Former Sopranos actor to plead guilty to attempted assault

Vincent Pastore, who played gangster Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos television series, has agreed to plead guilty to a charge that he attempted to assault a former girlfriend last spring.

The plea bargain, which has yet to receive final approval from a judge, calls for Pastore, 58, to perform 10 days of community service and attend a counselling programme for batterers, lawyers involved in the case told a judge today.