I like playing people for whom the stakes are very high - people who are struggling with something in their lives. What do you like about this character and why did you want to play him?Ī. We caught up with Imperioli recently to talk about the film and life after "The Sopranos." With shades of "It's a Wonderful Life," the movie has Imperioli playing Chick Benetto, a boozing, washed-up baseball player whose thoughts of suicide are interrupted by a magical visit from his mother's ghost (Ellen Burstyn), who shows him the error of his ways.Īlso appearing in the film is Imperioli's 7-year-old son, Vadim, who plays Chick in childhood flashbacks. Next year, he'll appear in feature film "The Lovely Bones." And Sunday he returns to prime time as the main protagonist in "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day" (9 p.m. Most television fans best know Emmy winner Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti, the hotheaded young mobster who was brutally whacked by Tony (James Gandolfini) shortly before "The Sopranos" ended its critically lauded run earlier this year.īut now that David Chase's landmark crime drama is in the books, Imperioli, 41, is looking to expand his resume with new roles and varied characters.
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