Stevie Van Zandt on Recommending Gandolfini for Tony Soprano

Podcast: Glass Half Full with Craig Melvin · TODAY

Opublikowano: 2026-11-03

Stevie Van Zandt sits down with Craig Melvin on this episode of "Glass Half Full" to talk about six decades playing alongside Bruce Springsteen, acting in "The Sopranos" and raising awareness of apartheid. He talks about how David Chase offered him a role before he had ever acted and how he auditioned for Tony Soprano before pointing the casting director to James Gandolfini. Van Zandt also opens up about the moment in a South African taxi that turned him from songwriter to activist, leading to protest song "Sun City." Plus, he shares why he still feels like the luckiest...