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131-578: Gandolfini was cast in the role ahead of other actors, including Steven Van Zandt and Michael Rispoli . The character is loosely based on stories from and about an assortment of real-life Mafia figures, including New Jersey mobsters Ruggerio "Richie the Boot" Boiardo , boss of the North Jersey faction of the Genovese crime family , and Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo , a former caporegime and de facto boss of

262-635: A pediatrician . He also sometimes alienates his children with his behavior. He has always tried to conceal his criminal life from them—something that Meadow saw through early on and A.J. also realizes with guidance from his sister. Tony's over-protectiveness of Meadow leads to feuds between them on several occasions. For example, her first boyfriend at college, Noah Tannenbaum, is of black and Jewish ancestry and Tony's dislike of him leads him to try to drive him away. Meadow learns of her father's actions and does not speak to him for several months, eventually reconciling at Christmas in 2001. Meadow's next boyfriend

393-511: A snubnosed revolver and warns Butch at gunpoint to shut up and remain seated at his table. After breaking off some of Coco's teeth with a curb stomp , Tony leaves the restaurant. Tony's feelings toward his son are mixed; he worries about his future. From the beginning, Tony has doubts that his son could succeed in the Mafia, telling his therapist, Dr. Melfi that "he'd never make it". His fears are confirmed as A.J. consistently demonstrates throughout

524-450: A Christmas present by his daughter Meadow, recalls his nightmare and disturbs him greatly. Throughout the series, Tony is shown to be a frequent cigar smoker, as well as an occasional cigarette smoker. He can be seen smoking a cigar during important events, such as shortly before being told of his mother 's death and when disposing of Ralph Cifaretto's corpse. In the Season 1 episode " A Hit Is

655-495: A Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and two additional SAG Awards for Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series . James Gandolfini was invited to audition for the part of Tony Soprano after casting director Susan Fitzgerald saw a short clip of his performance in the 1993 film True Romance , ultimately receiving the role ahead of several other actors due to his physically large stature and acting abilities. Anthony LaPaglia

786-538: A Hit ", he gives his doctor and next-door neighbor Bruce Cusamano a box of Cuban cigars as a thank-you gift for referring him to Dr. Melfi. He is a gun enthusiast and is shown to have an arsenal in his home. He gives guns as birthday gifts to his father-in-law Hugh DeAngelis (in " Marco Polo ") and receives one from Bobby Baccialieri on his birthday (in " Soprano Home Movies "). Tony enjoys sports, particularly baseball, football, basketball, golf, and horse racing. He played baseball and football at West Essex High School, and

917-402: A bizarre dream in which his penis falls off, he mentions that he went to the guy who used to "work on my Lincoln when I drove Lincolns". For the first four seasons, Tony drives a burgundy 1999 Chevrolet Suburban LT 4x4. In season 5 he drives a black Cadillac Escalade ESV. This black Escalade is totaled in an accident and quickly replaced with a white Escalade ESV. Tony has this Escalade until

1048-504: A colleague against whom he testified. The show premiered on NRK television on January 25, 2012, with an audience of 998,000 viewers (one fifth of Norway's population), and ran for three seasons before being cancelled in 2015. Van Zandt appears in the Martin Scorsese -produced gangster epic The Irishman as singer Jerry Vale , lip-syncing Vale's Al Di La. Since 2002, Van Zandt has hosted Little Steven's Underground Garage ,

1179-654: A cover of the song, "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre," that he originally wrote for the Cocktail Slippers , as a single. The song was repeatedly played on the Underground Garage radio show. He debuted his new album at the annual Rock and Roll for Children event at the Fillmore Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland , on March 18, 2017. Van Zandt debuted a doo-wop song called "The City Weeps Tonight," that

1310-439: A cruel, joyless woman who wore his father down "to a little nub" and who seemed to delight in threatening her children. Tony has a troubled relationship with Janice, due to her flighty and impulsive nature, which leads to her constantly relying on him for financial and emotional support. Their bond is further complicated in adulthood when she murders her boyfriend, Richie Aprile , one of Tony's subordinates, for striking her during

1441-550: A domestic dispute, leading to her calling on Tony for assistance in disposing of his body. In high school, Tony met his future wife, Carmela DeAngelis, and became friends with Artie Bucco and Davey Scatino. He was also close to his maternal cousin Tony Blundetto . Their mutual relatives called them Tony-Uncle-Al and Tony-Uncle-Johnny (after their fathers) to tell them apart, although Tony Soprano and his friends would take to calling Blundetto "Tony B". The two Tonys spent summers at

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1572-482: A foreword and postscript moralizing on the gangster as a menace to the public welfare." A theatre in Times Square ran The Public Enemy 24 hours a day during its initial release. At the 4th Academy Awards , the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story , losing to The Dawn Patrol . In 1989, an animatronics version of a scene from The Public Enemy was incorporated into The Great Movie Ride at

1703-415: A fur warehouse robbery, assuring them he will take care of them if anything goes wrong. When Tom is startled by a stuffed bear, he shoots it, alerting the police, who kill gang member Larry Dalton. When they go to Putty Nose for help, they find he has fled. Tom's straitlaced older brother Mike Powers tries and fails to talk Tom into giving up crime. Tom keeps his activities secret from his doting mother. When

1834-425: A grapefruit for breakfast, he always wanted to put the grapefruit into her face just to get a reaction out of her, so she would show some emotion; he felt that this scene gave him the opportunity to rid himself of that temptation. Some, such as film critic Ben Mankiewicz , have asserted that Mae Clarke's surprised and seemingly somewhat angry reaction to the grapefruit was genuine, as she had not been told to expect

1965-466: A head injury. For years after, Tony Soprano claimed that he had sustained the injury during a mugging , a story he maintained to allay his guilt. As a young adult, he attended Seton Hall University for a semester and a half before dropping out to pursue a life of crime. Tony was part of an unofficial crew of young criminals consisting of childhood friends Silvio Dante , Ralph Cifaretto and Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile, Sr. He and Jackie gained notoriety in

2096-407: A horse-riding accident, prompting Tom to buy the horse and shoot it. A rival gang headed by "Schemer" Burns takes advantage of the disarray resulting from Nathan's death, precipitating a gang war. Later, Matt is gunned down in public, with Tom narrowly escaping the same fate. Furious, Tom takes it upon himself to single-handedly settle scores with Burns and some of his men. Tom is seriously wounded in

