Paul Sorvino honored by wife Dee Dee, other stars at his celebration of life: 'The ultimate movie star'
18.08.2022 - 19:51
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Paul Sorvino was honored Wednesday night during a celebration of life at the Hollywood Museum. The actor passed away on July 25 from natural causes. His death was announced by his wife Dee Dee Sorvino and his longtime representative Roger Neal.
Dee Dee, Joe Mantegna and Lainie Kazan spoke to Fox News Digital about the kind of man the "Goodfellas" actor was, at his celebration of life. "When I say Renaissance man, I mean it because he was a great sculptor, a great painter," Dee Dee said. "You know, and then there was that acting thing that he did so well.
Singer. I mean, we would go out to dinner, and he'd always just burst out in song and make everyone so happy. And that's what he always wanted to do." Paul Sorvino (Getty Images) "He always wanted to make people happy.
And that's why we're having a celebration of life. A celebration of life. Not a sad affair, sad enough," she continued.
"But he wanted people to be happy even now, during life and after death." "Paul was the ultimate movie star, the ultimate Renaissance man performer, but ultimately the best human being that's ever walked this Earth." Dee Dee and Paul met on Fox Business'' "Cavuto." Neil Cavuto has long taken the credit for fixing up Dee Dee and Paul, and she would agree with him. Paul Sorvino joined Neil Cavuto on Fox News in January 2015 to announce he married Dee Dee Benkie in December 2014. (Fox News) "So, he was on the Neil Cavuto show and I took his seat.Then I came into the green room and he started stalking me.
And it worked because at Fox you go next door to Del Friscos. He said, 'Let's get a drink. Oh, well, maybe let's get dinner.' And then, you know, then we got married," she recalled. "So, the man was right.