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Louis Mustillo | |
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| Born | May 28, 1958 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Tricia Brown (m. 2005) |
Louis Mustillo (born May 28, 1958) [1] is an American actor who is best known as playing Vincent "Vince" Moranto on Mike & Molly from 2010 to 2016.
Mustillo was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he was a contemporary of the Canadian actor, Elias Koteas, and Illeana Douglas. According to the American Academy's 1983 graduation program, Mustillo and Douglas graduated from the Academy's two-year program in a ceremony held at NYC's Winter Garden Theatre on April 26, 1983. They were not asked back to the school's third-year, known as The Production Company year. [2]
He has guest-starred in more than 50 episodes of television, including an early appearance as a controversial comic on Night Court , and has appeared in over 20 films. He was a series regular on Man of the People with James Garner. He also played Russell Topps for two seasons on DreamWorks first hour-long drama, High Incident . He had a recurring role on The Sopranos as a mafia-associated landscaping business owner, Salvatore "Sal" Vitro. He appeared in The Narrows , and he played sports writer Maury Allen on the ESPN miniseries The Bronx is Burning . Louis also wrote and starred in Bartenders, a one-man show that ran for a year at the John Houseman Theatre in New York City.
He also had a regular role in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly playing Vince, a love interest and later husband of Molly's mother. [3]
He is married to Tricia Brown. [4]
| Year | Film/TV | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Who's the Boss? (TV series) | Dennis | Season 6 Episode 3 "In Your Dreams" |
| 1990 | Family Matters (TV series) | Russell | Season 1 Episode 15 "The Big Reunion" |
| 1990 | Night Court (TV series) | Monte Potter | Season 8 Episode 12 "It's Just a Joke" |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap (TV series) | Mario | Season 3 Episode 14 "Private Dancer" |
| 1992 | Married... with Children (TV series) | Mr. Nielson | Season 6 Episode 22 "The Goodbye Girl" |
| 1994 | Corrina, Corrina | Joe Allechinetti | |
| 1994 | Wings (TV series) | Wise Man | Season 6 Episode 11 "Insanity Claus" (eats Bob's donut) |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series) | Detective Tuzzolino | Season 2 Episode 10 "Metallo" |
| 1996 | Freeway | Vanessa's Attorney [5] | |
| Hellraiser: Bloodline | Sharpe | ||
| 1996-1997 | High Incident (TV series) | Officer Russell Topps | 32 Episodes |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Costello [6] | |
| 1998 | Seinfeld (TV series) | Phil [7] | Season 9 Episode 14 "The Strong Box" |
| 1999 | Dudley Do-Right | Standing Room Only [8] | |
| Just The Ticket | Harry The Head [9] | ||
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Guy at Counter | Season 1 Episode 2 "Ted and Mary" |
| 2000 | Early Edition (TV series) | Joey "Clams" | Season 4 Episode 14 "Performance Anxiety" |
| 2000 | ER (TV series) | Steve O’Brien | Season 6 Episode 21 “Sweet Sorrow” |
| 2002 | Wishcraft | Principal Dombrowski | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami (TV series) | Eugene Thomas Walter | Season 2 Episode 12 "Witness To Murder" |
| 2004-2006 | The Sopranos (TV series) | Sal Vitro, The Landscaper | 4 Episodes |
| 2005 | Two for the Money | Doorman [10] | |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | U.S. Marshal #2 | |
| 2007 | The Bronx Is Burning (TV series) | Maury Allen [11] | |
| 2008 | My Sassy Girl | Jordan's Doorman | |
| 2009 | Cold Case (TV series) | Walt Strickland [5] | Season 6 Episode 12 "Lotto Fever" |
| 2010–2016 | Mike & Molly (TV series) | Vince Moranto | Main Cast; 105 episodes |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Uncle Johnny Vitelloni [12] | |
| One for the Money | Frank Plum | ||
| 2015 | Whole Day Down | Zabulon | Episode: "The Discreet Charm of a Wooden Bosom." |
| 2017 | Wetlands | Jimmy "Coconuts" | |
| 2018 | Strange Angel (TV series) | Humphrey | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series) | Dave Arnold | Episode: "Revenge" |
| 2020 | NCIS (TV Series) | Emilio "Freckles" Zucado | Episode: "Everything Starts Somewhere" |
| 2021 | Blue Bloods (TV series) | Lenny | Season 11 Episode 14 "The New You" |
| 2022 | Bobcat Moretti | Carmine | |
| 2025 | The Alto Knights | Joe Bonnano |
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