Vito Spatafore

Vito Spatafore
Joseph R. Gannascoli as Vito Spatafore
First appearance	"The Happy Wanderer" (episode 2.06)
Last appearance	"Cold Stones" (episode 6.11)
Created by	David Chase
Portrayed by	Joseph R. Gannascoli
Information
Aliases	Vince, Thad McCone
Gender	Male
Occupation	President of Spatafore Construction
Title	Soldier in season 2-4, Capo in season 5–6
Family	Bryan Spatafore (brother) Jackie Aprile, Sr. (uncle, deceased) Richie Aprile (uncle, deceased) Liz La Cerva (aunt) Jackie Aprile Jr. (cousin) Adriana La Cerva (cousin) Phil Leotardo (cousin-in-law)
Spouse(s)	Marie Spatafore
Children	Vito Spatafore Jr. (son) Francesca Spatafore (daughter)

Vito Spatafore Sr., played by Joseph R. Gannascoli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was a member of the DiMeo Crime Family and a subordinate of Tony Soprano. He was married to Marie Spatafore with two children, Francesca and Vito Jr., and was a closeted homosexual. This was revealed in the show's fifth season, and became one of the more prominent subplots in the sixth season.

In Season 2 episode "The Happy Wanderer" he is introduced as a nephew to fellow mobster Richie Aprile and later a cousin to Adriana La Cerva and Jackie Aprile, Jr. However, Joseph Gannascoli also had a minor role as a pastry shop patron named "Gino" in the season one episode "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti", a rare example of a single actor playing two separate roles in the series. His main character, Vito, appears in season 2 and is inducted into the Aprile crew upon Richie's release from prison and quickly rises through the ranks to capo after the deaths of capos Richie Aprile, Gigi Cestone and Ralph Cifaretto.

Spatafore lives in Belleville, New Jersey. He is an avid sports fan and attended the 1998 World Series.