Tony Sirico News

What better way to start the summer than with killer sharks, albino spiders, piranhacondas and Bigfoot? In June, Syfy will present four Saturday Original Movies - JERSEY SHORE SHARK ATTACK, Piranhaconda, Arachnoquake and Bigfoot -- featuring a veritable who's who of iconic actors including Tony Sirico, Paul Sorvino, Jack Scalia, Barry Williams, Danny Bonaduce, Sherilynn Fenn, Howard Hesseman, Michael Madsen and Tracey Gold.

Syfy has locked in some additional summer plans, which include the launch of the Mark Burnett-produced SCHOOL SPIRITS on Wednesday, June 20 at 10:00/9:00c.

FAMILY ON BOARD, written and directed by George Pogatsia, may be short in length but boasts a cast tailored for the big-screen. The film features a stellar, hand-selected cast who collectively have garnered numerous Golden Globe, Emmy, SAG and Academy Award nominations and wins.

Appearing in all three of Martin Scorsese's masterpieces - RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS and CASINO - would surely suffice, at least for the artistic quotient of any resume, yet the suave and commanding presence of Frank Vincent as Tony Soprano's arch-nemesis Phil Leotardo on HBO's THE SOPRANOS may very well be his most beloved role to date. Yet, how to even choose? In addition to those four simply masterful entities, Mr. Vincent has also appeared in films for a wide array of highly notable directors, including: Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING and JUNGLE FEVER; Brian DePalma on WISE GUYS; James Mangold on COP LAND; and the recently deceased Sidney Lumet on the 1996 crime thriller NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN. In addition to a thorough discussion of his past roles, new and old - plus, what it was like to act as acting coach to Nas, Method Man and DMX on Hype Williams's BELLY - we also get down to brass nuts and bolts about his riveting new crime thriller CHICAGO OVERCOAT, available this week. In OVERCOAT, Mr. Vincent portrays perhaps his most rich and complex character to date and his powerful performance is something to cherish, cheer - and, surely, cower at; in fear. After all, who does badass boss better than Mr. Vincent? As it turns out, he's also a hell of a nice guy, to boot! Now, to quote Billy Batts in GOODFELLAS, 'Go home and get your shine box!' but, first enjoy his colorful comments!

Creators of The Las Vegas Mob Experience were joined by family members of the iconic/historic gangsters at The Tropicana Las Vegas for the opening of The Las Vegas Mob Experience this week.

Inside the Exploring the Arts Gala at Cipriani, Wall Street on September 27, 2010 in New York City.

The Exploring the Arts Gala at Cipriani, Wall Street on September 27, 2010 in New York City.

NBC gives the gift of holiday-themed series episodes and specials throughout late November and December with a multitude of festivities, a special military audience for 'The Jay Leno Show' airing Thanksgiving evening and a night of holiday-themed Thursday night comedies from 'Community,' 'Parks and Recreation,' 'The Office' and '30 Rock' on December 10.

The Skin Cancer Foundation's annual Skin Sense Award Gala, held on October 6 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, was a great success.

NBC has announced that Nathan Lane has been added to the already impressive roster of talent in 'A Muppets Christmas' Letters to Santa', the new Muppets TV special scheduled to air on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 8pm on NBC.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that theater stars Jesse L. Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Griffiths will be joining Tony Sirico (The Sopranos) and Uma Thurman in the NBC special 'Letters to Santa- A Muppets Christmas.'

Hosted by Studio Dante and presented by Architectural Digest, 'First Readings: A Benefit For Studio Dante' took place Monday, March 31 at the Rubin Museum of Art.

The nominations for the 14th Annual Screen Actors' Guild Awards were announced on Thursday, December 20 at the Silver Screen Theater, West Hollywood, CA.

Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Foxx - recently seen together onscreen in Dreamgirls - will be joined by an array of Muppets, musicians and movie stars for 'Elmo's Christmas Countdown,' which will air as a one-hour special on ABC this holiday season.

JERSEY BOYS, the new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons opened on Sunday night and BroadwayWorld was there to cover the red carpet!