2227-455: A key ally for ailing acting boss Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile in the DiMeo family. Between the first and second seasons, he is promoted to acting underboss and then official underboss, a position he retains until the sixth season; his uncle Corrado "Junior" Soprano is the acting boss up until early in the sixth season, but actual power is retained by Tony. Throughout the series, Tony struggles to balance

2358-530: A key contributor to the Jersey Shore sound . He also produced two Gary U.S. Bonds albums. Van Zandt then went on to share production credits on the classic Springsteen albums The River and Born in the U.S.A. The first Springsteen song he co-produced was " Hungry Heart ." In 1989, Jackson Browne covered the 1983 Van Zandt composition "I Am A Patriot" on his World in Motion album. Van Zandt has produced

2489-562: A knock on the door, Tom's tied-up body is propped against it, and he falls dead onto the floor. The film closes with Mike walking slowly towards the camera. Uncredited: The screenplay, which was written by Harvey F. Thew, was based on an unpublished novel, Beer and Blood , by John Bright and Kubec Glasmon . Bright and Glasmon based their novel on actual people, having witnessed some of Al Capone 's murderous gang rivalries in Chicago . Warner Bros. studio head Jack L. Warner bought

2620-434: A liking to it. He brings it back to Satriale's, where it stares at the deceased Chris Moltisanti's photo (much to Paulie's dismay). Tony is seen many times throughout the show engaging in both freshwater and saltwater angling . His son Anthony Jr. sometimes accompanies him on fishing outings. During the second season, he presents his son with a Fenwick rod and a Penn International reel, both extremely high-quality products. In

2751-622: A love for The Godfather series, wondering what went wrong in the third installment, although he and his friends are highly entertained when Silvio does an impression of Al Pacino from it. Tony listens to classic , progressive rock and pop music, particularly of the 1960s and 1970s. Over the course of the show he is seen to enjoy AC/DC , Deep Purple , Eagles , Eric Clapton , Jefferson Airplane , Jethro Tull , Journey , Lynyrd Skynyrd , Pink Floyd , Rush , Steely Dan , The Clash , The Chi-Lites , The Lost Boys , Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers , and Van Morrison . Despite remarking about

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2882-442: A new cover album, including a cover of Etta James ' " The Blues Is My Business ", as well as new recordings of songs Van Zandt wrote for others, including Southside Johnny, that he describes as "me covering me." The album is a soul record , composed of a 15 piece band including 5 horns and 3 singers. Van Zandt revealed that Richie Mercurio plays drums on the album. On February 9, 2017, Van Zandt released "Saint Valentine's Day,"

3013-572: A number of other records, including an uncredited effort on the Iron City Houserockers ' Have A Good Time (But Get Out Alive) . Less successful was his work on Lone Justice 's second album Shelter , which was a career-ending flop for the Los Angeles cowpunk band. In 1989, Van Zandt wrote "While You Were Looking at Me" for Michael Monroe 's album Not Fakin' It and co-wrote video hits "Dead, Jail or Rock'n Roll" and "Smoke Screen". He

3144-576: A part that did not exist—as Silvio Dante . Michael Rispoli , who eventually played Jackie Aprile, was also very close to being cast as Tony. In the pilot , Tony was named Tommy—an homage to the character played by James Cagney in The Public Enemy , Tom Powers, but the clearance on naming the character Tom was never given. The name "Tony Soprano" came from a family friend of Chase's named Toby Soprano. As methods to focus anger into his performances, Gandolfini said he would deliberately hit himself on

3275-456: A restaurant on the night of Matt's wedding reception to Mamie, Tom and Matt recognize Putty Nose and follow him home. Begging for his life, Putty plays a song on the piano that he had entertained Tom and Matt with when they were children. Tom shoots him in the back, while a dazed Matt watches. Tom gives his mother a large wad of money, but Mike rejects the gift. Tom tears up the banknotes and throws them in his brother's face. "Nails" Nathan dies in

3406-427: A sentimental attachment towards animals, as he had been traumatized by the loss of his childhood dog (as revealed in the episode " In Camelot "), whose name was "Tippy". When he goes to confront Angie Bonpensiero as she is walking her poodle, the dog greets Tony in a friendly manner, which Tony reciprocates. During Christopher Moltisanti's intervention, when Tony hears Christopher accidentally suffocated Adrianna's dog, he

3537-482: A son in many ways. Tony is often portrayed as a loving father—he attends his children's sporting events regularly and does all he can to ensure they have luxuries and opportunities. He hopes that both his children will escape the life of crime he has led. Tony takes great pride in Meadow's achievements. In Season 1, he is moved to tears by her performance at a choir recital. He often tells people about her aspiration to become

3668-516: A threat to Tony's life and the New Jersey Mob, it is ultimately an emotional reaction. Tony is about to call 911 following a motor vehicle accident. Christopher, who needs urgent medical attention, tells him that he would "never pass the drug test" and would therefore lose his driver's license. He asks Tony to call for a taxi. Tony looks at the baby seat on the backseat of the SUV which had been destroyed by

3799-429: A ticket just before that scene went onscreen, go enjoy the scene, leave, then come back during the next show just in time to see only that scene again. The scene was parodied years later in the 1961 Cagney movie One, Two, Three when Cagney threatens Otto ( Horst Buchholz ) with a half grapefruit but then decides against doing so. The film featured a prologue "apprising the audience that the hoodlums and terrorists of

3930-555: A time holds a job at Blockbuster until his father gets him a job working construction. There, A.J. meets Blanca, and in Tony's opinion, A.J. does well until he and Blanca break up. Tony worries about A.J.'s depression, the "rotten putrid Soprano gene" that Tony believes he passed down to his son. Hoping to get A.J. back on track, Tony rekindles A.J.'s friendship with "the Jasons", sons of two of his associates, and A.J. seems to be doing better. With

4061-509: A tour of the United States in the fall. Van Zandt insists that he is not leaving the E Street Band and he is only touring because the band is not on the road. Van Zandt announced in November 2016 that he was in the process of remastering and reissuing his albums for a 2017 release, including the unreleased Lost Boys album. Additionally, Van Zandt has stated that he was planning on releasing

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4192-515: A tree branch, closes his phone, and suffocates Christopher by holding his nose shut so that he chokes to death on his blood. Tony does not plan to murder Christopher but sees the opportunity after the car accident. Tony is never suspected of this murder. Tony lives in North Caldwell, New Jersey with his wife and two children: Meadow Soprano and Anthony (A.J.) Soprano . He also treats Christopher Moltisanti, his wife's first cousin once removed, as

