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Emmy-winning actress Drea de Matteo told Donald Trump Jr. in a podcast interview that many prominent celebrities like herself are against Biden’s agenda but are afraid to speak out. De Matteo, who rose to fame in HBO’s “The Sopranos,” spoke with former President Trump’s son on a recent episode of his “Triggered” podcast. De Matteo has a history of slamming cancel culture, even starting a streetwear brand called “Ultrafree” that helps “promote free speech.”

BREAKING NEWS: Goodfellas and Sopranos actor removes activist from Broadway theatre in a no nonsense, Christopher Moltisanti style, reaction. RT if you agree with the actions of the brave Spider and Chris actor, Michael Imperioli,

Sopranos actress Drea de Matteo has praised OnlyFans for 'saving her life' after her refusal to have the COVID vaccine cost her acting gigs and left her with just $10 in her bank account. While Drea, 52, was initially reluctant to join the adult subscription service last year, she has now revealed her racy uploads proved so lucrative that she paid off her mortgage debts within five minutes - and has even launched her own business. The actress, who has been carb-loading to get in shape for the money shots, also revealed how, as well as nearly losing her house,...

They woke up this morning … and decided to get some of the gang back together at the 2024 Emmy Awards. Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli reunited onstage to present the nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, which ultimately went to Imperioli’s “The White Lotus” co-star Jennifer Coolidge. “Speaking for Michael, myself and the entire cast and crew, it was an honor working with ‘Sopranos’ creator David Chase,” Bracco, 69, said. As she appeared to get choked up, she added: “And, of course, the great James Gandolfini.”

Sopranos creator David Chase is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his iconic show’s premier and lamenting the death of television’s exquisite Golden Age. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the 78-year-old who changed television, but sadly not forever, said, “Yes, this is the 25th anniversary, so of course it’s a celebration. But perhaps we shouldn’t look at it like that. Maybe we should look at it like a funeral.”

“The Sopranos” debuted 25 years ago, but what makes it a masterpiece is how much older its themes are. In 1827, Goethe wrote a poem that begins, “America, you have it better.” The German genius ended with the wish that America’s children, when they took up the pen themselves, wouldn’t write stories about “knights, robbers and ghosts.” He wasn’t just warning Americans to stay away from childish entertainments and fairy tales — though it’s easy to guess what he’d think of “Star Wars” and other Disney products. America was a new land with new promise, and Goethe hoped it would...

SNIP Brancato portrayed Robert De Niro’s son, Calogero, in the coming-of-age classic, then won a role as a minor mobster in “The Sopranos.” But in 2005, Brancato’s life infamously spun out of control: hopelessly addicted to crack and heroin, he burgled a friend’s house with an accomplice when a hero off-duty cop who confronted them was shot dead. The actor was acquitted of murder but served eight years for the botched heist. Now he has found a third act: inspiring others to stay clean and steer clear of crime, through both an Instagram account with 95,000 followers, and working at...

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said this week that an uncanny parallel can be drawn between the scandal-ridden Biden family and the fictional HBO series The Sopranos. “Between Hunter Biden’s laptop scandal, and the Bidens’ various shady private-equity schemes with foreign fraudsters, it’s not too hard to make the analogy,” Gingrich wrote.

The historic New Jersey funeral home where mobsters wound up after getting whacked in “The Sopranos” is facing a hit job itself. The Irvine-Cozzarelli Memorial Home in Belleville — which was discussed and featured in numerous episodes of the HBO Mafia drama — could be demolished as part of a redevelopment plan recently approved by township officials, NJ.com reported. It’s a controversial move, as the building on Washington Avenue where the storied business is located dates back to 1885 — and the local historical society doesn’t want to see it fitted for cement overshoes. “The place has incredible potential,” Michael...

Actor Tony Sirico — best know for his role as mobster Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos” — is dead, his brother, Robert, announced on Facebook on Friday. He was 79. ​”It is with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories, that the family of Gennaro Anthony “Tony” Sirico wishes to inform you of his death on the morning of July 8, 2022,” the priest wrote, sharing a picture of Sirico. “Tony is survived by his two beloved children, Joanne Sirico Bello and Richard Sirico, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews and many other relatives.

