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He was an American television actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best known for portraying Johnny Torrio in Boardwalk Empire in every season, from 2010 to 2014, and as Phil Leotardo's right-hand man Butch DeConcini in The Sopranos from 2006 to the season finale in 2007.

Antonacci was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. As a director, producer, and writer, he worked on a number of television series, including Busting Loose, Brothers, The Tortellis, Perfect Strangers, The Royal Family, The John Larroquette Show, Herman's Head, It's a Living, Soap, and other series.

As an actor, he is best known for his roles in The Rockford Files, as Vinnie Morabito on Busting Loose, Tony Manucci on Makin' It, Butch DeConcini on The Sopranos, and Johnny Torrio on Boardwalk Empire. In 1976, he played the role of Hector in "A Nun's Story" and "Good Time Girls" during season two of Laverne & Shirley. He made a cameo appearance as a mobster in the 2013 film The Family.

Antonacci was also a playwright, theatrical actor, and director, participating in multiple productions and roles at the La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in the East Village throughout the early through mid-1970s. He wrote and performed in the 1971 Off-Off-Broadway musical "Dance Wi' Me (or, The Fatal Twitch)," which was directed by Joel Zwick and produced at La MaMa. This play was produced again at La MaMa in 1974, and then renamed and re-staged as the Broadway musical "Dance With Me," opening January 23, 1975 at the Mayfair Theatre in New York City.

In 1978, Antonacci married actress Annie Potts. They divorced in 1980. In 1981, he married actress Lynda Costanzo. They have one child. He died at the age of 70 in Massapequa, New York, on September 20, 2017. His death occurred exactly one week after that of Frank Vincent, who played Phil Leotardo, Butch DeConcini's boss, on The Sopranos.

Producer (11 credits)

 2002 Favor & Family (TV Series) (executive producer)

 1997 Just One of the Girls (TV Series) (executive producer)

 1997 The Blues Brothers Animated Series (TV Series) (executive producer)

 1991 The Royal Family (TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)

- Educating Al (1991) ... (executive producer)

- What's Love Got to Do with It? (1991) ... (executive producer)

- A Mid-Summer Night's Barbecue (1991) ... (executive producer)

- Talkin' Baseball (1991) ... (executive producer)

- Me and My Stuff (1991) ... (executive producer)

1990 Normal Life (TV Series) (co-executive producer)

 1989 Adventures in Babysitting (TV Movie) (executive producer)

  Brothers (TV Series) (executive producer - 49 episodes, 1985 - 1987) (supervising producer - 14 episodes, 1984)

- Chez Cliff (1987) ... (executive producer)

- Still Married After All These Years (1986) ... (executive producer)

- Iceman (1986) ... (executive producer)

- A Penny for Your Dreams (1986) ... (executive producer)

- The Gang Who Could Shoot Straight (1986) ... (executive producer)

1985 Joanna (TV Movie) (executive producer)

 1982 It Takes Two (TV Series) (producer - 5 episodes)

- Andy and the Older Woman (1982) ... (producer)

- Hello, I Must Be Going (1982) ... (producer - produced by)

- Death Penalty (1982) ... (producer - produced by)

- Turnabout (1982) ... (producer)

- Sam and Molly (1982) ... (producer - produced by)

  It's a Living (TV Series) (producer - 25 episodes, 1980 - 1982) (associate producer - 1 episode, 1981)

- A Farewell to Arm (1982) ... (producer)

- Strange Bedfellows (1982) ... (producer)

- Horsing Around (1982) ... (producer)

- Falling in Love Again (1982) ... (producer)

- The Garden of Countess Natasha (1982) ... (producer)

1981 The Princess and the Cabbie (TV Movie) (supervising producer)

 

Actor (13 credits)

 2010-2014 Boardwalk Empire (TV Series)

Johnny Torrio

- Friendless Child (2014) ... Johnny Torrio

- King of Norway (2014) ... Johnny Torrio

- The Good Listener (2014) ... Johnny Torrio

- Farewell Daddy Blues (2013) ... Johnny Torrio

- White Horse Pike (2013) ... Johnny Torrio

2013/I The Family

NY Mobster (uncredited)

 2006-2007 The Sopranos (TV Series)

Butch DeConcini / Butch Deconcini

- Made in America (2007) ... Butch DeConcini (as Gregory Antonacci)

- The Blue Comet (2007) ... Butch DeConcini (as Gregory Antonacci)

- The Second Coming (2007) ... Butch DeConcini (as Gregory Antonacci)

- Kennedy and Heidi (2007) ... Butch DeConcini (as Gregory Antonacci)

- Chasing It (2007) ... Butch DeConcini (as Gregory Antonacci)

1997 The Blues Brothers Animated Series (TV Series)

Huge Man

- The People's Party ... Huge Man (voice)

 1990 Normal Life (TV Series)

Burglar

- The Big Game (1990) ... Burglar

 1979 Makin' It (TV Series)

Tony Manucci

- Friends for Life (1979) ... Tony Manucci

- Tony's Homecoming (1979) ... Tony Manucci

- Little Orphan Fusco (1979) ... Tony Manucci

- Something for Ma (1979) ... Tony Manucci

- Fun, Fun, Fun: Part 2 (1979) ... Tony Manucci

1978-1979 The Rockford Files (TV Series)

Eugene Conigliaro

- Just a Coupla Guys (1979) ... Eugene Conigliaro

- The Jersey Bounce (1978) ... Eugene Conigliaro

 1978 Soap (TV Series)

Dave

- Episode #2.13 (1978) ... Dave

- Episode #2.12 (1978) ... Dave

- Episode #2.10 (1978) ... Dave (uncredited)

 1977 Busting Loose (TV Series)

Vinnie Morabito

- All in Love's Unfair (1977) ... Vinnie Morabito

- The Decision: Part 2 (1977) ... Vinnie Morabito

- The Decision: Part 1 (1977) ... Vinnie Morabito

- A Knight in Tarnished Armor (1977) ... Vinnie Morabito

- Foiled Again (1977) ... Vinnie Morabito

1976 Laverne & Shirley (TV Series)

Hector

- Good Time Girls (1976) ... Hector

- A Nun's Story (1976) ... Hector

 1974 The Rehearsal

 1972 Summer Soldiers

Miguel

 1970 The Great Santa Claus Switch (TV Movie)

Additional Muppets (voice)