Rick Pasqualone

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Rick Pasqualone
Born1965or1966(age 57–58)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
SpouseDenise Fennell (m. 2021) [1]

Rick Pasqualone (born 1965/1966) [1] is an American stage, film, television and voice actor. He voiced Vito Scaletta, a character in the games Mafia II and Mafia III , Doctor Strange in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Vinnie in The Darkness II .

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Career

Pasqualone first started acting in 1990 when he was cast as Tony in the long-running Off-Broadway hit Tony N' Tina's Wedding. He later made his Broadway debut in the Neil Simon comedy Proposals. His first film role was in the 1996 short film, Tales of Erotica , which also starred a young Mira Sorvino. Michael Sorvino, Mira's brother, had voiced Tommy Angelo in the 2002 game Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven . In addition to television, Pasqualone also does voice-over work for commercials and video games. Some of his more notable works include Civilization V , Halo 5: Guardians , Batman: Arkham Knight , The Darkness II and Grand Theft Auto V . In 2009, he became the new voice of Aldo Trapani in The Godfather II . In 2010, he voiced Vito Scaletta, the main protagonist of Mafia II , and a character of its 2016 sequel, Mafia III . The voice of Vito is his most popular role to date. He was also the voice of Diego in the video game Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Dan Turpin in The Death of Superman .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Tales of Erotica JoeySegment: "The Dutch Master"
1997 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Mark Black
2011 Hop Utility Voice [2] (voice)
2018 The Death of Superman Dan Turpin (voice)Direct-to-video
2020 Greenland National News Anchor
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Dealer (voice)Credited as Richard Pasqualone
Mank Singer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Weird Science RobberEpisode: "Rock Hard Chett"
Kirk RonnieEpisode: "Helloween"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ToralEpisode: "The Sword of Kahless"
1996 Caroline in the City BladeEpisode: "Caroline and the Movie"
Moloney Greg HarrisonEpisode: "Nothing But the Truth"
1996–2005 JAG Lieutenant Kyle, Captain David White3 episodes
1997 USA High Giuseppe Ferrari2 episodes
1998 Vengeance Unlimited Internal Affairs InvestigatorEpisode: "Justice"
1999 Love Boat: The Next Wave CharlieEpisode: "Prom Queen"
Friends Croupier3 episodes
2000 Falcone Al "Ruby" RubirosaEpisode: "Double Exposure"
2002 NYPD Blue Uniform3 episodes
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Club OwnerEpisode: "Lady Heather's Box"
NCIS Corporal Paul DafelmairEpisode: "Hung Out to Dry"
2004 Charmed LipsEpisode: "Charmed Noir"
2005 Without a Trace TonyEpisode: "Party Girl"
Blind Justice Anthony KnowlesEpisode: "Fancy Footwork"
2006 CSI: NY Q.T. JammerEpisode: "Risk"
Celebrity Deathmatch Robert De Niro (voice)Episode: "Robert De Niro vs. James Gandolfini"
2007 Shark Max LundyEpisode: "Fall from Grace"
2008 Crash WarrenEpisode: "The Doctor Is In"
2009–10 Family Guy Tony, Richard Dawson (voices)2 episodes
2010 Desperate Housewives Detective John BoothEpisode: "The Ballad of Booth"
All My Children Charles Michaelson3 episodes
2011 Glee Al MottaEpisode: "I Am Unicorn"
2012 Childrens Hospital ItalianEpisode: "Wisedocs"
2013 The Young and the Restless Ken3 episodes
Melissa & Joey EliotEpisode: "A New Kind of Family Christmas"
2016 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Buzzstrike (voice)4 episodes
2018 General Hospital Vincent MarinoEpisode: "Sonny, What If?"
2020 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Mosso's GhostEpisode: "The Cosmic Connectome"
2022 NCIS: Los Angeles Martin HendersonEpisode: "Live Free or Die Standing"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Red Pill Security Guard, SWAT Soldier
2006 Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Carlini
Made Man Joey Verola
The Sopranos: Road to Respect Mario, Tuzzio, Additional Voices
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Additional Voices
Resistance 2 Black Ops Soldier
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Mikey Molinari
Space Chimps Zartog
2009 Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game Additional Voices
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust Soccer Hooligan
The Godfather II Aldo Trapani, Policeman, Senate Committee Chairman, Additional Voices
Infamous Male Pedestrian
Red Faction: Guerilla Additional VoicesUncredited
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Diego
2010 Army of Two: The 40th Day Zoo Worker, Arms Dealer
Prison Break: The Conspiracy Gus Fiorello
Dead to Rights: Retribution GAC Commanders, Cops, Temple Guards, Brawlers [3]
Ninety-Nine Nights II Maggni
Mafia II Vito Scaletta, Giuseppe, Gangsters
Civilization V Son
Medal of Honor "Jimmy" / SPC. DeSoto
Fallout: New Vegas DanielHonest Hearts DLC
Megamind: Mega Team Unite Metro Man
Megamind: Ultimate Showdown
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Doctor Strange Also Ultimate
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Bravo 8, AWACS
2012 The Darkness II Vinnie, Additional Voices
Resistance: Burning Skies Kirby, Scientist, Army Soldier, Civilian, Minuteman, Pilot
Spec Ops: The Line Agent Daniels, Damned Gunner
2013 Marvel Heroes Jamie Madrox, Gambit
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified XCOM Agent
Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2014 Watch Dogs Chicago Male Civilian
2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Additional Voices
Halo 5: Guardians
King's Quest Adult Alexander
2016 Mafia III Vito Scaletta
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Remy LeBeau / GambitRise of the Phoenix DLC
2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition Vito ScalettaArchival recordings reused for Remaster
Mafia II: Definitive Edition
2022 Saints Row Character Voices, Law Enforcement
Marvel's Midnight Suns Doctor Strange

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Guidance Governor James2 episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 Vincent M. Mallozzi (July 30, 2021). "Always a Bride and Groom, Now Together as a Married Couple". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. "Rick Pasqualone". Archived from the original on September 17, 2018.
  3. Volatile Games. Dead to Rights: Retribution. Namco Bandai Games. Scene: Ending credits, 2:42, 2:53, and 3:00 in, Voice Over Cast.