Paul Sorvino's Celebration of Life - A Memorial at Hollywood Museum

 PAUL SORVINO CELEBRATION OF LIFE - A MEMORIAL ATTENDED BY STARS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM, AUGUST 17TH 2022.

 ROBERT DE NIRO, MARTIN SCORSESE AND CHAZ PALMENTARI, PAID TRIBUTE IN VIDEOS. AL PACINO & FOREST WHITAKER SENT PERSONAL NOTES WITH FLOWERS.

By Karen Ostlund

 (HOLLYWOOD, CA AUGUST 19 2022) - Friends, family and stars gathered in Hollywood at the Hollywood Museum to remember Paul Sorvino, August 17, 2022. There were laughter, applause and tears as more than 300 friends, family and celebs paid their final respects to Paul Sorvino.

                                                                                    

Dee Dee said, “This is  a very special "Celebration of Life" for my husband Paul, family, friends and many from the entertainment industry, to celebrate his life well lived.  The Hollywood Museum was Paul’s happy place, every time we attended an event here, he smiled and felt at home and relaxed, we could not have selected a better place to have Paul’s  friends and family come to celebrate his life and career.”

 Paul Sorvino passed away at Mayo Clinic, Monday July 25, 2022 in Jacksonville Florida at the age of 83 and Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, will be his final resting place.
                                                                                 

Joe Mantegna spoke.

During the 2 hr event Hollywood's big actors appeared via video which included:  MARTIN SCORCESESE, CHAZ PALMENTARI, CHRIS NOTH, CAROL ALT, CHRIS TUCKER, STEVE SCHIRRIPA, BEN MANKOWITZ, RENEE TAYLOR, PIERS MORGAN, JON VOIGHT, AND ROBERT DeNIRO.                                                       

Artist Mario Della Casa presented one-of-a-kind painting of Paul Sorvino

The American Legion honored Sorvino during the event. Prayers were given by Darren Malino, artist Mario Della Casa presented to Dee Dee Sorvino a one-of-a-kind painting of Paul Sorvino. Joe Mantegna spoke about his friend and Dee Dee Sorvino presented miniature urns to his 3 children and 5 grandchildren, and brother. The main urns with Paul's ashes will be intured at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood CA.                                      

Sorvino's American Legion hat.

Among the stars attending in person included: Dee Dee Sorvino, KIRA REED LORSCH (Emmy winner), DAVID A.R. WHITE( Nothings Impossible), LANIE KAZAN (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), JEFF GARLIN (The Goldbergs, Curb your enthusiasm), ERIN MURPHY (Bewitched), LESLIE ZEMECKIS (Actress and wife of Robert Zemeckis), RUTA LEE (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Thalians), KATE LINDER (Young & The Restless), Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds), Rex Smith (Music Star), SOFIA MILOS ( CSI MIAMI, SOPRANOS), NICK VALLELONGA( THE GREEN BOOK), Jeremy Miller ( Growing Pains), Jean Kasem (Cheers), Kathy Kolla ( Plastic Dreams), Vanessa Angel (Super Babies 2) and Kash Hovey (American Gigolo).
                                                                                 

Paul Sorvino's Celebration of Life - A Memorial at Hollywood Museum.

Paul Anthony Sorvino, Italian from Brooklyn born April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022,  was an American film, television and stage actor.
He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law.
Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese crime family caporegime Paulie Cicero (based on real life gangster Paul Vario) in Martin Scorsese's 1990 gangster film Goodfellas and as NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the second season of the TV series Law & Order. 

He also played a variety of father figures, including Juliet's father in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, as well as guest appearances as the father of Bruce Willis' character on the TV series Moonlighting and the father of Jeff Garlin's character on The Goldbergs. He took on additional supporting roles in A Touch of Class (1973), Reds (1981), The Rocketeer (1991), Nixon (1995, as Henry Kissinger), and The Cooler (2003).

Lead rolls in films included Bloodbrothers (1978), and also in comedic roles including his turn as a bombastic Southern evangelist in Carl Reiner's Oh, God! (1977). Sorvino was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor for the 1972 play That Championship Season, and later starred in film and television adaptations. He was the father of actors Mira Sorvino and Michael Sorvino.
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