Vinny Vella

Vella was born on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. His father was from Bari, Italy and his mother was from Naples, Italy. Vella's father had a fish store in Little Italy. ==Career==

Vella acted in more than forty films often in the role of gangster. He played Jimmy Petrille on the HBO series The Sopranos. In New York City, he hosted a public-access television cable TV show on MNN, the Vinny Vella show. He appeared in more than 35 advertisements. ==Personal life==

He was married to Margaret Ann Hernandez; they had one son, Vincent Vella Jr. Besides Vincent Vella Jr., Vinny was also a father to Ben and Anthony Hernandez, Jennifer Maloney and Lauren Vella. Vella was at one time the "Mayor of Elizabeth Street". In 2007, he opened his own pizzeria in Williamsburg, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. In June 2008, Vella was involved in controversy around a lottery ticket, according to some sources, and threatened to sue over it. ==Death==

Vella died at home on Elizabeth Street, New York City on February 20, 2019, due to liver cancer, at age 72. == Filmography ==

Film Vella's films include: Television ==References==