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After both losing their spouses over the past two years, John Schneider and Dee Dee Sorvino found each other and made things official on Tuesday (July 23) by tying the knot. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the couple got married in “the back of a white convertible” at Vegas Weddings in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the nuptials, Schneider and Sorvino released a joint statement, saying, “Just when we thought our happiest days were forever behind us … we happened!” According to People, Schneider and Sorvino have plans for a bigger wedding ceremony at the Hollywood Museum (where they first met) in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, August 1. The marriage comes after both stars lost their spouses in the past two years. Schneider’s late wife, Alicia Allain Schneider, passed away in February 2023 from breast cancer. Dee Dee’s husband, Godfather of Harlem actor Paul Sorvino, died in July 2022 from natural causes.

Paul Sorvino’s family have called out the Academy Awards for not including the Goodfellas star in its “In Memoriam” segment.

During the ceremony on Sunday (12 March), Lenny Kravitz performed “Calling All Angels” as a screen behind him showed a montage of notable figures from the world of film who have died in the past year.

These included Olivia Newton John, Ray Liotta, Angela Lansbury, Jean-Luc Godard and Irene Cara.

Other stars to be featured in the segment were Burt Bacharach, Nichelle Nichols, Kirstie Alley and Racquel Welch.

Noticeably missing from the tribute was Paul Sorvino, the character actor and opera singer known for his menacing performances in movies such as Goodfellas, The Gambler, and Romeo + Juliet.

The actor died of natural causes in July 2022 at the age of 83.

After the awards show, Sorvino’s eldest daughter, actor Mira Sorvino, tweeted: “I for one am remembering Dad on this Oscars night…...

Mira Sorvino is calling out the Academy Awards for not including her father Paul Sorvino during the In Memoriam tribute.

Sorvino took to social media to share her “hurt” over Paul being “overlooked” at the 2023 ceremony. Sorvino tweeted, “It is baffling beyond belief that my beloved father and many other amazing brilliant departed actors were left out. The Oscars forgot about Paul Sorvino, but the rest of us never will!!”

The Oscar winner also shared on Instagram, writing, “I love you Dad. I miss you so much. Ps, when I posted this I had not learned of my Dad’s omission and that of several other incredible artists from the in Memoriam section. Incredibly hurt and shocked that my father’s lifelong, irreplaceable, enormous contribution to the world of cinema was overlooked by whomever made that list. We, his adoring family, and you, his adoring public, know just how unique and incredible he was.

Mira Sorvino found the Academy’s decision to leave her father, “Goodfellas” star Paul Sorvino,” out of Sunday night’s on-air In Memoriam tribute, “baffling beyond belief.”

The actress, who won a Best Supporting Oscar for the 1995 comedy “Mighty Aphrodite,” tweeted her disappointment Sunday night, “I for one am remembering Dad on this Oscars night.” On Monday, she addressed the omission more directly, tweeting, “It is baffling beyond belief that my beloved father and many other amazing brilliant departed actors were left out. The Oscars forgot about Paul Sorvino, but the rest of us never will!!”

Sorvino’s Oscar-nominated “Goodfellas” costar Ray Liotta, who died on May 26, 2022, was included in the broadcast tribute, but several other admired actors, including Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Philip Baker Hall and Cindy Williams, were not.

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Mira Sorvino is miffed.

On Sunday night, the Oscars paid tribute to the Hollywood lights we’ve lost over the last year in their annual In Memoriam, but left out of the montage was actor Paul Sorvino.

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In a tweet after the show, Mira said, “I for one am remembering Dad on this Oscars night,” sharing a clip from when she won an Academy Award and shared it with her father.

I for one am remembering Dad on this Oscars night… https://t.co/h7rZ0994HN

— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) March 13, 2023

The late actor’s daughter tweeted again Monday morning, more directly reacting to Paul being left out of the tribute.

“It is baffling beyond belief that my beloved father and many other amazing brilliant departed actors were left out,” she wrote.

It is baffling beyond belief that my beloved father and...

