Richard Romanus

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Richard Romanus
Publicity Photo of Richard Romanus
Born	Richard Joseph Romanos[1] (1943-02-08)February 8, 1943 Barre, Vermont, U.S.
Died	December 23, 2023(2023-12-23) (aged 80) Volos, Greece
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer, screenwriter, songwriter
Spouses	Tina Bohlmann ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1980)​ Anthea Sylbert ​ ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	1
Relatives	Robert Romanus (brother)
Awards	Best Original Screenplay in Longform Television by the Writers Guild of America (nominated)

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.^{[not verified in body]}