Iconic 'Sopranos' Star, 94, to Make Surprising Appearance
Iconic 'Sopranos' Star, 94, to Make Surprising Appearance originally appeared on Parade.
Dominic Chianese is having a night out in New York City later this month and "Sopranos" fans are invited.
The actor, 94, will be hosting a one-night-only show, on June 30 at the Town Hall Theater, which will include stories from his entire career which include his roles as Uncle Junior in the hit HBO show and Leander in "Boardwalk Empire," and also his time as a musician. Chianese's music was featured in "The Sopranos" and he also released two albums.
'The stories, they come out, and the songs, they sort of portray the stories, too,' he exclusively told People of the event. 'I'm talking about all the beautiful mentors I've had all these years, wonderful mentors, colleagues in the business, especially [Al] Pacino and people like that, and the film directors.'
'I played a lot of authority figures, lawyers, judges, criminals. I played priests,' he continued. 'It's a wonderful career. It's a very long career, a checkered career.'Surprisingly, that "checkered career" of his started out in a classroom where we he was a teacher for a year and a half. Explaining to People that, in the end, "it didn't work out," he'd still be delighted to run into one of his former students. "I always think about those kids. They're 65 years old now. Maybe one of them will come to the show, and they'll remember me. I would love to see them," he said.
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Iconic 'Sopranos' Star, 94, to Make Surprising Appearance first appeared on Parade on Jun 16, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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