Vincent Pastore

Signed on for the fourth season of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC); withdrew from the competition after only one week, after finding the necessary training and preparation too physically demanding; replaced by actor John Ratzenberger

Appeared on the fourth season of the VH1 reality show "Celebrity Fit Club"

Cast in "Revolver," written and directed by Guy Ritchie (released theatrically in 2007)

Guest starred as an attorney on ABC's "The Practice"

Voiced Luca in the animated feature "Shark Tale"

Along with Frank Vincent, co-starred in the mafia feature "This Thing Of Ours"

Cast as Tony in the feature comedy "Servicing Sara"

Reteamed with Gallagher for "Blue Moon"

Acted in the TV-movie "A Slight Case of Murder" (TNT), starring William H Macy and Felicity Huffman

Appeared in Norman Jewison's "The Hurricane"

Played a funny mobster named Al in "Mickey Blue Eyes", opposite James Caan

Portrayed 'Big Pussy' Bompensiero, the right-hand man and confidant of Tony Soprano in HBO's acclaimed cult mob series, "The Sopranos"; character was killed in the second season

Played Mikey DeBatt in NBC miniseries, "Witness to the Mob"

Acted with future "Sopranos" co-stars Tony Sirico and Michael Imperioli in John Andrew Gallagher's "The Deli"

Appeared in CBS miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Last Don"

Portrayed Angelo Ruggiero in HBO movie "Gotti"

Breakthrough film, "The Jerky Boys" opposite Alan Arkin

Appeared as a State Trooper in Demme's "The Ref"; first feature credit as Vincent Pastore

Acted in Brian De Palma's "Carlito's Way"

Played Tony 'Clams' Como in Demme's feature directorial debut, "Who's the Man?"

First association with director Ted Demme, "The Bet"

First of four appearances on NBC's "Law & Order", playing Dominick in "Wedded Bliss" episode

Acted in two movies starring Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" and Penny Marshall's "Awakenings"; credited for both as Vinny Pastore

Credited as Vinny Pastore in Nancy Savoca's "True Love"

Grew up in New Rochelle, New York

Managed and owned nightclubs in New Rochelle; became friends with clubgoers Matt and Kevin Dillon who convinced him to pursue acting