Studied acting at New York City`s Stella Adler Conservatory.

Was engaged to Lili Taylor.

Although he often portrays violent Mafia characters, and has appeared in other violent movies and TV shows, he claims to despise on-screen violence.

Graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers, New York

Italian-American

Has a brother, John, who attended Mount Vernon High School.

Grew up in Mount Vernon, New York.

Played `Spider` who gets shot in the foot in Goodfellas (1990) and he plays a mobster named Christopher in "The Sopranos" (1999) who shoots someone in the foot as an inside tribute to his earlier role.

Has two children, David (b. 1997), and Vadim (b. 2001) with wife Victoria, and a stepdaughter, Isabella.