4323-592: A weekly syndicated radio show that celebrates garage rock and similar rock subgenres from the 1950s to the present day. As of December 2006, the show is heard on over 200 US radio stations and in some international markets. For example, in Spain it has beamed through Rock & Gol since 2007 and later on Rock FM Radio in Finland; Radio Helsinki started beaming Little Steven's Underground Garage in August 2008. On October 20, 2011,

4454-609: A women's section called the Divas of Soul (Julie Maguire, Sarah Carpenter and Jess Greenfield) on backing vocals. They played a series of Van Zandt's own solo songs, songs he wrote for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, a song he co-wrote for the Breakers , cover songs, and "Goodbye", a song that he performed with the Lost Boys. His plans included a European tour during the summer of 2017 and

4585-574: A written prologue added before the opening credits, advising that gangsters such as Tom Powers and Caesar "Rico" Bandello, the title character in Little Caesar (played by Edward G. Robinson ), are a menace that the public must confront. As with many a Warner/First National pre-code talkie , a print has been in the Library of Congress since the 1970s. The film has been available to the public for several decades, due to several video and DVD releases. In

4716-433: Is Jackie Aprile Jr. , the son of Tony's old friend, the late Jackie Aprile Sr. Tony had promised Jackie Jr.'s father that he would keep his son out of the Mafia life. Tony is initially pleased with the relationship, believing Jackie to be a hard-working pre-med student from a good family. However, since Jackie's uncle Richie Aprile's release from prison and subsequent death, Tony realizes that Jackie had become more involved in

4847-457: Is Van Zandt's half-brother and actress Adrienne Barbeau is his ex-sister-in-law. He also has a half-sister named Kathi, who is a writer. When he was seven, the family moved from Massachusetts to Middletown Township, New Jersey . Van Zandt found his love for music at an early age, when he learned how to play the guitar. He watched the performances of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show and

4978-483: Is a fan of the New York Yankees and New York Jets . He has taken A.J. to New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils games occasionally throughout the series. Some objects and posters in A.J.'s room confirm this. He plays golf with Johnny Sack at Upper Montclair Country Club . A large portion of his income is derived from illegal sports betting. Tony is an amateur yachtsman and has owned two motor yachts throughout

5109-671: Is a performance of " I Saw Her Standing There " recorded at The Roundhouse in London with a special appearance by Paul McCartney . Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul recorded a cover of Elvis Presley's " Santa Claus Is Back in Town ", featuring actor Kurt Russell on lead vocals, for the 2018 film The Christmas Chronicles . On March 8, 2019, Van Zandt announced the May 3, 2019, CD, digital and vinyl release of Summer of Sorcery via Wicked Cool/UME. It

5240-466: Is at first tempted to spare his old friend and even seems to be in denial for quite a long time, but in the end, realizes his priorities. In the years to follow, Tony talks about this with Paulie and Silvio, who also participated in the murder, and all three have had haunting dreams of the murder of their friend. Tony kills Ralph Cifaretto after their horse, Pie-O-My, dies amid suspicious circumstances in "Whoever Did This". Tony tries to confront Ralph about

5371-773: Is based on an unpublished novel— Beer and Blood by two former newspapermen, John Bright and Kubec Glasmon —who had witnessed some of Al Capone 's murderous gang rivalries in Chicago. In 1998, The Public Enemy was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". As youngsters in 1900s Chicago, Irish-Americans Tom Powers and his lifelong friend Matt Doyle engage in petty theft, selling stolen items to "Putty Nose". Putty Nose persuades them to join his gang on

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5502-410: Is based on nothing more than "beer and blood". Tom retorts in disgust: "Your hands ain't so clean. You killed and liked it. You didn't get them medals for holding hands with them Germans." Tom and Matt acquire girlfriends, Kitty and Mamie, respectively. Tom eventually tires of Kitty; when she complains once too often, he angrily pushes half a grapefruit into her face. He then drops her for Gwen Allen. At

5633-480: Is furious, saying, "I oughta suffocate you, you little prick!". He becomes involved in horse racing through his friend Hesh Rabkin , who owns a stable, and invests in a racehorse named Pie-O-My. When his horse is killed in a fire – possibly set by Ralph Cifaretto – Tony is deeply upset and saddened and kills Cifaretto, yelling: "She was a beautiful innocent creature. What did she ever do to you?" He repeats "You fucking killed her!", while banging Cifaretto's head against

5764-405: Is not a Hugoesque fable of gangsters fighting among themselves, but a documentary drama of the bandit standing against society. It carries to its ultimate absurdity the fashion for romanticizing gangsters, for even in defeat the public enemy is endowed with grandeur." Variety called it "low-brow material given such workmanship as to make it high-brow" which attempts to "square everything [with]

5895-582: Is often shown watching programs on the History Channel about leaders such as George S. Patton , Erwin Rommel , and Winston Churchill . He reads The Art of War by Sun Tzu , which is quoted by several other characters on the show, particularly Paulie Walnuts. Tony is often seen watching classic mob films. For example, he is shown watching The Public Enemy (1931) throughout the episode " Proshai, Livushka ", which addresses his mother's death. He also shares

6026-502: Is solely to save him from a far worse death if he were to fall into Phil's hands, and so that Tony does not lose his reputation as a boss (as well as sparing the other members of his crew from Phil's threats of retaliation, thus preserving their loyalty). The murder of his nephew, Christopher Moltisanti is not done out of mob-related necessity. Christopher had been addicted to heroin , cocaine , and alcohol for many years and had not conquered his addiction in rehab. While Moltisanti presents

6157-451: Is unable to escape the pool, however. Tony hears his cries for help and rescues him. After A.J. is released from a mental health ward, Tony and Carmela dissuade him from joining the Army and persuade him instead to become involved in a film bankrolled by Carmine Lupertazzi Jr. , with the possibility of opening a club. Tony is an animal lover and enjoys feeding the ducks that visit his pool. He has

6288-607: The Born to Run Tour . In those early years, Van Zandt supplied a great deal of the lead guitar work for the band in concert, as can be seen on the 1975 concert DVD within Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition (later released as the CD Hammersmith Odeon London '75 ). In 1984, Van Zandt left the E Street Band. He originally joined to see Springsteen rise in success, and once the band rose to that success he left. Despite leaving

