Whatever Happened To The Cast Of The Sopranos

Dominic Chianese's screen credits extended back to 1964 before he was cast in what became his breakout role, playing Corrado "Junior" Soprano in "The Sopranos." While Uncle Jun remains Chianese's signature role, he'd previously appeared in such film classics as "Dog Day Afternoon," "All the President's Men," and "The Godfather Part II," in which he memorably portrayed mobster Johnny Ola.

After "The Sopranos" concluded, Chianese appeared in a few more critically acclaimed TV series, playing shadowy Stuart Zedeck on legal thriller "Damages," power broker Leander Whitlock on "Boardwalk Empire," and Judge Michael Marx on "The Good Wife." His most recent TV role was in the short-lived 2019 series "The Village." 

Chianese was in his 70s when he launched a new career as a singer, releasing his debut album, "Ungrateful Heart," in 2003. While that may have seemed like an unexpected pursuit for those who only knew him as an actor, the truth is that he was a singer long before he started acting, performing musically when he was just a teenager. "I eventually got into theater, but music has always been my first love," Chianese said in an interview with the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation. As he explained, back in the early 1980s he began volunteering his talents by singing for seniors at care facilities, a practice he continued as the years went by. "Performing for senior citizens is important to me now," he said. "I'm a senior citizen, too."