Michael Sorvino

Michael Sorvino
Born	Michael Davis Sorvino (1977-11-21) November 21, 1977 (age 47) Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names	Mike Sorvino
Education	Rutgers University
Occupations	Actor producer
Years active	1993–present
Father	Paul Sorvino
Relatives	Mira Sorvino (sister), Amanda (sister)

Michael Davis Sorvino (born November 21, 1977) is an American actor and producer.^[1] He is best known as the voice of Tommy Angelo, the protagonist in Mafia. His work also includes roles in Almost Paris, Summer of Sam, The Trouble with Cali, Blur, The Depths, and Once Upon a Time in Queens, among others. He is the son of actor Paul Sorvino and Lorraine Ruth Davis and the brother of actress Mira Sorvino.^[2]

Career

Sorvino was born in Tenafly, New Jersey to actor Paul Sorvino and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1996.^[3][4] He went on to graduate from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theater (Acting) in May 2001.^[5][6] Sorvino first started acting in 1993 with a part in the film Amongst Friends. He had a recurring role in 2005 on the television mini-series Human Trafficking. He also voiced the lead character ‘Thomas “Tommy” Angelo’ in the game Mafia.^[7][8][9]

Sorvino also produced and acted in the 2016 comedy drama film Almost Paris, which was directed by Domenica Cameron-Scorsese.^[1]

He is currently in development on the feature film Big Enzo’s Wedding, which he is producing and acting in as well.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Amongst Friends	Kid in Fight
1995	Sweet Nothing	Waiting Customer
1999	Summer of Sam	Bowler at Diner
2001	Perfume	Mario Mancini
2003	Gods and Generals	Federal Soldier
2007	Blind Luck	David	(Short)
2007	Blur	James
2010	Mineville	Robert Laremy
2010	In the End	Michael Bennett	(Video short)
2011	Hunting Season	David[10][11]
2012	The Trouble with Cali	Young Guido
2013	How Sweet It Is	Butler
2013	Once Upon a Time in Queens	Dr. Shapiro
2016	Chasing Gold	Jeff Wagner
2016	Almost Paris	Mikey-Mike
2017	The Depths	Jimmy / Noir Film Narrator

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Human Trafficking	Mischa	3 episodes
2010	Hillers	Tommy	Unknown episodes
2016	You Are Nothing	Ellen's Husband	Unknown episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2002	Mafia	Tommy Angelo	[12]
2010	Mafia II	Tommy Angelo	Archival audio[12]

References

1. "'Almost Paris' producers, Jersey boys both, hope to see tax incentives for films in the future". NJBIZ. April 3, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
2. "Full Interview with Paul and Michael Sorvino". Mountain Lake PBS. May 20, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
3. "Michael Sorvino on Set". Chasing News. February 17, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
4. Beckerman, Jim. "Film by Tenafly actors premieres at Tribeca Film Festival", The Record (Bergen County), April 24, 2016. Accessed January 25, 2018.
5. "Michael Sorvino". The Stars Come Home. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
6. "Tenafly: Small Town, Big Stars – Part 1". Jersey Wood. June 6, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
7. "Full Interview with Paul and Michael Sorvino – PART 2". Mountain Lake PBS. May 20, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
8. "Full Interview with Paul and Michael Sorvino – PART 3". Mountain Lake PBS. May 20, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
9. "Full Interview with Paul and Michael Sorvino – PART 4". Mountain Lake PBS. May 20, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
10. "Michael Sorvino @ LA Film Week 2012". LA Film Week. May 4, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
11. "Tom Balsamides-John Bale-Nick Mahoney-Michael Sorvino (Hunting Season) @ LA Film Week 2012". LA Film Week. May 4, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
12. "Michael Sorvino (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 18, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

External links

• Michael Sorvino at IMDb