6419-458: The DeCavalcante crime family . Bobby Boriello and Mark Damiano II portrayed the character as a child in one episode each and Danny Petrillo played the character as a teenager in three episodes. William Ludwig portrayed him as a child and Gandolfini's son Michael portrayed him as a teenager in the 2021 prequel film The Many Saints of Newark . In the first season , Tony is a capo and serves as

6550-592: The Disney-MGM Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida . In 1998, The Public Enemy was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2001, the Sopranos episode " Proshai, Livushka " featured title character Tony Soprano watching scenes from the film, becoming overwhelmed with emotion. In 2003

6681-651: The Outlaw Country , presents the edgier side of country music , both roots and contemporary. On-air hosts for this channel include pop-culture satirist Mojo Nixon . In December 2004, Van Zandt launched his own record label, Wicked Cool Records . The first album released by Wicked Cool was Fuzz for the Holidays by Davie Allan and the Arrows, released on December 14, 2004. The first set of records released by Wicked Cool also included new albums from Underground Garage favorites

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6812-460: The Peppermint Lounge on July 18, 1982. In October 1982, Van Zandt's debut album, Men Without Women , was released. This album earned the most critical praise and Jay Cocks of TIME magazine dubbed it one of the ten best albums of the year. Van Zandt released four more solo albums, and has written that these albums are each elements in a five-part political concept cycle: the individual,

6943-525: The Strand , weaker than most in its story, stronger than most in its acting, and, like most, maintaining a certain level of interest through the last burst of machine-gun fire"; Woods and Cagney give "remarkably lifelike portraits of young hoodlums" and "Beryl Mercer as Tom's mother, Robert Emmett O'Connor as a gang chief, and Donald Cook as Tom's brother, do splendidly." Time magazine called The Public Enemy "well-told" and noted, "Unlike City Streets , this

7074-520: The Sun City resort in South Africa . Forty-nine recording artists, including Springsteen, U2 , Bob Dylan , Pete Townshend , Joey Ramone , Tom Petty , Afrika Bambaataa , and Run DMC , collaborated on a song called " Sun City " in which they pledged to never perform at the resort. The song was modestly successful, and played a part in the broad international effort to bring attention to apartheid, which

7205-726: The "Coolest Song in the World This Week". In 2007, the label signed The Launderettes . The label's first Halloween and Christmas themed compilations were released in 2008. Lost Cathedral is a subsidiary label of Wicked Cool Records and home to the band Crown of Thorns. In 2007, Van Zandt launched the non-profit Rock and Roll Forever Foundation and its TeachRock project, which creates K-12 national curriculum. TeachRock includes interdisciplinary, arts-driven materials. The initiative features lesson plans covering topics in social studies, general music, language arts and media studies. The Public Enemy The Public Enemy ( Enemies of

7336-417: The 1997 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and being impressed with his humorous appearance and presence. Though Van Zandt had never acted before, he auditioned for the role of Tony Soprano . HBO felt that the role should go to an experienced actor, however, so Chase wrote a part especially for Van Zandt. Van Zandt eventually agreed to star on the show as Silvio Dante, and his real-life spouse Maureen (née Santoro)

7467-618: The 2013 Carla Olson album Have Harmony, Will Travel . On April 29, 2013, Van Zandt performed a cover of Frank Sinatra 's " My Kind of Town " at a Springsteen concert in Oslo, Norway , during the Wrecking Ball Tour . Although the song was featured in the Lilyhammer season one episode "My Kind of Town," it was not released as a single until September 23, 2014, when it was "the Coolest Song in

7598-659: The Charms , the Chesterfield Kings and the Cocktail Slippers ; and CBGB Forever , a tribute to the famous, now-defunct venue . The label continues to release new albums from the next generation of garage rockers including the Cocktail Slippers as well as volumes of Little Steven's Underground Garage presents The Coolest Songs in the World, a compilation of selected songs from the Underground Garage radio show's popular feature,

7729-520: The Dave Clark Five , as well as Ravi Shankar and the culture of India, as early influences. Van Zandt attended Middletown High School in Middletown Township, New Jersey , where he was expelled after refusing to cut his long hair. He later returned to school in 1968, largely to appease his mother. As a teenager, he was involved in a car accident that caused him to smash his head through

7860-482: The Deauville Star Theater. After returning to New Jersey, Van Zandt continued wearing Hawaiian shirts because he did not particularly like winter, which was how he got the nickname "Miami Steve". He co-founded Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes , in addition to The Miami Horns , who got their name from Van Zandt's nickname. Van Zandt helped establish the rhythm and blues oriented style of music that

7991-412: The DiMeo family by robbing a card game run by Feech La Manna. Ralph was left out of the plan due to debilitating pain from a venereal disease , leading to a lifelong animosity between the two. Under the tutelage of his father's friend Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri , Tony committed his first murder in 1982, killing a small-time bookie named Willie Overall. Following the murder, Paulie became Tony's mentor in

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8122-533: The Disciples of Soul during their 2017 tour of the same name, on April 27, 2018, via iTunes . A 7 LP vinyl box set, CD, and two-disc Blu-ray video were released on February 15, 2019, via Wicked Cool Records/UMe. Consisting of the best performances from their North American and European concerts, the collection feature Little Steven and his 15-strong band taking you on a musical history lesson as they blast through an arsenal of songs spanning rock, pop, soul, blues, funk, doo-wop, reggae and everything in between. Of note,

8253-602: The Disciples of Soul, for the first time since 1990 to play their only European show of 2016 at the O2 Indigo Lounge in London for BluesFest on October 29, 2016. The new Disciples included Richie Sambora and Marc Ribler on guitar, Eddie Manion on saxophone, Hook Herrara on harmonica, Leo Green on tenor sax, Richard Mecurio on drums, Jack Daley on bass, Andy Burton on B3 organ, Clifford Carter on piano, Danny Sadownick on percussion, Tommy Walsh and Matt Holland on trumpet, Neil Sidwell on trombone, George Millard on flute, and

8384-464: The Disciples of Soul, intermittently active since the 1980s. In 2014, Van Zandt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band. Van Zandt has produced music, written songs, and had his own songs covered by Springsteen, Meat Loaf , Nancy Sinatra , Pearl Jam , Southside Johnny , Artists United Against Apartheid , and the Iron City Houserockers , among others. Van Zandt

