Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor. He portrayed Jackie Aprile, Sr. in the HBO television series *The Sopranos*. Rispoli reunited with *The Sopranos* co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller *The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3*.

Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was born in Long Island, New York, and is one of eight children. He studied Theater at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982.