PHILADELPHIA — Actor Paul Sorvino, best known for his role in films like "Goodfellas" and "Nixon," has died. He was 83.
Sorvino’s publicist Roger Neal confirmed the star’s death, telling the Associated Press that Sorvino died of natural causes on Monday morning at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Sorvino’s wife, Dee Dee Benkie, issued a statement saying “our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino.”
Born in 1939, Sorvino, a Brooklyn native, worked in Hollywood for more than 50 years, and appeared in dozens of films and television shows. Among his most well-known roles is mobster Paulie Cicero in 1990s "Goodfellas," Henry Kissinger in 1995′s "Nixon" and Eddie Valentine in 1991′s "The Rocketeer."