8515-674: The Mafia when he sees him at strip clubs and a casino. He eventually beats Jackie up to warn him about abusing his daughter's feelings and confiscates his gun. Tony begins seeing much of himself and his treatment of Carmela in Jackie's relationship with Meadow. Jackie is killed by Vito for his involvement in a robbery at Christopher's and Furio's executive card game, and for shooting a made man, Furio. This drives Meadow to drink and into depression , although they had broken up shortly before his death. After Jackie's death, Tony accepts Meadow's college friends and gets along well with her fiancé, Finn, before

8646-448: The Mafia, with Paulie eventually settling into a role as Tony's own capo . Johnny shepherded Tony through his ascendancy until his death in 1986 from emphysema . When he died, Johnny had risen to the level of capo of his crew, as had his older brother, Junior . Junior took over as Tony's mentor, with parental figures Paulie and Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero passing their loyalty to Tony upon his father's death, while Silvio joined

8777-614: The Public in the UK) is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by William A. Wellman , and starring James Cagney , Jean Harlow , Edward Woods , Donald Cook and Joan Blondell . The film relates the story of a young man's rise in the criminal underworld in Prohibition -era urban America. The supporting players include Beryl Mercer , Murray Kinnell , and Mae Clarke . The screenplay

8908-678: The Rolling Stones on Hollywood Palace in 1964, and referred to the former as "The Big Bang of Rock n' Roll". He said that when he was 13, George Harrison was his favorite Beatle, and he later became friends with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr . Around August 1964, he formed his first band, the Whirlwinds, which was short-lived. He later formed the Mates in 1965 and joined the Shadows in May 1966. Van Zandt has cited British Invasion bands such as

9039-747: The South African government later ended. Van Zandt also produced the award-winning documentary The Making of Sun City and oversaw the production of the book, Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid, the Struggle for Freedom in South Africa: The Making of the Record , as well as the teaching guide. In 1987, he released the album Freedom - No Compromise , which continued the political messaging. Some U.S. appearances in that year as opening act for U2 's arena-and-stadium Joshua Tree Tour continued in

9170-563: The United States enters World War I in 1917, Mike enlists in the Marines. In 1920, with Prohibition about to go into effect, Paddy Ryan recruits Tom and Matt as beer "salesmen" (enforcers) in his bootlegging business. He allies himself with noted gangster Samuel "Nails" Nathan. As the bootlegging business becomes ever more lucrative, Tom and Matt flaunt their wealth. Mike finds out that his brother's money comes not from politics, as Tom claims, but from bootlegging, and declares that Tom's success

9301-500: The World" on Underground Garage to help promote the show. It was released under the title "Frank Tagliano Sings! My Kind of Town" and the lyrics were changed to be about Lillehammer, Norway, instead of Chicago. Van Zandt performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on December 9, 2014, to help promote the series. Van Zandt performed all the music for Lilyhammer from season 2 on and released Lilyhammer: The Score on December 16, 2014. Van Zandt reformed his band,

9432-419: The actor to really hit Cagney. Cook played his part a bit too well, and he struck Cagney in the mouth with such force, he actually broke one of Cagney's teeth. Yet in spite of his genuine shock and pain, Cagney stayed in character and played out the rest of the scene. In another incident, live ammunition was used in a scene where Tom Powers ducks around the corner of a building to take cover from machine gun fire;

9563-561: The album remains unreleased, several tracks from it were heard on the Sopranos and Lilyhammer television shows: including "Nobody Loves and Leaves Alive", "Affection", and "Come for Me". "Affection" appeared on The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs (Music From the HBO Original Series) . Due to a loss of recording contract, his next album, Born Again Savage , which was recorded in 1994,

9694-408: The album's leading singles, "Solidarity", is a general statement of international common ground. In April 1984, shortly before the release of Born in the U.S.A. and Voice of America , Van Zandt left the E Street Band, but rejoined in 1999. Continuing his involvement in issues of the day, in 1985 he created the music-industry activist group Artists United Against Apartheid as an action against

9825-400: The audience and sometimes delivering his unpolished, nasal backing vocals while sharing a microphone with Springsteen. His playing or singing is most prominently featured on the songs " Glory Days ", "Two Hearts", "Long Walk Home", which featured a Van Zandt outro vocal solo during live performances " Land of Hope and Dreams ", " Badlands ", "Ramrod", and "Murder Incorporated", among others like

9956-437: The authorities, due to having been seen by a witness (who at first comes forward, but withdraws once he learns of the fact that Tony is a mafioso). In addition to his potential arrest, Tony was also uncomfortable about the murder due to Bevilaqua's young age, and the fact that his dying words were "mommy." This causes Tony to spend more quality time with his own son. The murder of his cousin, Tony Blundetto (in "All Due Respect"),

10087-553: The band and his capability as a lead guitarist. In addition, Springsteen had begun taking many more guitar solos as his music became more guitar-centered. Van Zandt said on the Howard Stern Show that he is okay with being second in command, especially since he has been in charge before with his solo music and his role in Lilyhammer . Among E Street Band members, Van Zandt often had the second-most "face time" in concert after Clarence Clemons , frequently mugging and posing for

10218-436: The band performed. He also produced Southside Johnny's first three albums. Van Zandt wrote the bulk of the group's music, contributing substantially to its success. Van Zandt then started to switch between writing for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and touring with the E Street Band. He confirmed in an interview on The Howard Stern Show that he arranged the horns on " Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out " in 1975 when Springsteen

10349-419: The band, he appeared as a special guest at some concerts on the Born in the U.S.A. Tour and appeared in a couple of videos, including " Glory Days ". Van Zandt later returned to the E Street Band when it was reformed (briefly in 1995, and on an ongoing basis since 1999) and remains a member. By this time, his guitar playing had mostly been reduced to a background rhythm role, due to Nils Lofgren 's position in

10480-527: The character of Tom Powers was among the AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains , placing 42nd in the villain list. In 2008, the film appeared on one of the AFI's 10 Top 10 lists—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres. The Public Enemy was listed as the eighth best in the gangster film genre . The film was re-released in 1941 after the Production Code was put into effect. Three scenes from

10611-419: The conflicting needs of his family—wife Carmela , daughter Meadow , son A.J. and mother Livia —with those of the Mafia. He displays behavior traits characteristic of a violent sociopath , struggles with depression and is prone to panic attacks . From the pilot episode, he seeks treatment from Dr. Jennifer Melfi (a character Chase modeled after his own psychiatrist) and remains in therapy on and off until

