# @variety on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbgwjWngVuI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68810860-variety-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-01T21:02:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Variety (@Variety) — https://gondola.cc/Variety

## Caption

Vincent Pastore, the actor best known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on #TheSopranos, has died. He was 80.

Pastore was cast as a mobster several times throughout his career. He had small parts in early ‘90s crime dramas like “Carlito’s Way” and “Goodfellas.” He saw his stock rise with roles in the 1995 film “The Jerky Boys: The Movie” and HBO’s 1996 TV movie “Gotti.”

Read the full obit at the link in bio.

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