Mira Sorvino remembered her father Paul Sorvino today, posting a poignant message on Twitter about the actor who died at 83 today after struggling with health issues.

“My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed,” she tweeted. “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.”

Paul Sorvino’s death was announced earlier today by his wife Dee Dee Sorvino.

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A number of Hollywood friends and colleagues responded to Mira’s tweet. Among them:

“I’ll miss as Paul, Mira,” wrote Vincent D’Onofrio, his co-star in Epix’s The Godfather of Harlem. “My heart goes out to you. Your father always treated me like a younger brother. I’ll never forget Paul Sorvino.

Mira Sorvino is mourning the loss of her dad. The Romy And Michele's High School Reunion star took to social media to share the news that Paul Sorvino has died at the age of 83. "My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed," she tweeted on July 25. "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." The 54-year-old actress added, "I'm sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend." Paul's wife, DeeDee Sorvino also posted on Instagram, saying she was "completely devastated." "The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has...

Updated, July 25 at 3:14 p.m. Et: Oscar winner Mira Sorvino penned a tribute to her late father, “Goodfellas” star and Tony nominee Paul Sorvino.

Mira wrote, “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.”

Mira previously credited her father in her Academy Awards acceptance speech for “Mighty Aphrodite,” saying in 1996 that her Oscar is equally an honor to Paul Sorvino, “who has taught me everything I know about acting.”

Mira continued, “I love you very much, Dad. I always looked at great performances and was so moved by how much other people’s hearts made me feel as a child. And I wanted to be an actor who could...

Paul Sorvino, whose TV credits included Law & Order, The Oldest Rookie and, most recently, Godfather of Harlem, died on Monday of natural causes. He was 83.

“Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino,” his wife of seven years, Dee Dee Sorvino, said in a statement to the AP. “[H]e was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage.”

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More sad news today, as we’ve learned that veteran actor Paul Sorvino has passed away at the age of 83 from natural causes. Dee Dee Sorvino said in a statement shared by The Hollywood Reporter, “Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life and one […]

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Paul Sorvino, veteran actor and father to actor Michael Sorvino and actress and activist Mira Sorvino, best known as the stoic mobster “Paulie” from Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,” has died. He was 83.

Sorvino’s wife Dee Dee announced his death, saying that he had died Monday of natural causes, though he had also suffered from Type 2 diabetes.

“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,” Dee Dee Sorvino said in a statement to the press.

I am completely devastated

The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone . I am heartbroken ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/0wBSG3uTgD

— Dee Dee Sorvino (@deedeegop) July 25, 2022

Sorvino was a veteran actor of TV and film with over 160 credits to his name. He’s starred in films such as “Reds,...

Paul Sorvino, who starred in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas and early seasons of the NBC series Law & Order, died today of natural causes after suffering health issues over the past few years. He was 83.

His death was announced by his publicist Roger Neal on behalf of Sorvino’s wife Dee Dee Sorvino, who was at his side when he passed.

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“Our hearts are broken,” said Dee Dee Sorvino in a statement. “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.”

Sorvino was the father of Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino.

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.

Paul Sorvino, who distinguished himself in a long line of stage and screen performances including “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order,” died Monday of natural causes, according to his rep. He was 83.

His wife, DeeDee Sorvino, posted on Instagram, saying “I am completely devastated. The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone. I am heartbroken.”

Sorvino, who was the father of actor Mira Sorvino, was perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Frank Cerreta on NBC’s “Law & Order,” as Mafia don Pail Cicero in Martin Scorsese’s beloved gangster film “Goodfellas” and as Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s “Nixon.”

Mira Sorvino tweeted, “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...

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Paul Sorvino, the burly character actor who made a career out of playing forceful types, most notably the coldhearted mobster Paulie Cicero in Martin Scorsese’s GoodFellas, has died. He was 83.

Sorvino, the father of Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite), died Monday of natural causes, his wife, Dee Dee, announced.

“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 said.

Wrote Mira on Twitter: “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.”

Publicist Roger Neal said he died at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

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