NEW YORK - The man behind the exclusive Italian restaurant Rao's has died.
Frank Pellegrino died Tuesday in Manhattan after a battle with lung cancer.
In addition to running his East Harlem restaurant, Pellegrino also worked as an actor.
He played an FBI agent on HBO's "The Sopranos", and had a small role in the movie "Goodfellas".
Pellegrino also wrote two cookbooks and expanded Rao's to locations in Las Vegas and Hollywood.
Frank Pellegrino was 72-years old.