problem, they would go to Frankie and he would.

Frank Pellegrino, Sopranos star and co-owner of legendary New York restaurant Rao’s, has died, People confirms. The star, who had been battling lung cancer since last year, was 72.

The native New Yorker is most famous for his role playing FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso on the HBO crime drama from 1999–2004. He also starred in multiple episodes of Law & Order, as well as several movies, including Cop Land, Mickey Blue Eyes and the 1990 Martin Scorsese hit Goodfellas.

Pellegrino’s longtime friend Bo Dietl tells People: “New York lost a piece of New York yesterday. Frankie was an icon, one of the...

Frank Pellegrino -- best known for his role as the FBI Chief gunning for Tony Soprano on the HBO hit show -- died after losing his battle with cancer. Frank -- who also co-owned the popular Italian restaurant Rao's in East Harlem -- died in New York Tuesday. The restaurant, founded in 1896, was famous for celebrity drop-ins ... including Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen and Jay Z. Frank appeared in "Goodfellas" and 'Law & Order' but he burst...

Fans of “The Sopranos” are mourning the loss of character actor Frank Pellegrino, best known for playing the FBI’s New Jersey Division chief Frank Cubitoso on HBO’s mob hit, with Us Weekly confirming he lost his battle with lung cancer at age 72. In addition to his recurring role on “The Sopranos”, Pellegrino also played Johnny Dio in […]...

Welcome to the final installment of our summer trip through "The Sopranos" season 1. When I revisited early seasons of "The Wire," as well as the whole run of "Deadwood," I did separate versions of each review for newcomers and veterans, but over time realized that the newcomers weren't commenting much, if at all, and that it therefore made sense to simply do one review. Any significant spoilers for episodes beyond the one being reviewed will be contained in a separate section at the end of the review; so long as you avoid that, and the comments, you should be fine. Thoughts on the season finale, “I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano," coming up just as soon as I remind you that I'm not a big Renee Zellweger fan... "Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this!" -Tony David Chase, as many of you know by now, didn't want to make another TV show.

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