Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli is an American character actor born on November 27, 1960. He gained recognition for his role as Jackie Aprile in the first season of the HBO television series The Sopranos. Rispoli was considered for the role of Tony Soprano but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile. He also appeared in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123 alongside James Gandolfini, his co-star from The Sopranos. Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, grew up in Tappan, New York and attended Tappan Zee High School. He studied theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982. In 2011, Rispoli co-starred in the film Union Square alongside Mira Sorvino, Patti LuPone, and Tammy Blanchard.