Lillo Brancato from A Bronx Tale, The Sopranos. Addiction, Jail. Now he's back! MSCS MEDIA #115
Lillo Brancato is best known for his role in A Bronx Tale Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/srdehFBY5vo playing the teenage version of Calogero. Full Interview: ( Charlie in Italian ) Lillo also plays in Soprano's 2nd season as Matthew Bevilacqua. Lillo is actually born in Colombia but was adopted by a wonderful Italian family.
The fame all started one day at Jones beach when a scout for Robert Di Nero was looking for the Caludro role. Lillo at 15 years old no experience gets the role, which then leads to Renaissance Man with Danny Divito, Crimson Tide with Denzel Washington, and Gene Hackman. By 16 years old he has completed 3 major movies. It was just too much at once.
Lillo turned to drugs, and later is charged with the 1st-degree murder of a police officer which he took to trial and was found not guilty, but guilty of a lesser charge by the Jury as they had no evidence that he had a gun and or shot anyone. Brancato was sentenced to 10 years in prison for 1st degree attempted burglary. He was sent to Rikers. Lillo OD'd in prison and continued his use after.
One day something clicked and Lillo quit. Lillo is 14 years clean. Lillo is now on a comeback. He's in the process of filming his new movie Sleepy Head, we play 2 clips. Very good. This is the one.
Lillo does 2 videos a week, non-paid, for a rehab in which he trust, spending an hour each video speaking to those fighting addiction hoping to help even just one person. I was with him for 3 days and I can tell you, he is clean, and on the way back with vengeance to the big screen. We talk sports, movies, actors he acted with and so much more.
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Movies, series, music Lillo was in:
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