John Ventimiglia facts for kids
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John Ventimiglia
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Ventimiglia in 2019
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| Born | 1963/1964 (age 61–62) New York City, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Belinda Cape (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
John Ventimiglia is an American actor. He is well-known for playing the character Artie Bucco in the popular TV show The Sopranos. He also had a regular role as Dino Arbogast, a police chief, in the TV series Blue Bloods.
Early life
John Ventimiglia was born in Ridgewood, Queens, a part of New York City. His parents were immigrants from Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, a town in Italy. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey.
At home, John spoke Sicilian with his parents, and he can still speak it fluently today! He went to Teaneck High School and graduated in 1981. While there, he played on the school's football team. In the 1980s, he lived in New York City with Michael Imperioli, who later acted alongside him in The Sopranos.
Career
John Ventimiglia has acted in many movies and TV shows. Some of his film roles include Cop Land, Mickey Blue Eyes, and The Iceman. He has also appeared in popular TV series like Law & Order and NYPD Blue.
In 2007, John Ventimiglia took part in special musical and spoken word performances. These shows honored famous writers and thinkers like C. Wright Mills and Jack Kerouac. He even performed a Kerouac show in Denmark.
He also starred in the comedy movie Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead in 2008. In 2011, he appeared in the film Flypaper. The same year, he acted in a small independent film called Ponies.
In 2012, he played General Humberto Delgado in a Portuguese film called Operation Autumn. This movie was about a real historical event. In 2016, he played a character named Harry Magarac in an episode of the TV show Elementary. He also narrated a documentary series for Nat Geo called Inside the American Mob.
Personal life
John Ventimiglia is married to Belinda. They have a daughter named Lucinda and a granddaughter named Shiloh. Sadly, his youngest daughter, Odele Cape, passed away in 2023. She had recently given birth to her own daughter, who is John's first grandchild.
He is a big fan of the New York Mets baseball team.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Swoon | Prison Guard | |
| 1994 | Hand Gun | Angel | |
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way | Uniformed Cop | |
| 1994 | Bullets over Broadway | Waterfront Hood | |
| 1994 | Post Cards from America | Driver | |
| 1995 | Party Girl | Tough Guy | |
| 1995 | Angela | Andrew | |
| 1995 | Low | Terry 'Lullaby' Fairlane | |
| 1995 | Stonewall | Tea Dance Bouncer | |
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | John Who Likes Lesbians | |
| 1996 | Girls Town | Eddie | |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Johnny | |
| 1996 | Under the Bridge | Unknown | |
| 1996 | The Funeral | Sali | |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | Detective Manning | |
| 1997 | Arresting Gena | Joey / Cop | |
| 1997 | Kicked in the Head | Man At Party | |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Officer V | |
| 1997 | Niagara, Niagara | Doug | |
| 1997 | Sue Lost in Manhattan | Larry | |
| 1998 | No Looking Back | Tony, Pizza Guy | |
| 1998 | Claire Dolan | Newark Cab Driver | |
| 1998 | Louis & Frank | Alvin | |
| 1999 | On the Run | Louie Salazar | |
| 1999 | Row Your Boat | Anton | |
| 1999 | Mickey Blue Eyes | Johnny Graziosi | |
| 1999 | Jesus' Son | McInnes | |
| 2001 | Series 7: The Contenders | Dispatch Operator | |
| 2001 | The Boys of Sunset Ridge | Hank Bartlowski at 33 | |
| 2001 | Plan B | Raymond Pelagi | |
| 2002 | Personal Velocity: Three Portraits | Narrator | Voice |
| 2005 | The War Within | Gabe | |
| 2005 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Photographer | Uncredited |
| 2005 | The Collection | Various | |
| 2007 | The Lovebirds | John Constantin | |
| 2009 | The Missing Person | Hero | |
| 2009 | Notorious | Detective Farelli | |
| 2009 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead | Theo Horace / Horatio | |
| 2009 | The Hungry Ghosts | James | |
| 2011 | Flypaper | Weinstein | |
| 2011 | Violet & Daisy | Man #1 | |
| 2011 | Ponies | Drazen | |
| 2012 | Alter Egos | Shrink | |
| 2012 | The Iceman | Mickey Scicoli | |
| 2012 | BMW: Bombay's Most Wanted | Unknown | |
| 2012 | Operation Autumn | Humberto Delgado | |
| 2013 | The Cold Lands | Jackson | |
| 2013 | Blood Ties | Detective Valenti | |
| 2014 | Glass Chin | Jack Marchiano | |
| 2014 | Tim Maia | Unknown | |
| 2015 | Houses | Unknown | |
| 2015 | The Wannabe | Arthur | |
| 2015 | Ava's Possessions | Father Merrino | |
| 2016 | The Phenom | 'Red' Briles | |
| 2016 | Money Monster | A Team Leader | |
| 2018 | Cabaret Maxime | Veebie | |
| 2019 | Human Capital | David | |
| 2020 | Haymaker | Javier | |
| 2023 | Ex-Husbands | Sipple |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994–2010 | Law & Order | Various | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Manuel | 1 episode |
| 1995 | As the World Turns | Chuck | 1 episode |
| 1996–1999 | New York Undercover | Peter Vitti / Lenny | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Michael Zorzi | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Feds | Alfonse Bucco | 1 episode |
| 1997 | C-16: FBI | Nick Tulli | 6 episodes |
| 1999–2007 | The Sopranos | Artie Bucco | 37 episodes |
| 2000 | King of the World | Angelo Dundee | TV movie |
| 2000 | Prince Street | Unknown | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Level 9 | Justin Malik | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Six Degrees | Jimmy McLean | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stanley Vespucci | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ronald Hawk | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Backdrop NYC | Justin | Documentary series |
| 2009 | White Collar | Burrelli | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Mercy | Damiano | 3 episodes |
| 2011–2014 | Blue Bloods | Dino Arbogast | 16 episodes |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Inspector Carl Woods | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Christopher Zambrano | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Ed Koeneke | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bobby Navarro | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Believe | Steve | 1 episode |
| 2014–2015 | The Good Wife | Detective Gary Prima | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Warden Ramsey Mills | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Elementary | Harry Magarac | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Vinyl | Lou Meshejian | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Bull | Dormit | 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Breaks | Orson Bainbridge | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Crashing | Raymond | 1 episode |
| 2018–2019 | Jessica Jones | Detective Eddy Costa | 14 episodes |
| 2019 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Sugar Man | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Reprisal | Tolly | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Joe Pera Talks with You | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Gaslit | John Sirica | 3 episodes |
See also
In Spanish: John Ventimiglia para niños
