The Sopranos
1999
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Lip portrayed real-life Bonanno crime family mobster Philip Giaccone in Donnie Brasco, and real-life Lucchese crime family mobster Francesco Manzo in Goodfellas. It was at the Copacabana nightclub that he first met Francis Ford Coppola and Louis DiGiaimo , leading to a small role in The Godfather , his film debut.
Jan 4, 2013 · Frank Anthony Vallelonga, better known as "Tony Lip", was an Italian-American actor from New Jersey. He made his first film appearance as one of Emilio Barzini's henchmen at the wedding scene in The Godfather, before embarking on a successful career in which he mostly played mobsters, from...
He got his first big break when he was cast in the hit film, The Godfather. He then appeared in several major motion pictures including Crazy Joe, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Year of the Dragon, Honor Thy Fathers, Goodfellas, and Donnie Brasco.
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Jul 3, 2022 · This led to Lip getting a small role in Coppola’s The Godfather, where he had an uncredited appearance as a wedding guest. Tony Lip appeared in Goodfellas also in a minor role as Frankie the Wop (based on Frank Manzo), and he can be seen in the Bamboo Lounge scene where Henry introduces the audience to the crew.
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Tony Lip, Actor: Goodfellas. Tony Lip (born Frank Anthony Vallelonga) was raised in the Bronx, New York. He worked for twelve years at the world-famous Copacabana Nightclub in New York City. At the Copa, he played host to the most famous personalities of the era, including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Lip then went on to a career in acting. He got his first ...
That was over 52 years ago in 1972. This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role). In 2013 he died aged 82, starring in 15 films in his career, 14 of those after The Godfather was first released. If he were alive today he would be 93.
