The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80 as investigation launched

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Actor Vincent Pastore has died aged 80 (Picture: Bobby Bank/Getty Images)

Veteran actor Vincent Pastore, best known for playing on-screen mobsters, has died aged 80.

The TV and film star was found dead at his home in the Bronx, New York, by Stephen Villano, a neighbour and longtime friend, after people were unable to reach him for three days.

Police are currently investigating the circumstances, with his cause of death unknown.

He is survived by a daughter, Renee, whom he shared with ex-wife Nancy Berke.

Pastore grew up in an Italian-American neighbourhood and, after graduating high school, served as a sailor in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.