Vincent Pastore on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

I usually know our guests... it's always a little nerve-wracking to meet someone for the first time Live on the air. Before we even hit the interweb airwaves, I felt like I'd known Vinny forever and he was one of my dearest friends. That's a gift.

I still can't believe how much fun that was. It seemed with every sentence we were discovering another mutual friend. From Vin's rock n' roll daze, as the purveyor of the Crazy Horse, extra work, Law and Order, Goodfellas, Carlito's Way, scoring a major role opposite Alan Arkin in The Jerky Boys, Gotti, to the game changer, Big Pussy in The Sopranos… stories, stories, stories… James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa (his cohorts in Conversations with the Sopranos - coming soon to a city near you), Tony Sirrico, Aida Turturro, Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Cathy Moriarity, Armand Assanti, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, theatre, his Broadway debut in Bullets Over Broadway (which I saw), Woody Allen, Chicago with Aida Turturro, teaching at HB Studios, studying with Bill Hickey (me too), Gangster Squad, his band, also coming soon to a venue near you, Celebrity Apprentice, One Life to Live, General Hospital, Birthday Cake with Paul Sorvino, streaming now (I’ll be watching tonight!), Spinning Gold, about Neil Bogart, and Don Q starring Armand Assante, both in the can, and his upcoming Gravesend, also starring Chazz Palminteri and Fran Drescher, there was what to talk about. Including real-life wiseguys, pizza, and stuff that goes south.

I had the best time. Still high, and I ain’t smoked in years. That makes one of us. I adore this man. He’ll be back!

Vincent Pastore on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, 3/23/22, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on my Facebook

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