Biography for
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Date of Birth

4 August 1939, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

Frank Vincent Gattuso

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime film fans as the incredibly talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. Multi-talented Vincent was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Frank studied music at St. Pauls Grammar School and became a keen drummer from a young age, whilst his father introduced him to the dramatic arts. Vincent went on to became quite an accomplished musician and played with some of the 1960s key recording artists including Trini López, Del Shannon and Paul Anka. In 1975 Vincent appeared before the camera for the first time in the low budget Death Collector (1975) where he was noticed by acclaimed director Martin Scorsese who has since cast Frank in three noted films.....the first saw Frank play the insolent Salvi in Raging Bull (1980), secondly as the aforementioned character of made man Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990) being bumped off by Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro, and once again as Frank Marino in Casino (1995). To date, Frank Vincent has appeared in over fifty movies, and has set the pace as one of the cinema's most versatile and resourceful character actors. With the recognition of his talents, different offers of work followed and Frank Vincent has since lent his skills to contributing and appearing on video games, in television commercials and rock music clips with artists including DMX, T-Boz and Hype Williams. Most recently, Frank has been appearing in the role of Phil Leotardo in the hugely popular gangster TV series _Sopranos, The (1999)_ Frank Vincent is also the proud recipient of the Italian American Entertainer of the Year Award, and has also been acknowledged with a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Back East Picture Show.

IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44

Spouse

Kathleen

(? - ?) 3 children

Trade Mark

Often plays Men with an extreme capacity for Violence

Frequently plays Crime figures and Bosses

Raspy Authorative Voice

Grey Hair

Trivia

Recently starred in a TV commercial for Peugeot cars in the UK

Frank Vincent also appeared in the videoclips 'Street Dreams' by rapper 'Nas' and 'All Good?' by rapgroup 'De La Soul'.

Father was an Iron Worker in New York City.

An accomplished drummer

Born in North Adams, Massachusetts and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Italian-American.

In early 2005, appeared in a series of television advertisements in Ireland for Irish bank 'Permanent TSB'. His image can still be seen on the home page of the bank's website (as of May 2005).

Portrays a character named Batts in 2 Martin Scorcese films, one he plays Salvy Batts in The Raging Bull and Billy Batts in Goodfellas.

Currently lives in Nutley, New Jersey. [2007]

Son is stuntman Anthony Vincent.

Played the drums with Bruce Willis' band at the Borgata Hotel.

Introduced Aerosmith to a packed audience at Madison Square Garden.

Stars in commercials for Permanent TSB Bank in Ireland.

Has appeared in three of Martin Scorsese's most noted films, Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino.

Appeared on stage at the 2007 Emmy Awards for a special Sopranos tribute. Later that evening the show took home the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series.