Woke Up This Morning

The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos

Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa

• Verlag: William Morrow
• Jahr: 2021
• ISBN:
  9780063090033
• Thema: Media & Performing Arts
• Thema: Television History & Criticism

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning....These rollicking gabfests... bring together nearly everyone, on screen and off, who made the series a creative and cultural landmark. The freely offered admiration expressed by so many for their missing comrade and unofficial cast captain, Gandolfini, makes these stories about playing tough guys all the more tender." — New York Times

"Essential for fans, with a revelation on every page." — Kirkus Reviews

"A spectacular tell-all...the ultimate book on The Sopranos, made by the people who lived it." — Publishers Weekly

Expanding on their hit Talking Sopranos podcast with exclusive interviews for the book with the cast, crew, producers, writers, directors and creators, stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa deliver the definitive oral history of the landmark television series and streaming hit The Sopranos. P acked with untold stories from behind the scenes and on the set, they're spilling all the secrets.

Who made the phone call that got HBO to launch The Sopranos? What's the significance of all those eggs? And, what the hell ever happened to the Russian?Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, and the entire cast and crew of The Sopranos have all the answers—and they're revealing where all the bodies are buried.

Inspired by the incredibly successful Talking Sopranos podcast, The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri) finally reveal all the Soprano family secrets in a surprising, funny, and honest new book. Woke Up This Morning is the definitive behind-the-scenes history of the groundbreaking HBO series that became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, ushered in a new Golden Age of Television, and to this day continues to be one of the most binged shows of all time.

Michael and Steve tell all the incredible stories that The Sopranos fans have been waiting to hear for over twenty years. The book covers the entire history of The Sopranos series from the original concept pitch and casting to the infamous cut to black—and answer many of the thousands of fan questions sent to the podcast, as well as dispel some widely propagated myths and reveal things no one outside the show would even know to ask.

Index

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A

Abbott and Costello (television show), 249

Abraham, Phil, 89, 232–233, 332, 404–405, 462–463, 482

Abruzzo, Ray, 439–440, 456–457, 469

AC/DC, 383, 386–387

Actors Studio, 40, 41, 170

Additional dialogue replacement, 466–467

Adler, Alisa, 32

Adler, Jerry, 32, 83

Adler, Stella, 433

A&E, 466

Aerosmith, 160

Affleck, Ben, 320

After Hours (movie), 40

Aiello, Danny, 161

Aiken, Eileen, 171–173, 452

Albrecht, Chris, 20, 24, 26, 27, 47

Aldredge, Tom, 420–421

Ali, Muhammad, 345–346

All My Children (television show), 401

Allen, Woody, 14–15

Altman, Robert, 455

Anagnos, Bill, 476–477

Analyze This (movie), 8

Andy Richter Controls the Universe (television show), 257

“Angel Baby,” 394

Angela, Sharon, 171, 180, 452

Angels with Dirty Faces (movie), 270

Angie (movie), 57, 126

Animal Factory (movie), 328

Anthrax scare, 200–201

Aston, Susan, 187, 348, 449–450

Avildsen, John, 174, 175

B

Bacall, Lauren, 455–457

“Back in Black,” 386

Bad Day at Black Rock (movie), 97

Bad Seed (movie), 28

Baldwin, Alec, 171, 445, 452

Balk, Fairuza, 430

Bang the Drum Slowly (movie), 217

Barrow, Bernie, 337

Basketball Diaries (movie), 14

Batali, Mario, 483–484

Baum, Bruce, 317

“Be My Baby,” 380

Beck, Judith, 458–459

Becker (television show), 257

Bega, Leslie, 424, 426–427

Bender, Jack, as director on The Sopranos, 217, 397–399

Berenger, Tom, 40

Bergen, Polly, 333

Berghof, Herbert, 433

Bernstein, Kristin, 284

Bernstein, Lorraine, 314

Big Daddy’s Rules (Schirripa), 322

Bloomberg, Michael, 280

Blue Bloods (television show), 180, 320

Bogart, Humphrey, 35

Bogdanovich, Peter

as actor on The Sopranos, 45–46, 416

as director on The Sopranos, 415–416

Boiardo family, 94

Bon Jovi, Jon, 346

Bonnie and Clyde (movie), 48

Borino-Quinn, Denise, 184

“Born to Be Wild,” 380

“Born to Run,” 298

Bowery Boys, 249

Bracco, Lorraine, 97, 114, 139, 148, 280, 350, 477

award nominations, 38–39, 42

background of, 38–39

Bogdanovich, Peter and, 45–46, 416

casting in The Sopranos, 23–25

Chase, David and, 43, 45, 47

“Employee of the Month” episode and, 212, 214–216

favorite episode of, 224

Gandolfini, James and, 43–45

in Goodfellas, 38, 40–43, 46, 48

Melfi role preparation, 42–43

Brand, Josh, 381

Broadcast News (movie), 320

Broadwalk Empire (television show), 150, 248

Bronchtein, Henry, 184

as director on The Sopranos, 158–159, 399–400

Brooklyn College, 337

Brooklyn Rules (movie), 252

Bruestle, Martin, 286

as director of The Sopranos, 140–141

music on The Sopranos and, 380–389, 393, 395

Bucossi, Pete, 78–79, 88, 223, 401–403, 472–473

Bullets over Broadway (movie), 52

Bunker, Eddie, 328–329

Buñuel, Luis, 372, 446

Burgess, Mitchell, 74–...