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EXCLUSIVE: Stevie Van Zandt, a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has had a long association with television, starring as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos and leading Netflix’s Lilyhammer.

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The Sopranos, one of his co-stars has claimed.READ MORE: ‘The Sopranos’ greatest moments – as chosen by ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ castJamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow, the daughter of Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano on the HBO show, said that she felt he was saying it primarily as a way to help his fellow actors.“It had nothing to do with his confidence,” Sigler told the Inside of You podcast. “He would question himself.

One of the classic lines in HBO’s “The Sopranos” was, “A Don doesn’t wear shorts.”

Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band starred alongside Gandolfini in The Sopranos as Silvio Dante. The pair remained friends until Gandolfini’s death in 2013, aged 51.Van Zandt posted a photo to Twitter on Sunday (September 18), along with the caption: “Happy Birthday Jimmy.

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Steven Van Zandt's acting debut almost looked very different. The rocker, now 70, is known for playing Silvio Dante in "The Sopranos," which was his first time on screen, save for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in 1985's "American Flyers." The star appeared in 79 of the show's 86 episodes, but fans nearly saw him playing an entirely different role: Tony Soprano, the lead.

Actor and musician Steven Van Zandt is opening up about his life and career ahead of the release of his upcoming memoir "Unrequited Infatuations."  Thanks to the upcoming release of the prequel movie "The Many Saints of Newark," renewed attention has been placed on the hit HBO drama "The Sopranos," where Van Zandt played tough-as-nails childhood friend of the titular Tony Soprano, Silvio Dante.

The Sopranos.Van Zandt said in a new interview that he could imagine his character, Silvio Dante, delivering home truths to his mobster boss, Tony Soprano, because he sometimes had to do that as Springsteen’s best friend.He told The Times: I could certainly draw on my relationship with Bruce.

The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints Of Newark.The E Street Band guitarist starred as Sopranos character Silvio Dante in the hit mafia drama, which ran from 1999-2007.Van Zandt recently told SiriusXM that creator David Chase showed him early cuts of the film and asked him for feedback. He said: “I saw several of the early cuts.