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name: "Carl Capotorto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carl-capotorto"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "16 January 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T17:12:52.420073+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Carl Capotorto

Writer. Born 16 January 1959 in The Bronx.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 16 January 1959, The Bronx
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Capotorto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037258, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135406/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/219437

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Deuce*](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md) (84)

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## Biography

Carl Capotorto is an American actor and writer. He was born on 16 January 1959 in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, New York. He holds a BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase and an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University.

Capotorto is known for playing Little Paulie Germani in 24 episodes of the HBO series *The Sopranos* (2001–2007). His film acting credits include *Five Corners* (1987), *Mac* (1992) and *Riding in Cars with Boys* (2001). He has also written for television, serving as a writer and story editor on *The Deuce* (2018–2019), as well as contributing to *Vinyl* (2016) and *Tommy* (2020). Capotorto is the author of the memoir *Twisted Head: An Italian-American Memoir* (2008).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, penguinrandomhouse.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Deuce* (2017), Fi1m 84, Writer, Executive Story Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Deuce* (2017), series, Writer, Executive Story Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md)
- *Riding in Cars with Boys* (2001), as Cop #1
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Jasper Ridley
- *The Trey Billings Show* (1999), Co-Executive Producer
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Little Paulie Germani — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Mac* (1992), as Bruno Vitelli
- *Men Of Respect* (1990), as Don
- *American Blue Note* (1989), as Jerry
- *The Suicide Club* (1988), Writer
- *Five Corners* (1987), as Sal

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