Louis Mustillo


Louis Mustillo 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 the 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

YearFilm/TVRoleNotes
1989Who's the Boss? DennisSeason 6 Episode 3 "In Your Dreams"
1990Family Matters RussellSeason 1 Episode 15 "The Big Reunion"
1990Night Court Monte PotterSeason 8 Episode 12 "It's Just a Joke"
1991Quantum Leap MarioSeason 3 Episode 14 "Private Dancer"
1992Married... with Children Mr. NielsonSeason 6 Episode 22 "The Goodbye Girl"
1994Corrina, CorrinaJoe Allechinetti
1994Wings Wise ManSeason 6 Episode 11 "Insanity Claus"
1995Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Detective TuzzolinoSeason 2 Episode 10 "Metallo"
1996FreewayVanessa's Attorney
1996Hellraiser: BloodlineSharpe
1996-1997High Incident Officer Russell Topps32 Episodes
1997The PeacemakerCostello
1998Seinfeld PhilSeason 9 Episode 14 "The Strong Box"
1999Dudley Do-RightStanding Room Only
1999Just The TicketHarry The Head
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmGuy at CounterSeason 1 Episode 2 "Ted and Mary"
2000Early Edition Joey "Clams"Season 4 Episode 14 "Performance Anxiety"
2000ER Steve O’BrienSeason 6 Episode 21 “Sweet Sorrow”
2002WishcraftPrincipal Dombrowski
2004CSI: Miami Eugene Thomas WalterSeason 2 Episode 12 "Witness To Murder"
2004-2006The Sopranos Sal Vitro, The Landscaper4 Episodes
2005Two for the MoneyDoorman
2006Find Me GuiltyU.S. Marshal #2
2007The Bronx Is Burning Maury Allen
2008My Sassy GirlJordan's Doorman
2009Cold Case Walt StricklandSeason 6 Episode 12 "Lotto Fever"
2010–2016Mike & Molly Vince MorantoMain Cast; 105 episodes
2012Not Fade AwayUncle Johnny Vitelloni
2012One for the MoneyFrank Plum
2015Whole Day DownZabulonEpisode: "The Discreet Charm of a Wooden Bosom."
2017WetlandsJimmy "Coconuts"
2018Strange Angel Humphrey5 episodes
2018Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dave ArnoldEpisode: "Revenge"
2020NCIS Emilio "Freckles" ZucadoEpisode: "Everything Starts Somewhere"
2021Blue Bloods LennySeason 11 Episode 14 "The New You"
2022Bobcat MorettiCarmine
2025The Alto KnightsJoe Bonnano