10742-409: The crew. Tony became acting capo of his father's old crew, a position which eventually became permanent. In 1995, Jackie became acting boss after Ercole "Eckley" DiMeo was sent to prison. The family was prosperous under Jackie's rule until 1998 when he was diagnosed with intestinal cancer . With Jackie's death in mid-1998, a succession crisis between Tony and Junior reached a point where a war within

10873-399: The dangers of drug use to his children and some of his fellow mobsters, Tony engages in recreational use multiple times in the latter half of the series, doing lines of cocaine with Adriana and smokes marijuana and uses peyote on a trip to Las Vegas . Like most of the mobsters in the series, Tony is shown to be partial to Cadillac and Lincoln vehicles. When discussing with Dr. Melfi

11004-405: The deaths of others killed on his orders. The eight known murders, all explicitly presented onscreen, were: It is made clear that some of these murders leave Tony perplexed as to how to cope with the situation; most notably, after murdering Christopher Moltisanti, he feels a rush of relief for finally being rid of an associate whom he feels he can no longer trust. He has to "show the sad face" while

11135-736: The end of the series. He has occasionally used Carmela's Mercedes-Benz E-Class station wagon and drove it when they went places together. Steven Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento ; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve , is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band , in which he plays guitar and mandolin . He has appeared in several television drama series, including as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos (1999–2007) and as Frank Tagliano in Lilyhammer (2012–2014). Van Zandt has his own solo band called Little Steven and

11266-502: The eponymous debut album of the punk rock band Demolition 23 which featured ex- Hanoi Rocks members Michael Monroe and Sami Yaffa . Van Zandt also co-wrote six songs for the album with Monroe and Jude Wilder. In 1995, Van Zandt aided Meat Loaf with the song "Amnesty Is Granted" off of his Welcome to the Neighborhood album. In 2004, he contributed the song "Baby Please Don't Go" to Nancy Sinatra 's self-titled album . During

11397-460: The family appeared imminent. However, Tony brought a quick end to the conflict by endorsing Junior as the official boss of the family. Unbeknownst to Junior, Tony secretly struck a deal with the rest of the family to be the true boss, allowing Junior to believe that he is in power and act as a distraction for the FBI . Tony personally committed eight murders during the show. As a boss, he was responsible for

11528-570: The family, the state, the economy, and religion. These albums range from soul music to hard rock to world music . Van Zandt's second album, Voice of America , did the best on the U.S. albums chart , although none of his albums were much of a commercial success. After touring with the E Street Band during The River Tour in 1980–81, he started to realize and understand the perceptions of Americans held by people in other countries. He started to become interested in politics and, with Voice of America , his music became explicitly political. One of

11659-401: The farm of their uncle Pat Blundetto, a former DiMeo soldier allowed to retire from the Mafia due to chronic illness. When they were in their early twenties, Tony Blundetto was arrested for his part in a hijacking ; Tony Soprano was supposed to join him on the job but failed to appear because of a panic attack after an argument with his mother, which resulted in his blacking out and suffering

11790-400: The female horse and the young woman. The murder of Matthew Bevilaqua is an act of revenge, which had to be carried out due to the fact that the failed murder attempt on Christopher was an attempt to topple Tony as the boss of the family. Tony takes pleasure in the murder because it was revenge for the attempted hit on a loved one. This murder was the closest Tony came to getting in trouble with

11921-472: The film were cut because of the Code. One is of a markedly effeminate tailor measuring Tom for a suit, another where Mamie serves Matt breakfast in bed, and the third showing Tom being taken advantage of by Paddy Ryan's girlfriend while hiding out in her apartment. These three scenes were later restored for all DVD and Blu-ray releases, and on Turner Classic Movies . The film was also re-released in 1954, with

12052-504: The first United States pressing of 1989's Revolution , as well as the first vinyl release of Born Again Savage , originally released in 1999. The box set also includes rare outtakes and live performances. The Lost Boys album, however, remains unreleased. Van Zandt stated that the album contains his favorite songs that he recorded and wants to wait until the album can be "properly promoted." Until 1999, Van Zandt had no professional acting experience. His main focus had been music, whether it

12183-401: The floor. When informed by Carmela that a black bear has been foraging in his home's backyard while they were separated during Season 5, he reacts with interest, rather than fear. During his stay in the hospital after his shooting, he can be seen reading a book about dinosaurs, given by Carmela. In the series finale, Tony finds a stray cat at his safe house during the war with New York and takes

12314-544: The following songs: The music was performed by the Vitaphone Orchestra, led by conductor David Mendoza. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $ 464,000 domestically and $ 93,000 internationally. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 33 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10. Andre Sennwald, who reviewed the film for The New York Times on its April 1931 release, called it "just another gangster film at

12445-576: The head, stay up all night to evoke the desired reaction, drink several cups of coffee or walk around with a rock in his shoe. Tony Soprano was born in 1959 (1955 in The Many Saints of Newark ) to Livia and Johnny Soprano. His father was a caporegime in the DiMeo crime family . Tony grew up living with his parents and two sisters, Janice and Barbara, in the old First Ward neighborhood of Newark , New Jersey . Tony's paternal grandfather, Corrado Soprano,

12576-399: The help of a therapist and medication, A.J. is finally getting back to college, this time at Rutgers University , to take classes and party with girls as Tony believes every college kid should. This later turns sour after A.J. sees his new friends attack a Somali student on a bike and he regresses into depression. A.J. tries to drown himself in a swimming pool but decides he wants to live; he

12707-453: The live versions of " Rosalita ". He often trades vocals with Springsteen in live versions of "Prove It All Night". He features prominently in the video for "Glory Days", sharing the spotlight with Springsteen during the choruses, while swapping lines with him during the (non)fade, and in live versions he does the same. During the E Street Band's performance at the Super Bowl in 2009, Van Zandt

12838-778: The opinion of Brooks's biographer Barry Paris , "turning down Public Enemy marked the real end of Louise Brooks's film career". Tom's first girlfriend Kitty was played by Mae Clarke , who was uncredited. Kitty is eventually dumped by Tom for Gwen after he pushes half a grapefruit into her face, the most famous scene in the movie. Joan Blondell played Mamie, Matt's girlfriend. She had already worked with Cagney in Sinners' Holiday (1930) and would work with him on two films which also came out this year: Other Men's Women and Blonde Crazy . Other films that they worked together on were The Crowd Roars (1932), Footlight Parade (1933) and He Was Her Man (1934). Cagney once said that Blondell

