The Complicated Legacy of Vincent Pastore: A Mob Icon's Bittersweet End Vincent Pastore's death at 80 has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry.
Many are hailing him as a master of playing mobsters on screen, but what does his legacy reveal about our obsession with organized crime narratives?
Pastore's casting as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in "The Sopranos" was a masterstroke by creator David Chase.