An accomplished drummer, he played with Bruce Willis's band at the Borgata Hotel. He and friend Joe Pesci played together early in their careers as musicians, and then again were featured in four movies together, three of them directed by Martin Scorsese.
While on location for a film shoot in Rhode Island, a 12-year-old boy asked for his autograph to which he asked, "You know who I am?". He wasn't prepared when the boy answered, "You're a made man.".
Father was an ironworker who worked atop New York City skyscrapers.
He and old New Jersey buddy Joe Pesci once did a vaudeville-style comedy act modeled on Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Needless to say, they fell a bit short of their role models.
Introduced Aerosmith to a packed audience at Madison Square Garden.
Appeared on stage at the 2007 Emmy Awards for a special The Sopranos (1999) tribute. Later that evening the show took home the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series.
Three children: daughters Debra and Maria and son Anthony.