By McKinley Franklin David Chase wasn’t initially sold on James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano in The Sopranos because he thought he wasn’t “threatening enough.” In an excerpt from Jason ...

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But The Sopranos creator David Chase was initially ... but I’ll never get cast. They’ll hire some f—ing pretty boy.’ I thought they’d hire, you know, one of these Irish-looking guys ...

James Gandolfini wasn’t well known when he landed the part of Tony Soprano on the HBO series “The Sopranos,” and the show’s creator David Chase wasn’t completely sold on the casting when ...

The "Sopranos" creator was hesitant to cast the actor in the HBO series' lead role. In an excerpt published by Vulture of Jason Bailey’s book “Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend ...

The Sopranos creator David Chase had doubts about ... but I’ll never get cast. They’ll hire some fucking pretty boy.’ I thought they’d hire, you know, one of these Irish-looking guys ...

The late Gandolfini recalled in the excerpt, “I think my exact words were, ‘I could kick this guy right in the ass, but I’ll never get cast. They’ll hire some f—ing pretty boy.’ ...

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The Sopranos creator David Chase recently opened up about the casting process and revealed he had some hesitation with selecting James Gandolfini for the role of Tony Soprano. Before the iconic ...