Lillo Brancato, Jr. (born March 30, 1976) is a Colombian-born American Actor, known for his performance as "Calogero Anello" in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. He also played Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos.In December 2005, Brancato was charged with second-degree murder for his role in a burglary in the Bronx, New York in which an off-duty police officer, Daniel Enchautegui, confronted two burglars and was killed in a shootout. Brancato was subsequently acquitted of murder, but was convicted of first-degree attempted burglary and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was released on parole on December 31, 2013. Co-defendant Steven Armento was convicted of firing the fatal shot in a separate trial and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
A Bronx Tale, Renaissance Man, 'R Xmas, Crimson Tide, In the Shadows, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Provocateur, The Real Deal, Downtown: A Street Tale, Mambo Café, Searching for Bobby D, Firehouse, The Florentine, Sticks, Table One, Saturday Morning
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Aries
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Reminiscent of Actor Robert De Niro
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I consider myself Italian ... I was raised to eat pasta.
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Was released from prison on December 31, 2013.
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Serving a 10 year sentence at Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, N.Y., for a 2005 burglary, which resulted in the death of an off-duty police officer. He has reportedly kicked his drug habit and earned his high-school equivalency degree. He will be eligible for parole beginning in 2014. [January 2011]
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In December 2005 he was arrested and hospitalized after he and a friend, Steven Armento, were shot by off-duty New York City police officer Daniel Enchautegui when the officer caught them committing a burglary. Amento was armed and fired at the officer, who died of his wounds. He was sentenced to life in prison for murder. Brancato, who was not armed at the time, was also shot by the officer and left in critical condition. He was convicted of attempted burglary and sentenced to ten years in prison.
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Parents are Lillo Brancato, Sr. and Domenica Brancato. His younger brother, Vincent Brancato, had a small uncredited part in A Bronx Tale (1993). Vincent was one of the boys who jumped onto the back of the bus driven by Robert De Niro. Vincent was the one closest to the screen.
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At four months of age, he was adopted and subsequently raised in Yonkers, New York.
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He was discovered while swimming at Jones Beach by talent scouts who were searching for Robert De Niro look-alikes. It was his impersonation of De Niro from Taxi Driver (1976) that won him the role of young Calogero.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Revenge of the Dragon
2018
pre-production
Fury of the Dragon
2017
filming
Dead on Arrival
2017
post-production
Zanca
Monsters of Mulberry Street
2017
post-production
Father Palladino
Man of the House
2017
Short
Desk Clerk
Vamp Bikers Tres
2016
Tony
Back in the Day
2016
Nicky
The Bronx Dahmer
2015
Short
Joey
Saturday Morning
2007
Alan Delucci
Searching for Bobby D
2005
Bobby
Slingshot
2005
DJ
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
Lenny
The Real Deal
2002
Samy Saxo
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Larry
NYPD Blue
2002
TV Series
Gary Montaneri
Hostage Rescue Team
2001
TV Movie
Special Agent Tom Monteleone (as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
$11 Million
