Ray Abruzzo
Ella Bryant
Published Apr 07, 2026
Ray Abruzzo – “The Sopranos Wines” Launch Party, 2008 – Photo Credit: Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 12, 1954
Ethnicity: Sicilian Italian
Ray Abruzzo is an American actor.
His paternal grandparents were from Sciacca, Province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. His maternal grandparents were from Palermo, Sicily.
Ray’s paternal grandfather was Giuseppe/Joseph Abruzzo/Abbruzzo (the son of Ignazio Abbruzzo and Calogena/Calogesa Marinella/Manciello).
Ray’s paternal grandmother was Giuseppa/Giuseppina/Josephine Sabella (the daughter of Antonino Sabella and Maria Pumilla/Pumilia).
Sources: Ray’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Marriage records of Ray’s paternal grandparents, Giuseppe/Joseph Abruzzo/Abbruzzo and Giuseppa/Giuseppina/Josephine Sabella –
Information and picture of Ray’s paternal grandparents, Giuseppe/Joseph Abruzzo/Abbruzzo and Giuseppa/Giuseppina/Josephine Sabella –