Steven Ralph Schirripa (/ʃɪˈrɪpə/, Italian pronunciation:
[skirˈriË pa]; born September 3, 1957) is an American actor,
producer, author, and voice artist. He is best known for portraying
Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on
Blue Bloods. Schirripa is a producer and host of two Investigation
Discovery series: Karma's A B*tch! and Nothing Personal. He was a
regular cast member of The Secret Life of the American Teenager and
the voice of Roberto in the Open Season series. Schirripa has also
appeared in commercials for Lamisil, Dick's Sporting Goods, and
McDonald's.Schirripa was born on September 3, 1957 in Bensonhurst,
Brooklyn. His father, Ralph Schirripa, was Italian American. His
grandparents, Ilario Schirripa and Maria Capacci, were from Riace,
Italy. His mother, Lorraine Schirripa (née Bernstein), was of Jewish
descent. Schirripa grew up in a low-income household with four
siblings and graduated from Brooklyn College.Schirripa got his first
taste of show business in his job as entertainment director of the
Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In the biography page of his
website, Schirripa says that he had cameo appearances in comedy
specials by Drew Carey and Kevin Pollak, among other comedians. That
led to a role as an uncredited extra in Martin Scorsese's Casino. In
the film, he portrayed a customer at the bar in the scene when Joe
Pesci's character angrily stabs a man with a pen. After this,
Schirripa decided that he wanted to become an actor.He had several
minor roles in movies, including The Runner (1999) and Joe Dirt. His
breakthrough role was in the second season (2000) of The Sopranos,
playing Tony Soprano's mobster brother-in-law Bobby Baccalieri. By
chance, he was in New York City in June 1999 for a friend's wedding,
and around that time he was invited for an audition in New York City,
initially for Agent Skip Lipari, and later for the role of Baccalieri.
He played Baccalieri for five seasons, and for the first two seasons,
he wore a fat suit to fit the role.
[skirˈriË pa]; born September 3, 1957) is an American actor,
producer, author, and voice artist. He is best known for portraying
Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on
Blue Bloods. Schirripa is a producer and host of two Investigation
Discovery series: Karma's A B*tch! and Nothing Personal. He was a
regular cast member of The Secret Life of the American Teenager and
the voice of Roberto in the Open Season series. Schirripa has also
appeared in commercials for Lamisil, Dick's Sporting Goods, and
McDonald's.Schirripa was born on September 3, 1957 in Bensonhurst,
Brooklyn. His father, Ralph Schirripa, was Italian American. His
grandparents, Ilario Schirripa and Maria Capacci, were from Riace,
Italy. His mother, Lorraine Schirripa (née Bernstein), was of Jewish
descent. Schirripa grew up in a low-income household with four
siblings and graduated from Brooklyn College.Schirripa got his first
taste of show business in his job as entertainment director of the
Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In the biography page of his
website, Schirripa says that he had cameo appearances in comedy
specials by Drew Carey and Kevin Pollak, among other comedians. That
led to a role as an uncredited extra in Martin Scorsese's Casino. In
the film, he portrayed a customer at the bar in the scene when Joe
Pesci's character angrily stabs a man with a pen. After this,
Schirripa decided that he wanted to become an actor.He had several
minor roles in movies, including The Runner (1999) and Joe Dirt. His
breakthrough role was in the second season (2000) of The Sopranos,
playing Tony Soprano's mobster brother-in-law Bobby Baccalieri. By
chance, he was in New York City in June 1999 for a friend's wedding,
and around that time he was invited for an audition in New York City,
initially for Agent Skip Lipari, and later for the role of Baccalieri.
He played Baccalieri for five seasons, and for the first two seasons,
he wore a fat suit to fit the role.
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