Inside Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino’s tragic life including health woes and divorce before his passing at 83
PAUL Sorvino suffered from failing health and a myriad of medical conditions before his passing.
The former Goodfellas star, who died Monday morning in Indiana of natural causes, was 83.
But Paul suffered his entire life from asthma, writing a best-selling book about his condition, and revealing different breathing techniques to help himself and others.
He also created an asthma foundation that bears his name.
The prolific actor was married three times in his life.
In 1966, he married Lorraine Davis.
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The couple would stay together for the next 22 years, before divorcing in 1988, and welcomed children Mira, Michael and Amanda.
He married his second wife, Vanessa Arico in 1991 and was with her until the couple divorced in 1996.
His third and final wife was Dee Dee Benkie. whom he met during an appearance on Your World With Neil Cavuto.
PAUL PULLS GUN
In 2007, he pulled a gun on his daughter Amanda’s ex-boyfriend during a confrontation. But he did not fire.
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According to reports at the time, Amanda’s ex-boyfriend Daniel Snee, was threatening her and trying to get into her motel room after the two broke up.
After her ex threatened to kill her, she locked herself in a bathroom and call police and her father, who brought along a firearm.
As a deputy sheriff in Pennsylvania, Paul was legally authorized to carry a gun in different states.
MIRA VS. HARVEY
The star’s temper would be tested again years later, when he learned that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed Mira, and then blacklisted her after she rejected his sexual demands.
In response, Paul threatened the studio head, telling TMZ: “He’s going to go to jail. Oh yeah. That son of a b***h.
“Good for him if he goes, because if not, he has to meet me. And I will kill the motherf**ker. Real simple.
“If I had known it, he would not be walking. He’d be in a wheelchair.
“This pig will get his comeuppance. The law will get him. He’s going to go to jail and die in jail.”
PAUL’S PASSING
Paul’s wife, Dee Dee, announced his passing on Monday, calling him “one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage.”
“I am completely devastated. The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone. I am heartbroken ,” she wrote on Twitter.
A rep for Dee Dee told TMZ she was “by his side” when he died Monday morning.
“Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” she told the outlet.
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His daughter Mira shared: “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.
“He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.”