# Louis Mustillo

Louis Mustillo (born May 28, 1958) is an American actor who is best known as playing Vincent "Vince" Moranto on Mike & Molly from 2010 to 2016.

## Life and career

Mustillo was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he was a contemporary of the Canadian actor, Elias Koteas, and Illeana Douglas. According to the American Academy's 1983 graduation program, Mustillo and Douglas graduated from the Academy's two-year program in a ceremony held at NYC's Winter Garden Theatre on April 26, 1983. They were not asked back to the school's third-year, known as The Production Company year.
He has guest-starred in more than 50 episodes of television, including an early appearance as a controversial comic on Night Court, and has appeared in over 20 films. He was a series regular on Man of the People with James Garner. He also played Russell Topps for two seasons on DreamWorks first hour-long drama, High Incident. He had a recurring role on The Sopranos as a mafia-associated landscaping business owner, Salvatore "Sal" Vitro. He appeared in The Narrows, and he played sports writer Maury Allen on the ESPN miniseries The Bronx is Burning. Louis also wrote and starred in Bartenders, a one-man show that ran for a year at the John Houseman Theatre in New York City.
He also had a regular role in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly playing Vince, a love interest and later husband of Molly's mother.

## Personal life

He is married to Tricia Brown.

## Filmography

| Year | Film/TV | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Who's the Boss? (TV series) | Dennis | Season 6 Episode 3 "In Your Dreams" |
| 1990 | Family Matters (TV series) | Russell | Season 1 Episode 15 "The Big Reunion" |
| 1990 | Night Court (TV series) | Monte Potter | Season 8 Episode 12 "It's Just a Joke" |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap (TV series) | Mario | Season 3 Episode 14 "Private Dancer" |
| 1992 | Married... with Children (TV series) | Mr. Nielson | Season 6 Episode 22 "The Goodbye Girl" |
| 1994 | Corrina, Corrina | Joe Allechinetti | |
| 1994 | Wings (TV series) | Wise Man | Season 6 Episode 11 "Insanity Claus" (eats Bob's donut) |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series) | Detective Tuzzolino | Season 2 Episode 10 "Metallo" |
| 1996 | Freeway | Vanessa's Attorney | |
| 1996 | Hellraiser: Bloodline | Sharpe | |
| 1996-1997 | High Incident (TV series) | Officer Russell Topps | 32 Episodes |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Costello | |
| 1998 | Seinfeld (TV series) | Phil | Season 9 Episode 14 "The Strong Box" |
| 1999 | Dudley Do-Right | Standing Room Only | |
| 1999 | Just The Ticket | Harry The Head | |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Guy at Counter | Season 1 Episode 2 "Ted and Mary" |
| 2000 | Early Edition (TV series) | Joey "Clams" | Season 4 Episode 14 "Performance Anxiety" |
| 2000 | ER (TV series) | Steve O’Brien | Season 6 Episode 21 “Sweet Sorrow” |
| 2002 | Wishcraft | Principal Dombrowski | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami (TV series) | Eugene Thomas Walter | Season 2 Episode 12 "Witness To Murder" |
| 2004-2006 | The Sopranos (TV series) | Sal Vitro, The Landscaper | 4 Episodes |
| 2005 | Two for the Money | Doorman | |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | U.S. Marshal #2 | |
| 2007 | The Bronx Is Burning (TV series) | Maury Allen | |
| 2008 | My Sassy Girl | Jordan's Doorman | |
| 2009 | Cold Case (TV series) | Walt Strickland | Season 6 Episode 12 "Lotto Fever" |
| 2010–2016 | Mike & Molly (TV series) | Vince Moranto | Main Cast; 105 episodes |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Uncle Johnny Vitelloni | |
| 2012 | One for the Money | Frank Plum | |
| 2015 | Whole Day Down | Zabulon | Episode: "The Discreet Charm of a Wooden Bosom." |
| 2017 | Wetlands | Jimmy "Coconuts" | |
| 2018 | Strange Angel (TV series) | Humphrey | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series) | Dave Arnold | Episode: "Revenge" |
| 2020 | NCIS (TV Series) | Emilio "Freckles" Zucado | Episode: "Everything Starts Somewhere" |
| 2021 | Blue Bloods (TV series) | Lenny | Season 11 Episode 14 "The New You" |
| 2022 | Bobcat Moretti | Carmine | |
| 2025 | The Alto Knights | Joe Bonnano | |