The Joseph "Vito from the Sopranos" Gannascoli DUI mug shot

[Amerigo Vespucci]

'Sopranos' star Joseph Gannascoli arrested on DUI charges

BY Kristie Cavanagh
DAILY NEWS WRITER

Friday, June 18th 2010, 2:04 PM

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/06/18/2010-06-18_sopranos_star_joseph_gannascoli_arrested_on_dui_charges.html



Joseph Gannascoli, the actor who played Vito Spatafore on the HBO hit series "The Sopranos," has been arrested on a DUI charge in Tampa.

According to jail records, Tampa police arrested the 51-year-old actor early Friday morning.

An officer patrolling for drunken drivers pulled Gannascoli over at 2:42 a.m. after the actor made a wide turn, drifted in his lane and drove on the lane marker, reported WTSP, a Tampa-based CBS affiliate.

Smelling alcohol on the actor's breath and observing his watery, bloodshoot eyes and slurred speech, the officer issued a field sobriety test, which Gannascoli failed. The actor also blew a .111 on a Breathalyzer, well above Florida's legal limit of .08.

Gannascoli was then arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He has posted $500 bond and is expected to be released from Hillsborough County jail later Friday.