Vincent Pastore, Who Played ‘Big Pussy’ on ‘The Sopranos’, Dies at 80

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Vincent Pastore, who is best known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died, according to TMZ. He was 80.

Pastore was a key player on the first two seasons of “The Sopranos,” and helped deliver one of the mob drama’s most iconic moments. In the show, Big Pussy was part of Tony Soprano’s (James Galdofini) most trusted inner circle, until he started wearing a wire for the FBI. In the Season 2 finale, Tony, along with Silvio (Steven Van Zandt) and Paulie (Tony Sirico), makes the difficult decision to kill him off while out on a boat.

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