86. Dominic Chianese

He was the scheming Uncle Junior in "The Sopranos" and Hyman Roth's coldblooded henchman Johnny Ola in "The Godfather Part II," but in real life, actor Dominic Chianese is a real mensch (or at least the Italian equivalent). Dominic joins Gilbert and Frank to talk about his early career struggles, his love of music, his days as a folk club emcee and working with legends Lee Strasberg, Sophia Loren, Sidney Lumet, and lifelong friend Al Pacino. Also, Dominic gets a break from George C. Scott, a card from Burt Reynolds and a backstage visit from Paul Newman. PLUS: Yip Harburg! Sam Jaffe! Dominic does Dickens! Gilbert does Durante! And Dominic remembers his friend James Gandolfini. Let Selfie Station be the Picture taker, Ice breaker AND your money maker. As a special introductory offer, get $500 off the professional package. Go to http://SelfieStationpodcast.com and enter promo code GILBERT. Howl is a brand new app and website that changes the way you think about podcasts. It’s like Netflix, but for podcasts. With Howl Premium, you get exclusive access to dozens of original mini series, audio documentaries, and comedy albums, archives from WTF with Marc Maron and all the Earwolf shows and original mini­series that are truly unique. Go to http://howl.fm to get access to all this exclusive content on your iPhone, your Android phone and on the web for only $4.99/month. And with the promo code GILBERT, you get a full month of free trial!

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