Steve Schirripa (born 1957)[1] is an American actor most famous for his role as Bobby Baccalieri on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.
Biography
Early life
Steve Schirripa, an Italian-American,[2] was born Steven R. Schirripa in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York.
Film work
During his work in Las Vegas he landed a role as a extra in the Martin Scorsese classic Casino. He played a customer at the bar in the infamous scene when Joe Pesci's character angrily stabs a man with a pen. After this he decided that he wanted to become an actor, Schirripa had several minor roles in movies, including The Runner (1999) and Joe Dirt.
His many television appearances include:Angel (TV series) Casino Cinema, Star Trek: Enterprise, Hollywood Squares, Joey, Law & Order, My Wife and Kids, Ed, Jeopardy, The George Lopez Show, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, and The King of Queens.[3]. He recently appeared on CBS's primetime game show Million Dollar Password. Furthering his game show enthusiasm, Schirripa appeared on the game show Pyramid helping contestant Scott Zinser win $10,000.
Schirripa was a frequent guest on the Don Imus radio program. In February 2007, Schirripa began to make appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on Spike TV, siding with Team 3D as their cousin in their ongoing battle against the Latin American Exchange. On October 30, 2007 he appeared on The Podge and Rodge Show. He is also currently doing spots as "Steve the Judgmental Bastard" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and has recently taped several episodes of The Gong Show with Dave Attell as one of the celebrity judges.
Personal life
Steve Schirripa now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada living with his wife, Laura Schirripa, and their two daughters, Bria and Ciara.
Although never in the mob himself, Schirripa often rubbed elbows with "connected" people, and was familiar with the mob type. Before getting into acting, he worked on the Las Vegas Strip as the Riviera entertainment director. He continues to work for the casino as a consultant.[4] He is a host on Spike TV's Casino Cinema.
Schirripa has also written a series of Goomba books with Charles Fleming, such as The Goomba's Guide to Life, The Goomba's Book of Love, and The Goomba Diet.
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