Richard Romanus

Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 28, 1943 – December 23, 2023) was an American actor. Among other roles, he appeared in Martin Scorsese's ''Mean Streets'' and provided voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated films ''Wizards'' and ''Hey Good Lookin'''. He played Richard La Penna, Jennifer Melfi's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of ''The Sopranos'' from 1999 to 2002. In 1999, he co-wrote the Christmas film ''If You Believe'' along with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which was nominated by the Writers Guild of America TV Award for Original Long Form. Provided by Wikipedia