Paul Sorvino and Dee Dee Benkie: How late 'Goodfellas' actor met future wife in green room at Fox News' Cavuto

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Late actor Paul Sorvino and wife Dee Dee Benkie announced their elopement in 2015 and shared a small piece of their love story with Fox News' Neil Cavuto after first meeting in the green room during separate appearances on the network.

Sorvino, known for his roles in "Goodfellas" and "Law & Order," died at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday from natural causes.

He was 83. The Hollywood icon, who was a regular on the Fox channels, returned to "Your World with Neil Cavuto" in January 2015 with news that he was officially a married man once again following a surprise wedding in New York with his bride, Dee Dee, a political strategist.

Cavuto introduced the pair who "started as guests on my Fox business show" before declaring: "They just tied the knot, and no one knew about it, right?" Late actor Paul Sorvino joined Neil Cavuto on Fox News in January 2015 to announce he married wife Dee Dee Benkie in December 2014.The "Goodfellas" star died on Monday from natural causes. (Fox News) "We eloped standing in front of the fountain at Lincoln Center where I have sung at the MET, and I have sung at the New York City Opera," he told Cavuto.   "No one in your family knew?" Cavuto confirmed. "How do they feel now?" Dee Dee quickly responded: "They are happy." "The plan was, if we told one person, we’d have to tell everybody," Paul said. "As soon as the ceremony was over, I started calling my family and telling them." Cavuto joked: "Funny, you never called me.