John Ventimiglia (/vÉ›ntɪˈmiË ljÉ™/, Italian: [ventiˈmiÊŽÊŽa]) is
an American actor. Ventimiglia 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. Ventimiglia graduated from Teaneck High School in
1981, where he played on the football team.Ventimiglia has had parts
in feature films such as Cop Land, Jesus' Son, The Iceman, The
Funeral, The Wannabe, and Mickey Blue Eyes and has appeared in
numerous television shows including Law & Order and NYPD Blue. He also
made a brief cameo in the made-for-television movie Gotti.In August,
2007, Ventimiglia and the David Amram quartet presented a musical and
oral homage to sociologist C. Wright Mills and beat author Jack
Kerouac. They continued with a Kerouac show in Denmark in autumn of
2007. Ventimiglia starred in the comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Undead (2008), playing the role of Theo Horace. In 2008, he played
a small role as a police officer in Notorious. In 2011, he appeared as
"Weinstein" in the film Flypaper.
an American actor. Ventimiglia 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. Ventimiglia graduated from Teaneck High School in
1981, where he played on the football team.Ventimiglia has had parts
in feature films such as Cop Land, Jesus' Son, The Iceman, The
Funeral, The Wannabe, and Mickey Blue Eyes and has appeared in
numerous television shows including Law & Order and NYPD Blue. He also
made a brief cameo in the made-for-television movie Gotti.In August,
2007, Ventimiglia and the David Amram quartet presented a musical and
oral homage to sociologist C. Wright Mills and beat author Jack
Kerouac. They continued with a Kerouac show in Denmark in autumn of
2007. Ventimiglia starred in the comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Undead (2008), playing the role of Theo Horace. In 2008, he played
a small role as a police officer in Notorious. In 2011, he appeared as
"Weinstein" in the film Flypaper.
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