Steve Schirripa Movies and Career Information

Steven R. "Steve" Schirripa (born September 3, 1957(1957-09-03)) is an American actor, known for playing Bobby Baccalieri in The Sopranos. Schirripa, an Italian-American, was born Steven R. Schirripa in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York and educated at Brooklyn College. During his work in Las Vegas he landed a role as an extra in the Martin Scorsese classic Casino. He played a customer at the bar in the infamous scene when Joe Pesci's character angrily stabs a man with a pen. After this he decided that he wanted to become an actor, Schirripa had several minor roles in movies, including The Runner (1999) and Joe Dirt. His many television appearances include Angel, Casino Cinema, Star Trek: Enterprise, Hollywood Squares, Joey, Law & Order, My Wife and Kids, Ed, Jeopardy!, George Lopez Show, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and The King of Queens.. He recently appeared on CBS's primetime game show Million Dollar Password. Furthering his game show enthusiasm, Schirripa appeared on the game show Pyramid helping contestant Scott Zinser win $10,000. He also made an uncredited appearance, along with fellow Soprano star Vincent Pastore, on the 6th Season episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force