Through your portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero, you became a Sopranos legend.
Your cheerful, "wise guy" persona not only populated that television classic, but it visited an envious stretch of pulpy, quirky, profound and humorous movies, which include Goodfellas, Carlito's Way, Mickey Blue Eyes, Revolver, New Jack City, Witness to the Mob, The Family, Surviving Family, Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn, A Brooklyn State of Mind, Who Do I Gotta Kill?, Flodders in America, Dough Boys, Money Train, Manhattan Murder Mystery, A Slight Case of Murder, Who's the Man?, The Basketball Diaries, The Ref, It Could Happen to You, A Tale of Two Pizzas, The Deli, The Cookout, Good 'n Screwed, Deuces Wild, Black Roses, Awakenings, Men of Respect, The Hurricane, American Cousins, Serving Sara, This Thing of Ours, Riding in Cars with Boys, Remedy, Shark Tale, Bachelor Party Vegas, Under Hellgate Bridge, I'm in Love with A Church Girl, Mail Order Bride, College Road Trip and The Jerky Boys: The Movie.
Beyond The Sopranos, you guest-starred on many enjoyable television productions (several of which were designated as either recurring, game-oriented or "reality"-based), including Blue Bloods, Bull, General Hospital, The Practice, Gravesend, (the new) Hawaii Five-O, Chase Street, Pair of Kings, Sherman's In Sanity, Grounded for Life, The Neighborhood, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Ed, Son of a Beach, Queens Supreme, Las Vegas, For Your Love, The Curse, Yellowjackets, Mad TV, Cyberchase, Comedy Central Roast, Hollywood Squares, Emeril, Celebrity Fit Club, Celebrity Apprentice, Celebrity Family Feud, Dancing with the Stars, Shark Tank, Famous Food, Gordon Ramsey's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, World's Smartest Inventions, Animals, Filmore! and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
You truly were a good guy at heart, Mr. Pastore. In fact, you were quite gracious to my brother, Freddy, when the two of you crossed paths some years back. In my book, that holds a lot of weight and goes a long way. So saddened to hear you're gone, though, but to those who matter, you made an amiable and unshakable impression, for which you deserve unfeigned and enduring thanks.
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