3.18: Joseph Gannascoli

Joseph Gannascoli is most known for his character Vito Spatafore on the hit television series The Sopranos, but there is much more to this talented individual. Gannascoli is a renown chef, author and has an exhausting entrepreneurial spirit. He’s opened restaurants, contributed to a series that will go down as one of the best in television history, offers all types of products for sale and has been a fixture at Eisenhower Park Golf Course.

In this brutally honest interview, Gannascoli talks about gambling away his own restaurant, the struggles and loneliness  of a Hollywood actor and the inspiration for the closeted homosexual Vito Spatafore on The Sopranos.

A self-described “man of routine,” Gannascoli also hopes to make golf part of his routine again after a temporary leave from the game. Having had a double hip replacement and frustrated with his golf game, Gannascoli found it difficult to enjoy the game he once loved. Thankfully, he plans to rededicate himself over the Winter to getting both himself and his golf game back in shape so that he can return to gracing us with his presence on the fairways of Long Island.