Joseph R. Gannascoli

Acting

Joseph R. Gannascoli

Born

1959-02-15 (67)

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series The Sopranos. Prior to acting, Gannascoli was a professional chef. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications. He began his cooking career at Manhattan Market in 1981, before leaving to work at Commander's Palace in New Orleans, and then at various restaurants around the country.

Known for

Law & Order poster
7.3

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Law & Order

1990

The Sopranos poster
8.7

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

The Sopranos

1999

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

White Collar poster
8.2

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.

White Collar

2009

Best Week Ever poster
5.9

Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was cancelled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of Best Week Ever. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013. On the show, comedians analyze the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."

Best Week Ever

2004

Men in Black 3 poster
6.5

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

Men in Black 3

2012

Film credits

2010s · 10 titles

Men in Black 3 poster
6.5

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

Men in Black 3

2012

Rob the Mob poster
6.1

The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble upon a score bigger than they ever planned and become targets of both the mob and the FBI.

Rob the Mob

2014

The Brawler poster
4.1

The true story of underdog boxer, Chuck Wepner, who gets a shot to fight the champ, Muhammed Ali.

The Brawler

2019

Jason's Letter poster
NR

This powerful film addresses the unarmed police shooting in America thru the eye's of 2-young boys, one of whom had to give his life in order for change to even be considered.

Jason's Letter

2017

An Act of War poster
4.6

Battling insomnia and undiagnosed PTSD, a war veteran works nights as a projectionist at a decrepit theater. While struggling to adapt to civilian life, he soon finds himself tangled in an inescapable web of seduction, addiction, and violence.

An Act of War

2015

Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 poster
9.0

This show is not produced or released by HBO & includes rare never seen footage! See Bloopers, Retakes, & Candid Videos! Visit Filming Locations & watch Flights, Crashes & Whackings! 15 Cast Commentaries illustrate 6 Seasons!

Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2

2015

Leaving Circadia poster
1.0

New Yorkers on the cusp of thirty strive to balance their fading dreams with the growing responsibilities of life, love, and career.

Leaving Circadia

2014

Other Plans poster
5.1

Through a case of mistaken identity, a young executive falls for a man who doesn't fit the life plan she's followed since childhood.

Other Plans

2014

The Fuzz poster
6.3

When a string of violent, drug-related crimes rock the seedy Puppet Town neighborhood, Herbie, a puppet cop, must work together with his hapless human partner Sanchez to track down the dangerous puppet drug dealer Rainbow Brown, who will stop at nothing in becoming the most powerful criminal in the city.

The Fuzz

2013

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NR

When screenwriter Cal Neros fritters away a million-dollar advance on a script and blows his deadline, the studio boss gives him one week to write the sickest movie ever committed to the screen.

Circus Maximus

2011

2000s · 7 titles

College Road Trip poster
5.4

When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.

College Road Trip

2008

Beer League poster
5.1

An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game to avoid getting kicked out of the local league.

Beer League

2006

Two Family House poster
6.3

Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.

Two Family House

2000

No artwork available
NR

"HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect" is a behind-the-scenes documentary that includes previews of the game, cast and crew interviews, and footage of actors recording their parts for the game.

HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'

2006

Corrado poster
3.5

A ruthless mafia hit man is transformed when he rescues a woman who takes the fall for one of his hits.

Corrado

2009

The Kings of Brooklyn poster
2.0

Three childhood friends from Brooklyn are corrupted by the dark side of Wall Street and suffer the consequences of innocence and ignorance.

The Kings of Brooklyn

2004

Meet the Mobsters poster
6.4

Down-and-out lounge singer Johnny Slade is hired by a mystery man to open a hot new club, the catch being he's given a new--and terrible--song to sing each night. Noticing that whenever he sings one a new crime is committed, Johnny gradually realizes his songwriter-benefactor is a powerful mob boss in hiding and his "Greatest Hits" are the only way the man can give orders to his crew...

Meet the Mobsters

2005

1990s · 9 titles

Ed Wood poster
7.5

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

Ed Wood

1994

Mickey Blue Eyes poster
5.7

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999

Basquiat poster
6.6

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Basquiat

1996

Never Talk to Strangers poster
5.4

Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive young man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him. As a cause of this relationship, she changes her personality when she begins to receive anonymous telephone calls.

Never Talk to Strangers

1995

The Funeral poster
6.8

After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

The Funeral

1996

Money for Nothing poster
5.6

When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.

Money for Nothing

1993

On the Run poster
5.8

Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is permanently disrupted. what ensues is one long, crazy night in New York that will change both their lives forever.

On the Run

1999

Blowfish poster
8.0

Everyone in the trailer park has a secret of their own, including Nick and Gino. Without the comforting distractions of Brooklyn, the brothers lose grip of their long-defined roles, which threatens to expose the unspoken Family secret, that each has kept from the other, for twenty years.

Blowfish

1997

No artwork available
8.5

Benicio del Toro's 1995 short film

Submission

1995

Series credits

Law & Order poster
7.3

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Law & Order

1990

The Sopranos poster
8.7

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

The Sopranos

1999

The Sopranos poster
8.7

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

The Sopranos

1999

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

White Collar poster
8.2

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.

White Collar

2009

Best Week Ever poster
5.9

Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was cancelled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of Best Week Ever. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013. On the show, comedians analyze the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."

Best Week Ever

2004

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos poster
8.3

A portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

2024

Celebrity Fit Club poster
9.0

Celebrities compete to lose weight and get in shape. The celebrities take part in a range of physical and motivational activities designed to shed pounds, increase team spirit, and win prizes. In the end, they face the scales at a weigh-in ceremony where they are individually weighed in by a panel of experts.

Celebrity Fit Club

2005

Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back poster
7.3

Gordon Ramsay drives to struggling restaurants across the country in his state-of-the-art mobile kitchen and command center, Hell On Wheels, and tries to bring them back from the brink of disaster – all in just 24 hours.

Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

2018