Lillo Brancato
Best known for his roles as Calogero or “C” in A Bronx Tale (1993) and Matt Bevilaqua on The Sopranos (1999-2007), Lillo Brancato threw his already spiraling career down the drain when he was involved in an attempted burglary gone horribly wrong in 2005.
According to The New York Times, Brancato, who was a self-proclaimed drug addict, along with an associate, Steven Armento, attempted to break into the house of someone Brancato knew who was “a friend who had provided him with drugs many times.” After hearing them break a window, an off-duty NYPD officer and neighbor, Daniel Enchautegui, called 911 and then went outside to investigate. While confronting the men, Armento shot and killed the officer.
According to the New York Daily News, “Brancato, shot twice by the dying cop, beat a charge of felony murder in the case. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a burglary conviction.” Armento was sentenced to life in prison.
After his parole, Brancato told ABC7 that he takes “full responsibility” for decisions he made that “contributed to the death of that heroic police officer.”
