The Sopranos is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its premiere episode, and the cast and producers reunited to honor the milestone. Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Steven Van Zandt, Michael Imperioli and more got together to discuss the show and their memories of the late James Gandolfini. Click through the gallery for all the info.
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Most of the original cast were at New York’s SVA Theatre for the panel, including Robert Iler and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played AJ and Meadow Soprano, respectively. They posed with their TV mom, Edie.
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The main person missing was James, who played mob boss Tony. He passed away in 2013. His son Michael joined the cast for the panel.
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“He's always in our thoughts,” Steven, who’s also a guitarist in
Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, said. He revealed that James, who has never worked on TV before, almost quit because of how hard it was to film the show.
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“His brain would just fry,” he said. “We would work from six in the morning until ten at night, learn another seven pages for the next day, and when you're not used to it? It was a shock to his system. But we would talk him into coming back the next day — most of the time."
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Lorraine, who played Tony’s therapist, said James would’ve hated the attention he was getting now. “He was shy," she said. “It's funny, the way people want to describe him. As much as he was a big man, this was not his thing. He wanted to work. ... As soon as that was over, he couldn't give a rat's a— about [the fame].”
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Michael, who played Tony’s nephew Christopher,
revealed that when the show began, he didn’t know how to drive. During his first scene, he crashed a Lexus. “Jim looked at me, just cracking up,” he remembered.
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The producers also revealed that, to prevent spoilers, they
filmed fake scenes.
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What do you think of the Sopranos reunion? Sound off in the comments!
Most of the original cast were at New York’s SVA Theatre for the panel, including Robert Iler and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played AJ and Meadow Soprano, respectively. They posed with their TV mom, Edie.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The main person missing was James, who played mob boss Tony. He passed away in 2013. His son Michael joined the cast for the panel.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“He's always in our thoughts,” Steven, who’s also a guitarist in
Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, said. He revealed that James, who has never worked on TV before, almost quit because of how hard it was to film the show.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“His brain would just fry,” he said. “We would work from six in the morning until ten at night, learn another seven pages for the next day, and when you're not used to it? It was a shock to his system. But we would talk him into coming back the next day — most of the time."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Lorraine, who played Tony’s therapist, said James would’ve hated the attention he was getting now. “He was shy," she said. “It's funny, the way people want to describe him. As much as he was a big man, this was not his thing. He wanted to work. ... As soon as that was over, he couldn't give a rat's a— about [the fame].”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Michael, who played Tony’s nephew Christopher,
revealed that when the show began, he didn’t know how to drive. During his first scene, he crashed a Lexus. “Jim looked at me, just cracking up,” he remembered.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The producers also revealed that, to prevent spoilers, they
filmed fake scenes.
What do you think of the Sopranos reunion? Sound off in the comments!
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