20 Things You Didn't Know About Goodfellas
14. 27 Actors From The Film Appeared On The Sopranos
Fans of The Sopranos will recognize a lot of familiar faces in Goodfellas. Lorraine Bracco is the clear standout, since she has central roles in both the film as Karen Hill, and in the show as Dr. Melfi.
Michael Imperioli and Frank Vincent also have memorable roles too. In Goodfellas, Imperioli plays Spider, the boy who Tommy shoots in the foot and later kills. Imperioli later played Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos for the duration of its run.
Frank Vincent plays Billy Batts in Goodfellas, who was viciously beat to death by Tommy (Joe Pesci) over a comment on Tommy's shoeshining days. Vincent later portayed Phil Leotardo on The Sopranos in its fifth and sixth seasons.
However, they're far from the only actors in the film to appear on the show. Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo early on in the film as "Man with Coat Rack." Tony Sirico, aka Paulie Gualtieri on The Sopranos, appears as Tony Stacks in Goodfellas.
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