Mira Sorvino, Paul Sorvino’s daughter, mourns ‘Goodfellas’ star: ‘He was the most wonderful father’
foxnews.comMira Sorvino is mourning the loss of her beloved father, Paul Sorvino. The actor, who famously played Paulie Cicero in "Goodfellas," passed away Monday morning of natural causes at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.The 83-year-old had dealt with health issues over the past few years. "My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed," the actress tweeted. "My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.
He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend." The patriarch’s wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, first confirmed the star’s passing.
She was by his side. Paul Sorvino and Mira Sorvino, two successful Hollywood stars, shared a close bond as father and daughter. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic) "Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage," she said in a statement. "I am completely devastated," Dee Dee wrote separately on Twitter. "The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone.
I am heartbroken." In his over 50 years in the entertainment business, Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television, playing an Italian-American communist in Warren Beatty’s "Reds," Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s "Nixon" and mob boss Eddie Valentine in "The Rocketeer." He would often say that while he might be best known for playing gangsters, his real passions were poetry, painting and opera.
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