- Big at playing unsympathetic types such as snobs, loudmouths and bullies, he was known for his resourceful portrayals of various ethnic types. Of Italian heritage, he was seen playing everything from a Mexican bandit and Russian doctor to a Japanese sailor.
- In addition to his accomplishments as an actor, he was highly regarded as a chef. Two generations of Hollywood's top names always left his dinner parties raving about the food and wine.
- Once worked in nightclubs as a stand-up magician and mime. On "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in the 1960s he once made a guest appearance as a house painter who performed magic tricks and cooked meals which was episode 23 of season 2, first broadcast on 27 February 1963.
- Appeared numerous times on episodes of Columbo playing a different role each time. This includes the episode 'Negative Reaction', starring Dick Van Dyke, with whom he had worked before on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the1960s.
- After living in Naples for a few years as a child, Vito returned to the States when he was seven.
- Vito got to work with Exotic animal trainer Ralph Helfer's African Lion Zamba twice in Napoleon and Samantha (1972) and Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977).
- Fluent in Neapolitan and Italian.
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