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Sonny Marinelli | |
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| Born | Anthony Savino Marinelli May 2, 1967 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Anthony Savino "Sonny" Marinelli (born May 2, 1967) is an American actor and voice actor. Marinelli is best known for his acting roles in Vegas , Entourage and Noel . Marinelli also played the role of mobster John Gotti in the 2001 television movie Boss of Bosses . [2]
Marinelli attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City to study acting. He first started acting in 1991 and his first film role was in Jumpin' at the Boneyard . He later went on to act in several television series with recurring roles in both Falcone and That's Life . In 2001, he played the role of mobster John Gotti in the television movie Boss of Bosses . He also voiced Henry Tomasino in the 2010 video game Mafia II and went on to provide additional voices in the 2016 video game Mafia III . [3] Marinelli is also a founding member of the Actors Gym Theater Company along with Robert Moresco. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Johnny | |
| 1995 | Fast Company | Johhny Lujak | Television film |
| 1997 | Blowfish | Nick Calabrese | |
| 1998 | Stingers | Joey | |
| 1998 | Wanted | Nick | |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses | John Gotti | Television film |
| 2004 | Noel | Dennis | |
| 2004 | NYPD 2069 | Television film | |
| 2005 | Dot.Kill | Det. Mickey Harwell | |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Jimmy [5] | |
| 2010 | The Fallen Faithful | Moran | |
| 2011 | Rosewood Lane | Barrett Tanner | |
| 2011 | Rites of Spring | Paul Nolan | |
| 2015 | Entourage | Randy [6] | |
| 2017 | Disgraced | Darryl | Television film |
| 2019 | Manipulated | John Davis |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Deadly Games | Episode: "The Camp Counselor: Part 2" | |
| 1997 | 413 Hope St. | Episode: "A Better Place" | |
| 1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Brent | Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere" |
| 1998 | Team Knight Rider | Constantine | Episode: "The Blonde Woman" |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Jenkins | Episode: "Don't You Be My Valentine" |
| 1997–98 | Michael Hayes | 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | Damon | The Thug | Episode: "The Actor" |
| 1999 | V.I.P. | Colecord | Episode: "The Quiet Brawler" |
| 1999 | Days of Our Lives | Joe Moroni | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Falcone | Jimmy Suits | 9 episodes |
| 2000–01 | That's Life | Lou Buttafucco | 13 episodes |
| 2001–03 | NYPD Blue | Steve Riordan, Det. Lyle Trotter | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Division | Episode: "Strangers" | |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Terry Jansen | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Detective Sunny | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Shark | Detective Richie Swift | Episode: "From Whom the Skel Rolls" |
| 2008 | ER | Sergeant Deturno | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| 2008–09 | Raising the Bar | Det. Frank DiMeglio | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Entourage | John DeLuca | 2 episodes [7] |
| 2012–13 | Vegas | Nick 'Beansy' Cota | 15 episodes |
| 2014 | The Mentalist | Marvin Gryska | Episode: "Forest Green" |
| 2017 | Scorpion | Frank | Episode: "Crime Every Mountain" [8] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mafia II | Henry Tomasino |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional Voices |
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