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On June 10, 2005, Brancato was arrested by the Yonkers Police Department, in [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]], New York, and charged with seventh-degree [[misdemeanor]] criminal possession of a controlled substance. According to press reports, police pulled Brancato over for having a rear brake light out and found he had an expired [[Vehicle registration|registration]] and no other papers for the vehicle. He gave police permission to look in a [[cigarette box]], where they found four bags of [[heroin]]. |
On June 10, 2005, Brancato was arrested by the Yonkers Police Department, in [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]], New York, and charged with seventh-degree [[misdemeanor]] criminal possession of a controlled substance. According to press reports, police pulled Brancato over for having a rear brake light out and found he had an expired [[Vehicle registration|registration]] and no other papers for the vehicle. He gave police permission to look in a [[cigarette box]], where they found four bags of [[heroin]]. |
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On December 10, 2005, Brancato was arrested by the [[New York City Police Department]] in the [[Bronx, New York|Bronx]] on suspicion of murdering off-duty police officer Daniel Enchautegui. Enchautegui had served with the New York City Police Department for three years and was assigned to the [[Organization_of_the_New_York_City_Police_Department#Police_precincts|40th Precinct]] in the Bronx.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Officer Down Memorial Page: Detective Daniel Enchautegui |url=http://odmp.org/officer/18069-detective-daniel-enchautegui |publisher=The Officer Down Memorial Page}}</ref> Enchautegui confronted Brancato and his accomplice, 48-year-old ex-[[ |
On December 10, 2005, Brancato was arrested by the [[New York City Police Department]] in the [[Bronx, New York|Bronx]] on suspicion of murdering off-duty police officer Daniel Enchautegui. Enchautegui had served with the New York City Police Department for three years and was assigned to the [[Organization_of_the_New_York_City_Police_Department#Police_precincts|40th Precinct]] in the Bronx.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Officer Down Memorial Page: Detective Daniel Enchautegui |url=http://odmp.org/officer/18069-detective-daniel-enchautegui |publisher=The Officer Down Memorial Page}}</ref> Enchautegui confronted Brancato and his accomplice, 48-year-old ex-[[Heroin]] addict [[Loser]] Steven Armento, outside at a vacant house located at 3119 Arnow Place, next to his own, after hearing glass break. While Enchautegui waited for backup, a gunfight erupted and Enchautegui was shot. He was later taken to [[Jacobi Medical Center]], where he died. Police arrested Brancato and Armento in the vicinity, both with multiple gunshot wounds and in critical condition. Armento, who is the father of Brancato's girlfriend Stefanie, was [[arraign]]ed on [[Murder#Degrees of murder in the United States|first-degree murder]], for which he was convicted on October 30, 2008. Armento was later sentenced to [[life in prison without parole]].<ref name="trial">{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/08/arts/People-Brancato.php |title=Murder trial scheduled for 'Sopranos' actor |work=International Herald Tribune |date=2008-11-08}}</ref> Brancato was arraigned for second-degree [[Felony murder|murder]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Michael |url=http://nytimes.com/2005/12/13/nyregion/13shot.html?ei=5088&en=026500710b81ef60&ex=1292130000 |title=Did Suspects Know Victim Was an Officer? Police Say Statements Differ |work=New York Times |date=2005-12-13}}</ref> and his trial began on November 17, 2008.<ref name="trial"/> Brancato was found not guilty of murder on December 22, 2008.<ref name="acquitted">{{cite news |first=Sewell |last=Chan |coauthors=Mathew R. Warren |title=Ex-Actor Acquitted of Officer's Murder |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/nyregion/23bronx.html |work=New York Times |date=2008-12-22 |accessdate=2008-12-22}}</ref> He was, however, convicted of first-degree attempted burglary, and he was sentenced on January 9, 2009, to 10 years in prison.<ref name="sentenced">{{cite news |first=John |last=Eligon |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/nyregion/10brancato.html?hp |title=10-Year Sentence for ‘Sopranos’ Actor |work=New York Times |date=2009-01-09 |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> As state inmate #09A0227 incarcerated in the Oneida Correctional Facility in [[Rome, New York]], he becomes eligible for parole in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nysdocslookup.docs.state.ny.us/GCA00P00/WIQ3/WINQ130 |title=Inmate Information: Lillo Brancato|publisher=New York State Department of Correctional Services}}</ref> |
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Lillo Brancato, Jr. | |
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| Born | March 30, 1976 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–2005 |
Lillo Brancato, Jr. (born March 30, 1976)[1] is a Colombian-born American actor, known for his performance as "Calogero Anello" in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. He also played Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos. In December 2005, Brancato was charged with second-degree murder for his role in a burglary in the Bronx, New York in which an off-duty police officer, Daniel Enchautegui, confronted two burglars and was killed in a shootout. Brancato was subsequently acquitted of murder, but he was convicted of first-degree attempted burglary and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Co-defendant Steven Armento was convicted of firing the fatal shot.
