Richard Romanus

Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 8, 1945) is an American actor known for his roles in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and Ralph Bakshi's animated films Wizards and Hey Good Lookin'. He played Richard La Penna, Jennifer Melfi's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of The Sopranos from 1999 to 2002. Romanus co-wrote the Christmas film If You Believe with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America. He studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York and has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Xavier University. Romanus is of Lebanese descent.