12969-519: The part and switched the two actors but never reshot the sequences with the characters as children, which is why the child playing Cagney's role looks like Woods while the one playing Woods' role looks like Cagney. Another reason for the switch is that the sound technology used in The Public Enemy was superior to that used in earlier films, making it no longer imperative to have an actor in the lead role who had impeccable enunciation. Louise Brooks

13100-474: The penultimate episode of the series. Both the Tony Soprano character and Gandolfini's performance garnered widespread critical acclaim, with Soprano often being cited as one of the greatest and most influential characters in television history. For his portrayal of the character, Gandolfini won three Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series , three Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Male Actor in

13231-676: The program director for two radio channels for the Sirius Satellite Radio network. The channels continuously broadcast on satellite radio in the US, and worldwide on Sirius Internet Radio. One channel, named Underground Garage , has the same philosophy and musical mandate as his own radio show. On-air hosts on the channel include original Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham , singer/guitarist Joan Jett , former record executive Kid Leo , punk rock singer Handsome Dick Manitoba and rock entrepreneur Kim Fowley . The second channel, named

13362-508: The program recorded its 500th show in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square . The guests included the band Green Day ; Steve Buscemi , star of The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire ; Vincent Pastore , aka " Big Pussy Bonpensiero " from The Sopranos ; actor and director Tim Robbins ; and singer Debbie Harry of the group Blondie . Van Zandt is also

13493-483: The rest of the family grieves, but Tony reassures himself that Moltisanti's murder was necessary, despite the hurt caused to the family. The murder of Fabian "Febby" Petrulio in "College" is out of retaliation for Febby getting members of Tony's crew sent to prison when he ratted them out to get immunity. Tony does this out of a feeling of justice since he has contempt for Febby getting away with it initially. The murder of Big Pussy in "Funhouse" weighs heavily on Tony. He

13624-496: The rights to the novel and assigned director William A. Wellman to direct the film. Wellman, who had served in World War I, like the brother of the main character, told Warner: "I'll bring you the toughest, most violent picture you ever did see". Edward Woods was originally cast in the lead role of Tom Powers and James Cagney was cast as Tom's best friend Matt Doyle, until director Wellman decided Cagney would be more effective in

13755-472: The same vein, but were not well received by some audiences. Both the record and his concerts were popular in Europe. He also performed at the " Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute" concert at Wembley Stadium in 1988. His fourth album, 1989's Revolution , attracted little attention. Later in 1989, Van Zandt recorded another album, Nobody Loves and Leaves Alive with his garage band The Lost Boys. Although

13886-409: The series that he lacks his father's cunning and dominating persona. Tony tells A.J. numerous times that he is proud that his son is gentle and kind. Tony is especially proud of A.J.'s prowess on the football field, even amid his failing grades in high school, but is frustrated with A.J.'s lack of focus after graduation. After flunking out of Ramapo State , A.J. loafs around the house, parties, and for

14017-506: The shootout and ends up in the hospital. When his mother, brother, and Matt's sister Molly come to see him, he reconciles with Mike and agrees to reform. However, Paddy warns Mike that Tom has been kidnapped by the Burns mob from the hospital. A member of the Paddy gang telephones Mike to say Tom is returning from the hospital; their mother is overjoyed and begins preparing Tom's bedroom. When Mike answers

14148-556: The show: Stugots and Stugots II , where several of his affairs take place. The name comes from the Italian phrase sto cazzo , literally meaning "this dick" or "my dick", and depending on the context, "what the fuck" or "my ass". Tony maintains an avid interest in history, particularly World War II . Throughout seasons 4 and 5, Tony is seen watching Vietnam War documentaries. He is a big fan of President John F. Kennedy and owns one of his captain sailor hats, which he won at an auction. He

14279-481: The situation but, after some heated words, Tony loses control and murders Ralph following a violent fight. Though no solid proof was found that the fire killing Pie-O-My was arson , Tony is convinced Ralph did it. It is also implied that this burst of rage could have been fueled by anger over Ralph's brutal murder of stripper Tracee, considering Tony uttered "She was a beautiful, innocent creature. What'd she ever do to you? You fucking killed her!" which could apply to both

14410-534: The sixth season, while in Florida with Paulie, he rents a sport fishing boat. He is sometimes haunted by visions of Pussy Bonpensiero incarnated in the form of a fish – presumably a reference to the disposal of his body in the ocean, or perhaps a reference to "sleeping with the fishes," from Godfather I. A Big Mouth Billy Bass novelty singing fish, brought into the Bada Bing by Georgie and another later presented to him as

14541-484: The summer of 1981, EMI-America approached Van Zandt with a record deal due to his success with the E Street Band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and Gary U.S. Bonds. He began fronting an on-and-off group known as Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, while Springsteen was working on Nebraska . The band included Dino Danelli on drums, Jean Beauvoir on bass, and the Miami Horns. They made their live debut at

14672-607: The two separate under unrevealed circumstances. When Meadow is out for dinner with her "mystery" boyfriend Patrick Parisi, New York mob member Salvatore "Coco" Cogliano walks up to the table and makes remarks about her looks and how "Tony must love tucking you in at night". After taking advice from her mother, Meadow tells Tony, who hides his rage and says Coco is "harmless" and "an idiot". Tony then tracks down Coco and Butch DeConcini at John's Restaurant on East 12th Street in Manhattan . Tony viciously pistol-whips Coco several times with

14803-474: The underworld must be exposed and the glamour ripped from them" and an epilogue "pointing the moral that civilization is on her knees and inquiring loudly as to what is to be done." At the film's premiere in New York City, the film's prologue was preceded by a "brief stage tableau , with sinuous green lighting, which shows a puppet gangster shooting another puppet gangster in the back." The soundtrack included

14934-431: The unscripted action. However, in her autobiography, Clarke stated that Cagney had told her prior to that take what he planned to do. She said that her only genuine surprise came later, when she saw the grapefruit scene appear in the final film, as it had been her understanding that they were shooting it only as a joke to amuse the crew. According to Cagney, Clarke's ex-husband had the grapefruit scene timed, and would buy

15065-548: The use of live ammunition was common practice at the time. The bullets struck the wall of the building at the position where Cagney's head had been just a moment before. In a 1973 interview featured in the Turner Classic Movies documentary The Men Who Made The Movies: William Wellman , Wellman said he added the grapefruit "hitting" to the scene, because when he and his wife at the time would get into fights, she would never talk or give any expression. Since she always had