Early life
Brancato was born in Bogotá, Colombia. Adopted when he was four months old, he was raised by Italian-American parents, Lillo, Sr., (a builder) and Domenica (an electrolysist),[2] in Yonkers, New York. Brancato went to catholic school Mount St Michael. Although he is of Colombian descent, Brancato has said "I consider myself Italian. I was raised to eat pasta".[3] Brancato was discovered while swimming at Jones Beach by a talent scout who noticed Brancato's resemblance to Robert De Niro. Brancato was a fan of De Niro and impressed the scout with an impression of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver. This won him the role of De Niro's son in A Bronx Tale.[4]
Career
Brancato acted in three films in the mid-1990s, prior to joining the cast of The Sopranos. In A Bronx Tale in 1993 he played the main character "C", a teenager torn between his father and a mob boss who befriended him as a kid. He also starred alongside Gregory Hines, Danny DeVito, and Mark Wahlberg in the 1994 movie Renaissance Man. In 1995, he played a minor role in Crimson Tide with Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman.
In the second season of The Sopranos, which HBO broadcast in 2000, Brancato starred as Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster associated with Tony Soprano's crime syndicate. Bevilaqua first appeared in the second season premiere, "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office...", and appeared in five more episodes, the last one being "Bust Out", However, he was murdered in the previous episode, "From Where to Eternity". Brancato also played a mobster in the TV series Falcone, which debuted in 2000. In 2001, Brancato starred opposite fellow Sopranos cast member Drea de Matteo in Abel Ferrara's 'R Xmas.
Arrests
On June 10, 2005, Brancato was arrested by the Yonkers Police Department, in Yonkers, New York, and charged with seventh-degree misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance. According to press reports, police pulled Brancato over for having a rear brake light out and found he had an expired registration and no other papers for the vehicle. He gave police permission to look in a cigarette box, where they found four bags of heroin.
On December 10, 2005, Brancato was arrested by the New York City Police Department in the Bronx on suspicion of murdering off-duty police officer Daniel Enchautegui. Enchautegui had served with the New York City Police Department for three years and was assigned to the 40th Precinct in the Bronx.[5] Enchautegui confronted Brancato and his accomplice, 48-year-old ex-Heroin addict Loser Steven Armento, outside at a vacant house located at 3119 Arnow Place, next to his own, after hearing glass break. While Enchautegui waited for backup, a gunfight erupted and Enchautegui was shot. He was later taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died. Police arrested Brancato and Armento in the vicinity, both with multiple gunshot wounds and in critical condition. Armento, who is the father of Brancato's girlfriend Stefanie, was arraigned on first-degree murder, for which he was convicted on October 30, 2008. Armento was later sentenced to life in prison without parole.[6] Brancato was arraigned for second-degree murder,[7] and his trial began on November 17, 2008.[6] Brancato was found not guilty of murder on December 22, 2008.[8] He was, however, convicted of first-degree attempted burglary, and he was sentenced on January 9, 2009, to 10 years in prison.[9] As state inmate #09A0227 incarcerated in the Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, New York, he becomes eligible for parole in 2014.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | A Bronx Tale | Calogero 'C' Anello (age 17) | |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man | Pvt. Donnie Benitez | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Petty Officer Third Class Russell Vossler | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Young Worker | |
| Provocateur | Chris Finn | ||
| 1999 | The Florentine | Pretty | |
| 2000 | Mambo Café | Weasel | |
| Blue Moon | Pete | ||
| The Sopranos | Matthew Bevilaqua | ||
| Table One | Johnnie | ||
| 2001 | In the Shadows | Jimmy Pierazzi | |
| 'R Xmas | The Husband | ||
| Sticks | Lenny | ||
| 2002 | The Real Deal | Samy Saxo | |
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Larry | ||
| 2004 | Downtown: A Street Tale | Lenny | |
| 2005 | Searching for Bobby D | Bobby | |
| Slingshot | DJ | ||
| 2007 | Saturday Morning | Alan Delucci |
References
- ^ "New York State Department of Correction Services".
- ^ "Lillo Brancato Biography (1976-)". Film Reference.com.
- ^ Template:Cite article
- ^ Fishman, Steve (2006-02-27). "The Lost Soprano". New York.
- ^ "The Officer Down Memorial Page: Detective Daniel Enchautegui". The Officer Down Memorial Page.
- ^ a b "Murder trial scheduled for 'Sopranos' actor". International Herald Tribune. 2008-11-08.
- ^ Wilson, Michael (2005-12-13). "Did Suspects Know Victim Was an Officer? Police Say Statements Differ". New York Times.
- ^ Chan, Sewell (2008-12-22). "Ex-Actor Acquitted of Officer's Murder". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Eligon, John (2009-01-09). "10-Year Sentence for 'Sopranos' Actor". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Inmate Information: Lillo Brancato". New York State Department of Correctional Services.