Paul Sorvino — Star of “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order” — Dies at 83

Paul Sorvino — Star of “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order” — Dies at 83

Actor Paul Sorvino — best known for his roles in the film classic “Goodfellas” and the television series “Law & Order” — has died at 83. 

According to CNN, Sorvino died on Monday of natural causes with his wife Dee Dee by his side. "Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino,"  said Dee Dee Sorvino through publicist Roger Neal.

“My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed,” Tweeted his daughter Mira Sorvino. “My heart is rent asunder - a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.”

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The Brooklyn, New York-born Sorvino attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy before making his Broadway debut in the mid-1960s. His first movie was the comedy "Where's Poppa," followed by "The Panic in Needle Park," opposite Al Pacino.

He earned a Tony nomination for his role in "That Championship Season" and appeared in a wide range of movies that included portraying Henry Kissinger in "Nixon," "Dick Tracy," "Reds," and "The Rocketeer."

“Sorvino is perhaps best remembered for director Martin Scorsese's ‘Goodfellas’ as Paul Cicero, the mobster who even in prison retained a passion for cooking and fine cuisine, thinly slicing garlic with a razor blade,” writes CNN.