<Tr> <Th> Criminal status </Th> <Td> paroled December 31, 2013 </Td> </Tr> <P> Lillo Brancato Jr. (born August 30, 1976) is an American actor, known for his performance as "Calogero Anello" in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale . He also played Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos . </P> <P> In December 2005, Brancato was charged with second - degree murder for his role in a burglary in the Bronx, New York in which an off - duty police officer, Daniel Enchautegui, confronted two burglars and was killed in a shootout . Brancato was subsequently acquitted of murder, but was convicted of first - degree attempted burglary and sentenced to 10 years in prison . He was released on parole on December 31, 2013 . Co-defendant Steven Armento was convicted of firing the fatal shot in a separate trial and was sentenced to life in prison without parole . </P> <P> Brancato was born in Bogotá, Colombia . Adopted when he was four months old, he was raised by Italian - American parents, Lillo Sr., (a builder) and Domenica (an electrolysist), in Yonkers, New York . Brancato studied at Mount Saint Michael Academy . His adoptive brother, Vinny, briefly worked as a fashion model and now works as a Yonkers civil servant . Lillo is the third cousin of American songwriter / lyricist Gregory France - Brancato . </P>

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