Lillo Brancato, Jr. 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 in a separate trial and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Brancato was born in Bogotá, Colombia. Adopted when he was four months old, he was raised by Italian-American parents, Lillo, Sr., and Domenica , 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".
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| Birthdate: | March 30, 1976 |
| Birthplace: | Bogotá |
| Age: | 36 |
| Also known as: | Lillo Brancato Jr, Lillo Brancato Jr., Lillo Brancato |