- Born
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- John Ventimiglia is an American actor. He portrayed Artie Bucco in the HBO television series The Sopranos and had a recurring role as Dino Arbogast, an Organized Crime Control Bureau Chief for the NYPD, on the American police procedural/drama series Blue Bloods on CBS. Ventimiglia was born in Ridgewood, Queens to Sicilian immigrants and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey. He graduated from Teaneck High School in 1981 where he played on the football team.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseBelinda Cape(1994 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- No relation to actor Milo Ventimiglia.
- The name of his The Sopranos (1999) character, Artie Bucco, a chef and restaurateur, is being used to sell a line of Italian food products in an HBO promotion (2002).
- John's parents immigrated from Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, and he grew up speaking Sicilian, (in formal linguistics, considered a language distinct from Italian, not merely a dialect). His surname traces back to the town of Ventimiglia di Sicilia.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
