Louis Mustillo


Louis Mustillo is an American actor who recently played as Vincent “Vince” Moranto on Mike & Molly from 2010 to 2016.

Life and career

Mustillo was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended 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 Royale 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, an early appearance was 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 mini-series 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 appeared in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly in the role of Vince, a love interest and later husband of Molly's mother.

Personal life

He is married to Tricia Brown since October 2005.

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"
1992Married... with Children Mr. NielsonSeason 6 Episode 22 "The Goodbye Girl"
1994Wings Wise ManSeason 6 Episode 11 "Insanity Claus"
1995' Det. TuzzolinoSeason 2 Episode 10 ""
1996FreewayVanessa's Attorney
1996'Sharpe
1996-1997High Incident Officer Russell Topps32 Episodes
1997The PeacemakerCostello
1998Seinfeld PhilJerry's neighbor, and parrot owner in Season 9 Episode 14 "The Strong Box"
1999Dudley Do-RightStanding Room Only
1999Just The TicketHarry The Head
2002WishcraftPrincipal Dombrowski
2004' Eugene Thomas WalterSeason 2 Episode 12 ""
2004-2006The Sopranos Salvatore "Sal" Vitrothe Gardener in 4 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."
2018Strange Angel Humphrey5 episodes
2018' Dave ArnoldEpisode: "Revenge"