Tony Darrow
Tony Darrow (born Anthony Borgese; October 1, 1938) is an Italian-American actor.
Darrow was born in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Darrow had plenty of opportunity to observe would-be mobsters and their attitudes while growing up in his neighborhood in Brooklyn. As a teenager, he gravitated towards show business, entering and winning talent shows while working odd jobs.
After ten years of singing in nightclubs, Darrow received an offer to appear in what turned out to be a cult film, Street Trash in which he played a mobster. Several months after Street Trash, Darrow was contacted by the film director Martin Scorsese. It turned out that Scorsese had seen Street Trash and wanted him to audition for a role in Goodfellas. He was successful and was cast as the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, Sonny. Darrow was also in the Woody Allen films Bullets over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Deconstructing Harry, Small Time Crooks and Sweet and Lowdown.
In 1999, Darrow played a large role in Analyze This with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal. The following year, he appeared in Mickey Blue Eyes with Hugh Grant, and got another big role as mobster Larry Barese in the HBO hit series The Sopranos, which he was on for the entire series run (1999–2007). More recently, Darrow starred in the independent film Lynch Mob.
Darrow was born in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Darrow had plenty of opportunity to observe would-be mobsters and their attitudes while growing up in his neighborhood in Brooklyn. As a teenager, he gravitated towards show business, entering and winning talent shows while working odd jobs.
After ten years of singing in nightclubs, Darrow received an offer to appear in what turned out to be a cult film, Street Trash in which he played a mobster. Several months after Street Trash, Darrow was contacted by the film director Martin Scorsese. It turned out that Scorsese had seen Street Trash and wanted him to audition for a role in Goodfellas. He was successful and was cast as the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, Sonny. Darrow was also in the Woody Allen films Bullets over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Deconstructing Harry, Small Time Crooks and Sweet and Lowdown.
In 1999, Darrow played a large role in Analyze This with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal. The following year, he appeared in Mickey Blue Eyes with Hugh Grant, and got another big role as mobster Larry Barese in the HBO hit series The Sopranos, which he was on for the entire series run (1999–2007). More recently, Darrow starred in the independent film Lynch Mob.
Known for
![Micki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eZS7zHe3Nke2d1taZOQnIIYxuoc.jpg)
Micki
![The Families Feud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j738dp1mmcW1idxvXpE39XbabFy.jpg)
The Families Feud
![Killin Smallz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ncfXiYwEo2Lb6Lxha6ct0GCPglb.jpg)
Killin Smallz
![Made in Chinatown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u7DONfe2myYN0famORX006LIkQA.jpg)
Made in Chinatown
![Gravesend](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qt5m4xUGir1zgXAZl1RIKHD0hGF.jpg)
Gravesend
![Offstage Elements](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bo0vhH7JQzrKqtRGNu2AyVKFWVR.jpg)
Offstage Elements
![The Brawler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f3nJWpGpxgTR66lLvcoFMsZZuFY.jpg)
The Brawler
![The Uncle Gerry Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p5sRd4xp9IepfuQC4bcPjymFe5z.jpg)
The Uncle Gerry Show
![Friends and Romans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eUJjpOgszIKdlz9ptXGNXhWRF0y.jpg)
Friends and Romans
![Person of Interest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6FuKOyJgViZXgMDOq9djFJLWPqX.jpg)
Person of Interest
![Kill the Irishman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rbVcUa0xj2gHKgc32WrMlPTsjnG.jpg)
Kill the Irishman
![Small Time Crooks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eIJRFZFDmh0xXPlKt3WwN5fiSLe.jpg)
Small Time Crooks
![Sweet and Lowdown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/23S5qa8j3ajYnERcYCqMLfSeOvw.jpg)
Sweet and Lowdown
![Mickey Blue Eyes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gEnKsStQ27P0KCCIGtkYwvFQ0RX.jpg)
Mickey Blue Eyes
![Analyze This](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eqa4TEgkx63WRhqyD8eTwmL7bUi.jpg)
Analyze This
![The Sopranos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rTc7ZXdroqjkKivFPvCPX0Ru7uw.jpg)
The Sopranos
![Celebrity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3pbcMORRjqYgfx87CXexLw32gk.jpg)
Celebrity
![Deconstructing Harry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i7Z5DdznqANJUjqWISEFu9bw6J7.jpg)
Deconstructing Harry
![Mighty Aphrodite](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ice135yQZp4iX2SgCmd90nKgS5j.jpg)
Mighty Aphrodite
![Bullets Over Broadway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mY9D1oCLeDKNMdUO8EV7MoCZ3up.jpg)
Bullets Over Broadway
![Who Do I Gotta Kill?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eQw4tC4onERymDQ6kESTqI9DC7t.jpg)
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
![New York Undercover](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/70Nd63gqoCLxNrdSY72FYAWOXhj.jpg)
New York Undercover
![Men Lie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sJI593Dt8srL1dcwG0PmSJzOPHd.jpg)
Men Lie
![Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ggtnPTBiRCPlFwusaH2TvlIrDUG.jpg)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
![The Good Policeman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3egFh6eJPbUqsdwLqpLkX8oIubO.jpg)
The Good Policeman
![Law & Order](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![GoodFellas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aKuFiU82s5ISJpGZp7YkIr3kCUd.jpg)
GoodFellas
![Swirlee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fqj1XwwCqnlriTJ3EOXMR0r1QF2.jpg)
Swirlee
![Street Trash](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hSTIN9v4Xh0dKQEtKnYq0j8cGHu.jpg)
Street Trash
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show