Where is Lillo Brancato Jr now? Net worth, wife, arrest

Lillo Brancato Jr is an actor, perhaps best known for his role in Robert De Niro’s directorial debut, “A Bronx Tale.” However, despite his success as an actor, Lillo’s drug addiction drove him to commit crimes for which he served time in prison. In 2013, he was paroled and made his return to the big screen. Here is a glimpse into the life of actor Lillo Brancato.

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Early life and family

Lillo was born on August 30, 1976 in Bogata, Colombia.

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At the age of four, he was adopted by an Italian-American family in Yonkers, New York City USA – his adoptive father is Lillo Brancato Senior and his mother is Domenica Brancato. Her father worked as a construction worker and her mother was a beautician.

He has an adopted brother Vincent, ‘Vinny’, who reportedly worked as a model, but has since been employed as a civil servant in Yonkers. Although he was born in Colombia, Lillo said in an interview that he considers himself Italian because he was raised to appreciate pasta.

Schooling

Lillo’s training is mostly limited to enrolling in high school. Lillo studied at Mount Saint Michael Academy, but did not continue his education later in life.

Career

Lillo began his show business career at the age of 15 in 1992 – when Lillo was swimming with a group of friends in Jones Beach, New York, he caught the eye of talent scout, who was looking for Robert De Niro lookalikes.

It was Lillo’s precise impersonation of De Niro’s character “Travis Bickle” in the movie “Taxi Driver” that landed him the role of De Niro’s son in his first movie casting “A Bronx Tale.”

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Following this success, Lillo went on to lead an acting life and landed several other roles, in 1994 as Pvt Donnie Benitez in “Renaissance Man”, and in 1995 he could be seen in the film “Crimson Tide”. In the following years he would continue in minor roles, among which the most notable titles include the 1998 film “Enemy of the State”.

Lillo made his television debut on the set of “Dead Man’s Gun” in 1999, and the following year landed a recurring role on “The Sopranos” as Matthew Bevilaqua. He also starred in a few other shows, including “NYPD Blue” and the short-lived crime drama “Falcone.”

As his career progressed, Lillo landed several other film roles, such as the 2001 films “Sticks” and “In The Shadows”, and in 2002 he landed the role of Larry in the film ” The Adventures of Pluto Nash”. In 2004 he was cast in “Downtown: A Street Tale”, and his last appearance before his arrest in 2005 was in the film “Slingshot”.

Since returning to the big screen after his release from prison, Lillo has appeared in a few films, but has yet to return to a television career. He starred in the 2015 short film “The Bronx Dahmer”, as well as the 2016 film “Back In The Day”. Lillo also made an appearance in “Vamp Bikers Tres”, and in 2017 appeared in the film “Dead On Arrival”, and the short film “Man of the House”.

His latest appearances include roles in the films ‘5th Borough’ and ‘The Fearless Two’, both released in 2020. Lillo has recently branched out to pursue a career as a producer and worked on post-production of ‘The Fury and “Zombie: The Movie”.

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

The little information about Lillo’s personal preferences is that he was a fan of Robert De Niro even before starring alongside him in his first film. Other than that, it is common knowledge that Lillo had served a ten-year sentence for burglary, at the Oneida Correctional Facility.

The incident that led to Lillo’s arrest occurred on December 10, 2005, in New York City when an off-duty police officer and accomplice Steven Armento were confronted while attempting to rob a house in Arnow Place. This resulted in a shootout that cost the policeman his life and injured Lillo and his accomplice. Steven Armento was armed and the one who opened fire on the police officer – he was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This was not Lillo’s first run-in with the police, however.

Earlier that same year in June, Lillo was arrested and charged with possession of illegal narcotics. After he was pulled over by police in the Bronx, New York, initially because the car had a missing taillight, a search of the glove compartment revealed four bags of heroin.

Relationships

Past relationships that Lillo has been involved in, and which have caught the public eye, were with Chanel Capra in the early 90s and then he dated Steven Armento’s daughter, Stefanie, which got him some serious trouble. It is now suggested that he is seeing Christina Chen and that they plan to get married.

Physical characteristics

  • Date of birth: August 30, 1976
  • Hair color: Brown
  • Eye color: Brown
  • Height: 5 feet 7 inches (1.7m)
  • Weight: 169 lbs (77 kg)
  • Size: Unknown
  • Astrological sign: Aries
  • Nationality: American/Colombian
  • Ethnicity: Mestizo

Net value

Due to Lillo’s criminal past, his wealth has taken a serious hit such that his net worth is only estimated at just over $1,000, as of mid-2020.

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