- Born
- Died
- Birth nameVincent Frank Vella
- Vinny Vella was born on January 11, 1947 in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Casino (1995), In the Cut (2003) and Find Me Guilty (2006). He was married to Margaret Ann Hernandez. He died on February 20, 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseMargaret Ann Hernandez(? - February 20, 2019) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenChild
- Lived in the same building as Martin Scorsese's late mother Catherine Scorsese (with whom he shared a memorable scene in the film Casino (1995)).
- Was embroiled in a lottery fiasco in which he threatened legal action due to holding a "winning" ticket for $5 million which turned out, according to officials, to be a rare misprint [2008].
- Robert De Niro was the best man at his wedding.
- Shares a scene with actor/producer Ronnie Banerjee in the Damian Chapa film Night Bird (2012) in which Ronnie's princely character asks him if there is a casino in the area (a direct reference to the Scorsese masterpiece for which he is best known) to which Vinny's character unleashes an unrelenting verbal assault on him.
- Has appeared in several films with good friend Joseph Rigano.
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