Tony Sirico, one of the main stars of "The Sopranos," is dead ... TMZ has confirmed.Tony played Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri, one of Tony Soprano's main guys for every season of the HBO hit show. His brother Robert announced his passing on Facebook saying "It is with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories, that the family of Gennaro Anthony "Tony" Sirico wishes to inform you of his death."Sirico was a big supporter of the U.S. military -- he and James Gandolfini once traveled to Iraq for a rally for the troops there. He...

“Welcome to the world. People are garbage.” ~Tony Soprano Today, we take for granted premium cable channels and streaming services creating their own content. In the late 1990’s, this was a brand new concept, one that many people in the film and television industry had little or no faith in. HBO took a big gamble with The Sopranos — and they hit the jackpot. The show was a resounding critical success and connected deeply with viewers. It garnered and audience of around 11 million viewers an episode, including most viewers for a season premier with 22.6 Million in 2001[1]. What’s...

The film whisks us back in time to a four-year period beginning in 1967, when violent race riots erupted in the New Jersey city of Newark. It introduces us to the generation of mobsters we only ever heard about in the TV series, and explains their formative influence on the young Anthony Soprano. [snip] Fans... will appreciate how well Gandolfini’s son Michael, who was just 13 when his father died eight years ago, plays the future crime lord as a teenager. It’s not just sentimental casting; he’s completely convincing. They will rejoice, too, in the portrayals of familiar characters as...

Woke up this morning, watched myself a film. Yes, 14 years after HBO’s groundbreaking drama series “The Sopranos” aired its final episode — controversial to this day — its movie prequel “The Many Saints of Newark” premiered Wednesday in New York. Fans packed every seat of the Beacon Theatre, and the dress code was “business.” Some ticketholders interpreted that as Tony Soprano-style tracksuits. They must’ve thought the invite said “family business.”

The anticipation keeps building as The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark is set to be released in just over a week. But another film or series could already be in the works. Alan Taylor—who directed The Many Saints of Newark—teased the potential for there to be a movie centered around 'young gangster' Tony Soprano. The 62-year-old filmmaker told UNILAD on Monday that another prequel for the iconic HBO series could be on the way. Taylor said the ending of the upcoming flick is a bit open ended and those who are hoping to see Michael Gandolfini portray the...

David Chase didn't have to look very far for the actor who would play the young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark — a feature-length prequel to the iconic HBO series. The Sopranos creator cast Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini, in the highly-anticipated film, which premieres Oct. 1 in theaters and on HBO Max. But for the younger Gandolfini, inheriting the family legacy was a huge responsibility. "It's probably the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make," the 22-year-old actor confessed to Empire magazine in a new interview....

I'm a Sopranos fan and there is movie prequel coming out this fall following the early life of Tony Soprano in the 60's which has been getting rave reviews. I've been watching some classic clips on YouTube and one memorable storyline I thought I'd share is how the Mob deals with a member who they find out is a homosexual (Vito). The Mob are old school so you can imagine their not happy! These short clips relive the story: (Warning: Bad language) Finn Says That Vito A Fag - The Sopranos HDSopranos: New York kills Vito for being GayI cannot...

The widow of actor James Gandolfini has said it was 'surreal' to see his son Michael appearing as a young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark...Michael, who was 14-years-old when his father died from a heart attack while on holiday in Rome, previously admitted he hadn't even watched The Sopranos until he came to audition for the role of Tony. However, after watching the series for research into his upcoming role, Michael told Esquire he started having dreams about his father: 'I had one where I auditioned for David and I looked down at my hands, and they...

The Many Saints of Newark is set nearly 40 years before The Sopranos series and tracks the rise of Tony Soprano from troubled teen to powerful mob boss... Now, as the first trailer for the prequel has finally dropped, MailOnline takes a look at who has will be playing the younger versions of the original cast members. TONY SOPRANO: Played in the series by James Gandolfini and played in the prequel by [his son] Michael Gandolfini...

Legends aren’t born. They’re made. A prequel to The Sopranos, watch the new trailer for #TheManySaintsOfNewark, in theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max* October 1. New Line Cinema’s “The Many Saints of Newark” is the much-anticipated feature film prequel to David Chase’s groundbreaking, award-winning HBO drama series “The Sopranos.” Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark’s history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he...