Jason Cerbone

{{Infobox person

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| years_active = 1988–present

| name = Jason Cerbone

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|2}}

| alma_mater = Concordia College (BS)

| occupation = Actor

| birth_place = Yonkers, New York, U.S.

| spouse = {{marriage|Beth Cerbone|2004}}

| children = 2

}}

Jason Cerbone (born November 2, 1977) is an American actor. He played Jackie Aprile Jr. on the HBO series The Sopranos, Lorenzo Desappio in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012–2016), and Mikey O in Paper Soldiers (2002).{{cite web|title=Forgotten Hottie: Jason Cerbone|url=http://themovieblog.com/2007/forgotten-hottie-jason-cerbone/|website=The Movie Blog|date=15 November 2007|accessdate=5 December 2014|ref=TMG}}

Early life and education

Cerbone was born in Yonkers, New York. He got his start acting at age four, appearing on a commercial for Sesame Street. He signed with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City at age seven. Cerbone later appeared in Bon Jovi's "Silent Night" music video, as well as the title character in Suzanne Vega's video for the song "Luka".{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2001/05/29/meet-jason-cerbone-sopranos-unwise-guy/|title=Meet Jason Cerbone, The Sopranos' unwise guy|magazine=Entertainment Weekly }}

He attended Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers and Concordia College in Bronxville, New York, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.{{cite magazine|last1=Flaherty|first1=Mike|title=Jackie Uh-Oh!|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/05/29/meet-jason-cerbone-sopranos-unwise-guy/|access-date=5 December 2014|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=29 May 2001|ref=ew.com}} After graduating from college, he resumed his acting career.

Career

Cerbone portrayed Jackie Aprile Jr. in the HBO series The Sopranos. He also had an appearance in the movie Cloverfield, in which he played a New York police officer.

In 2007, Cerbone starred with Gina Ferranti and Ernest Mingione in Charles Messina's play Merging, which won Best Play in The Players' Theater's Shortened Attention Span Theater Festival in Greenwich Village. Cerbone also starred in the film version of Merging, which was released in 2009, and he made an appearance as an NYPD "ESU guy" in the 2009 film The Taking of Pelham 123. In 2014, he played the role of Detective Johnny Vassallo in the CBS crime drama Blue Bloods, season 5, episode 3 ("Burning Bridges").{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3886548/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt|title = Burning Bridges| website=IMDb |date = 10 October 2014}}