15196-525: The windshield, leaving several scars on his head. To cover this up, he began wearing hats, and later, large bandanas, which has become his characteristic look. Van Zandt grew up in the Jersey Shore music scene, and was an early friend of Bruce Springsteen , before the formation of the E Street Band . The two first met when Springsteen was at the Hullabaloo club in Middletown, New Jersey , and heard Van Zandt

15327-608: Was an arranger and backing vocalist for a few songs on the album. In 1992, he produced Austin, Texas-based Arc Angels ' debut album . In 1991 Van Zandt produced a successful album, Spirit of Love , for Nigerian superstar and reggae icon, Majek Fashek . In 1992, Van Zandt wrote and produced " All Alone on Christmas " for the soundtrack of the Chris Columbus film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , which yielded singer Darlene Love her first hit since "A Fine, Fine Boy" from 1963, thirty-one years earlier. In 1994, Van Zandt produced

15458-534: Was an outtake from Men Without Women . At the end of the show, he covered " Bye Bye Johnny " as a tribute to the late Chuck Berry . According to Backstreets , Van Zandt's new album was going to be called Soulfire , titled after the song he co-wrote for the Breakers. The album was officially released on May 19, 2017. Van Zandt was selected as the commencement speaker and received a honorary degree from Rutgers University in May 2017. Van Zandt released his first official live album, Soulfire Live! , recorded with

15589-457: Was at a loss, earning him a spot in the E Street Band shortly thereafter. In the Wings For Wheels documentary, Springsteen revealed that Van Zandt was partially responsible for the signature guitar line in " Born to Run ," described as "Arguably Steve's greatest contribution to my music." Ultimately, Van Zandt officially joined the E Street Band on July 20, 1975, during the first show of

15720-501: Was born Steven Lento on November 22, 1950, in Winthrop, Massachusetts , to Mary Henrietta Lento and Vince Borello, and raised in Watertown, Massachusetts . He has Italian ancestry; one grandfather was from Calabria and one grandmother's parents were from Naples . His mother remarried in 1957, and he took the last name of his stepfather, William Brewster Van Zandt. Actor Billy Van Zandt

15851-517: Was cast as his on-screen wife Gabriella . Van Zandt recorded the narration for The Hives biography on their concert DVD Tussles in Brussels (2004). In 2010, Van Zandt appeared as himself in the Norwegian soap opera Hotel Cæsar , broadcast on Norway's biggest commercial channel TV2 Norway . He also appeared on Scandinavia's largest talkshow Skavlan . In 2011, he starred in, co-wrote, and

15982-507: Was from Avellino , Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1911. He was a master stonemason who helped to build a church in Tony's old neighborhood. In adulthood, Tony recalls how Johnny used Janice as a cover for attending meetings with criminal associates at a children's amusement park, leading him to assume she was his father's favorite child. In therapy, when asked to remember happy childhood memories about his mother, Tony struggles to come up with any; he later describes his mother as

16113-463: Was initially interested in the role but, due to a Broadway production and the decision not to go with Fox , he was not considered further. Series creator David Chase invited Steven Van Zandt , a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band , to audition for the role of Tony. Van Zandt, who had never acted before, felt that the role should go to an experienced actor, so Chase wrote him into

16244-460: Was not released until 1999. In 1995, Van Zandt wrote, produced, and sang "The Time of Your Life" for the soundtrack to the film Nine Months . He also toured with Bon Jovi during the first European leg of their These Days Tour . Van Zandt's song "Under The Gun" was covered by Carla Olson & The Textones on their Detroit '85 Live & Unreleased album which was released in 2008. Another of his songs, "All I Needed Was You", appeared on

16375-512: Was performing " Happy Together " with the Shadows. They performed together in bands such as Steel Mill and the Bruce Springsteen Band. During the early 1970s, Van Zandt worked in road construction for two years before returning to show business. In 1973, he toured with The Dovells . The tour ended in Miami on December 31, 1974, with Dick Clark 's Good Old Rock 'n' Roll Show at

16506-433: Was the executive producer for an English and Norwegian language series entitled Lilyhammer , the first original Netflix series that was produced in collaboration with Norwegian broadcaster NRK . The name recalls the city of Lillehammer , which hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics. On the show, Van Zandt portrays a Sopranos -like role of an ex-mafioso who enters the witness protection program and flees to Norway to escape

16637-527: Was the most prominently featured member of the band, playing a guitar solo on the final number of the set, "Glory Days," as well as sharing lead vocals and exchanging humorous banter with Springsteen. Van Zandt became a songwriter and producer for fellow Jersey shore act Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes in 1974, penning their signature song " I Don't Want to Go Home ", co-writing other songs for them with Springsteen, and producing their most-acclaimed record, Hearts of Stone . As such, Van Zandt became

16768-513: Was the multiple bands he participated in, groups he composed pieces for, or music he wrote on his own. Then, he was asked to play a part in The Sopranos , and from there on, acting became part of Van Zandt's career. In 1999, Van Zandt took one of the lead roles in The Sopranos , playing level-headed but deadly mob consigliere and strip club owner Silvio Dante . The casting choice was made by series creator David Chase , who invited Van Zandt to audition after seeing him induct The Rascals at

16899-579: Was the only woman he loved besides his wife. Donald Cook played Tom's brother, Mike. Filming took place in January and February 1931, with a small budget of $ 151,000. During filming, Cagney also made Smart Money , co-starring Edward G. Robinson , who had finished his breakthrough film Little Caesar . In the scene where Mike Powers punches his brother Tom, Wellman privately took Donald Cook aside and, explaining his desire for authenticity in Tom's reaction, asked

17030-513: Was the original choice for Gwen Allen, a woman with self-confessed weakness for bad men. She refused the role, which went to a younger actress, Jean Harlow . Brooks' name was in studio records/casting call lists playing "Bess" in this movie, but she and her character did not appear. Brooks later explained herself to Wellman (who had directed her in Beggars of Life (1928)) by saying that she hated making pictures because she simply "hated Hollywood ". In

17161-471: Was written, arranged, and produced by him at his Renegade Studios in New York City and marks his first new album of original material in 20 years. A tour for the album began in May 2019, but was cancelled in September 2019 due to illness. Van Zandt finally reissued his albums in the 7 LP and 4-CD box set, Rock N Roll Rebel: The Early Work , released on December 6, 2019. Limited to 1,000 copies, it includes

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