Steve Schirripa, born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1957, brought a genuine outer-borough New York voice to television when he joined The Sopranos (1999) as Bobby Baccalieri. Before acting he ran the Riviera casino floor in Las Vegas, and that lived-in warmth carried over to the screen. He later held a regular seat as detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods (2013) and produced the popular co-hosted rewatch podcast about The Sopranos with Michael Imperioli. He works often as an author of family and children's books and remains one of the enduring faces of the modern Italian-American ensemble.
Steve Schirripa
Actor
69 years (Sep 3, 1957)Bensonhurst, USABensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Steve Schirripa, born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1957, brought a genuine outer-borough New York voice to television when he joined The Sopranos (1999) as Bobby Baccalieri. Before acting he ran the Riviera casino floor in Las Vegas, and that lived-in warmth carried over to the screen. He later held a regular seat as detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods (2013) and produced the popular co-hosted rewatch podcast about The Sopranos with Michael Imperioli. He works often as an author of family and children's books and remains one of the enduring faces of the modern Italian-American ensemble.
1957-09-03 · Bensonhurst, USABensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Steven Ralph Schirripa (/ʃɪˈrɪpə/ shirr-IP-ə; born September 3, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos, Leo Boykewich on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods. Schirripa is host of two Investigation Discovery series: Karma's A B*tch! and Nothing Personal. He is the voice of Roberto in the Open Season film series.