The actor died of natural causes Monday morning with his wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, at his side.
Dee Dee also shared the news over social media.
“I am completely devastated,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the couple.
‘Goodfellas’ star Paul Sorvino died of natural causes at the age of 83.Everett Collection
“The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone.
I am heartbroken #iloveyousomuch #paulsorvino #sweetheart #husband #loveofmylife.”
According to Neal, Sorvino suffered with health issues over the past few years.
“A very Happy Birthday to my father Paul Sorvino,” she wrote on Twitter at the time.
“I miss you so much and hope to be together in person very soon!”
Mira shared a statement on Twitter on Monday, after the news of Sorvino’s passing broke.
“My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed,” she wrote.
“My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.
He was the most wonderful father.
I love him so much.
I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.”
TheRomy and Michele’s High School Reunionactress also shared a black square to her Instagram page.
He also appeared on television, notably as a star ofLaw & Order.
Sorvino started his career as an advertising copywriter.
He’s still best known, however, for his performance as mobster Paul Cicero, a.k.a.
Big Paulie, in Martin Scorsese’sGoodfellas.
“I never had it in me.
And this [part] called for a lethality, which I felt was way beyond me.
I called my manager three days before we started shooting and said, ‘Get me out.
I’m going to ruin this great man’s picture, and I’m going to ruin myself.’
“Then,” he continued, “I was going by the hall mirror to adjust my tie.
I was just inconsolable.
And I looked in the mirror and literally jumped back a foot.
I saw a look I’d never seen, something in my eyes that alarmed me.
A deadly soulless look in my eyes that scared me and was overwhelmingly threatening.
And I looked to the heavens and said, ‘You’ve found it.'”
