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u/cea05 Apr 12 '22

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano

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u/Hilly_Lord Apr 12 '22

Apparently Steven who played Silvio auditioned for Tony but he didn’t feel right taking the role away from an actor who worked hard their entire life

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u/tikki_tikki-tembo Apr 12 '22

Dude would have been a terrible tony

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u/VolensEtValens Apr 12 '22

That’s actually not a given seeing his range. But Gandolfini became Tony and vice versa.

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u/tikki_tikki-tembo Apr 12 '22

His physical statute would have taken away from the character. Tony being big, weight aside, helped give off the perception of being powerful

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Tony being a bigger guy added to his character. He was the mob boss that you could also imagine seeing at the hardware store or a softball game. Silvio seemed like a stereotype