The Richy Show Steve Schirripa (Season 3, Episode 62)
TV Episode | Short, Comedy

The Richy Show

Steve Schirripa (Season 3, Episode 62)

TV Episode | Short, Comedy

Steve Schirripa was born in Brooklyn, NY - a city noted more for the "mob" stereotype. But stereotypes, like a wise guy's alibi, can be misleading. A series regular on David Chase's acclaimed HBO drama The Sopranos, the Brooklyn College ...See moreSteve Schirripa was born in Brooklyn, NY - a city noted more for the "mob" stereotype. But stereotypes, like a wise guy's alibi, can be misleading. A series regular on David Chase's acclaimed HBO drama The Sopranos, the Brooklyn College graduate's acting odyssey began while working at a hotel on the Las Vegas strip. Once the entertainment director of The Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Steve worked with such comedians as Drew Carey, Kevin Pollack and Bruce Baum. His cameo roles in their comedy specials led to episodic work on the big and small screen, with Steve continually appearing in more productions. This eventually led to Schirripa's acting break in Martin Scorsese's Casino. Schirripa is also a published writer, with the National Bestseller, A Goomba's Guide to Life published by Clarkson Potter, his first in a series of three Goomba guidebooks. This comical book co-written by Charles Fleming, includes chapters on growing up in Brooklyn, great Goomba's in history, and goomba's do's and dont's. His second book The Goomba's Book of Love and his third The Goomba Diet, "For Those with an Appetite for Life," are currently in stores. Written by Steve Schirripa See less