Vincent had his own jazz band, billed 'Frank Vincent and the Aristocats,' that played in the evenings. By day he was a studio musician who worked with many recording artists such as Paul Anka and Del Shannon. Skilled at the drums, piano and trumpet, Vincent originally aspired to a career in music. He had two brothers, Nick and Jimmy, and a half-sister, Fran. His father, Frank Vincent Gattuso Sr., was an iron worker and businessman.
Vincent, who was of Italian descent with roots in Sicily and Naples, was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. Vincent also voiced Salvatore Leone in the Grand Theft Auto video game series from 2001 to 2005. On television, he played Phil Leotardo on the fifth and sixth seasons of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2004–2007).
He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, appearing as Salvy in Raging Bull (1980), Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990), and Frank Marino in Casino (1995). (Ap– September 13, 2017) was an American actor and musician.
