10 Actors You Didn’t Realise Were In The Sopranos
The Sopranos will forever be instilled in the fabric of culture. Its success and game-changing format was intrinsic to the success of HBO and revitalised televisual drama forever. Without The Sopranos HBO would not have experienced the success it enjoys today and we would not have shows like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and True Blood. This successful model was adopted by other networks like AMC, FX and Showtime who have given us Dexter, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad. The Sopranos was the game changer and revolutionalised television forever. Televisual drama is now considered a valued art form akin to film thanks to the success of The Sopranos. The series rich and compelling storylines captivated audiences for 8 years and won a host of Emmys over its six seasons. Tony Soprano is still one of the most fascinating characters in television history but he was helped by a phenomenal supporting cast and smorgasbord of scintillating guest stars. David Chase, the shows creator and executive producer recruited a multitude of familiar gangster actors over the series, including David Proval (from Mean Streets), Robert Loggia (from Scarface), Burt Young (from Rocky and Once Upon a Time in America), Frank Vincent (Goodfellas, Casino) and Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs), to name but a few. In this article well look at host of character actors and famous faces who guest starred on the show some from before they became household names.