2000-10-15 04:00:00 PDT Toronto-- When Michael Rispoli read the script for "Two Family House," he knew he could do justice to the part of Buddy, a wannabe singer in Staten Island in the '50s who ...

Michael Rispoli Biography From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor. He was formerly part of the HBO television series The ...

Michael Rispoli, left, and Romy Rosemont have been tapped to star in Fox's high-profile drama pilot "The Oaks" for director Michael Cuesta.

Rispoli is, of course, best known as Jackie Aprile, the ailing crime boss who died during the first season of "The Sopranos" but later returned in flashback episodes.