Bada bing. A new documentary about the making of HBO’s mafia hit, “The Sopranos,” covers how the late star James Gandolfini gave money to his fellow cast members – except one. Now airing on HBO and Max, “Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos” sees series creator David Chase say onscreen about Gandolfini, “He was … Read more
Gabagool! In the new documentary “‘Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” (now on HBO and Max), “The Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli confessed that he thought he initially blew his audition for the show. “The idea of a series on HBO, back then, there was no prestige attached to that,” Imperioli, 58, said onscreen in … Read more
This f–king guy. The “Sopranos” cast and crew take center stage in the new two-episode documentary “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos.” Premiering Saturday, Sept. 7 on HBO (8 p.m.) and helmed by Emmy-winning director Alex Gibney (“Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,”) the documentary dives into behind the scenes details about … Read more
Michael Imperioli knows his way around a Mafia story. The Emmy-winning actor was in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,” HBO’s iconic show “The Sopranos,” and now he’s narrating and exec producing the History Channel docuseries, “American Godfathers: The Five Families.” “I read the book first, and then I was like, ‘If you’re using that as source material, … Read more
James Gandolfini went through dark times playing Tony Soprano. A new documentary about “The Sopranos,” titled “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 13 and revealed how the late Gandolfini battled demons while playing a mob boss on the iconic HBO series. His TV wife, Edie Falco, said in the … Read more
She’s on the move. In January, longtime “Mornings on 1” co-anchor Annika Pergament debuted “The Rush Hour,” a weekday news program that airs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and covers city politics, mass transit, education, business, and entertainment. “My hope is that people can turn it on at any point in the afternoon and … Read more
HBO’s “The Sopranos” has long been dubbed one of television’s greatest shows — even before it came to an end in 2007 after six seasons. Source link #Sopranos #25th #anniversary
In 1999, during its first season on HBO, “The Sopranos” was the biggest TV show in the world. It didn’t have the largest audience — its ratings were still dwarfed by network hits like “ER” and “Friends” —but it had cultural cachet. The dark, sometimes comic tale of a mob boss from New Jersey was … Read more
James Gandolfini was involved in a car crash on his first day filming “The Sopranos,” after co-star Michael Imperioli lied about having a driver’s license. Imperioli, now 56, made the admission in an interview on the new HBO Max series “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” revealing that he was behind the wheel and Gandolfini was … Read more
Aida Turturro, who guest-stars Tuesday night on “New Amsterdam,” likens series star Ryan Eggold to a very special person in her life. “Jimmy was loving and Ryan is like that,” Turturro, 60, told The Post, alluding to “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini, mob boss Tony Soprano and kid brother to spunky Janice (Turturro) on the … Read more