
Michael Rispoli
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor. He was formerly part of the HBO television series The Sopranos as Jackie Aprile, Sr. Rispoli recently reunited with The Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was born in Long Island, New York, one of eight children. He attended State University of New York at Plattsburgh as a Theater major and graduated in 1982.
Known For

Volcano
1997

Kick-Ass
2010

The Weather Man
2005

Invincible
2006

Snake Eyes
1998

Death to Smoochy
2002

The Juror
1996

Mr. 3000
2004

Two Family House
2000

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009

Club Soda
2006

See You in September
2010

The Last Godfather
2010

His and Hers
1997

Angie
1994

The Reunion
2011

Union Square
2011

Cabin Girl
2023

Pain & Gain
2013

Allswell in New York
2023

Empire State
2013

Over/Under
2013

Rob the Mob
2014

Burnzy's Last Call
1995

Above the Rim
1994

Scarred City
1999

Rounders
1998

Night and the City
1992

One Last Thing...
2005

Cusp
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Summer of Sam
1999

One Tough Cop
1998

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996

Friends and Romans
2014

The Rum Diary
2011

Exposed
2016

Yonkers Joe
2008

Black Irish
2007

It Had to Be You
2000

Bottom of the 9th
2019

Honor Up
2018

The Third Miracle
1999

Household Saints
1993

To Die For
1995

Faraway Eyes
2021

While You Were Sleeping
1995

Framing John DeLorean
2019

Feeling Minnesota
1996

The Depths
2017

The Real Sopranos
2006

Stories USA
2007

Cherry
2021

A Brooklyn Love Story
2024

The Alto Knights
2025

Nonnas
2025

Father Joe
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Operation Fastlink
—

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

The Bronx Is Burning
2007

Chicago P.D.
2014

Bram & Alice
2002

The Great Defender
1995

Ryan Caulfield: Year One
1999

My Guys
1996

Law & Order
1990

Common Law
2012

Blue Bloods
2010

Blue Bloods
2010

The Sopranos
1999

Magic City
2012

Person of Interest
2011

Madoff
2016

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

The Deuce
2017

Law & Order
1990

The Offer
2022

Dirty John
2018

The Man in the High Castle
2015

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001

American Dad!
2005

Elementary
2012

Third Watch
1999

The Black Donnellys
2007

The Black Donnellys
2007

Touched by an Angel
1994

ER
1994

The Good Wife
2009

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024

Talking Sopranos
2020

10-8: Officers on Duty
2003

Billions
2016