Robert Funaro

Robert Funaro (born January 23, 1959) is an American film and television actor. Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award-winning television series The Sopranos. His last episode on The Sopranos, "Members Only," in which he played a major role, won an Emmy award for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2006 for producer/writer Terence Winter. He also appeared in the 2007 film American Gangster as Detective McCann and in 2012 appeared in "Whistle Blower" the 10th episode of the 2nd season of the CBS show Blue Bloods as NYPD Captain Browne. 2Biography Funaro was born in Brooklyn, New York. Funaro's Italian ancestors were from Naples. Funaro is currently acting in film and television and has worked extensively in the New York City Off Broadway scen