Drea de Matteo Joins Desperate Housewives Cast
Posted on Jun 30, 2009 @ 07:46AM - Add a comment
Wisteria Lane might want to get a neighborhood watch going, as the new kid on the block has quite the (TV) past.
Emmy-winning Drea de Matteo has joined the cast of ABC's steamy Desperate Housewives.
The actress, memorable for her long-standing role as an abused mob girlfriend Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos, will play the wife of a landscape designer and mother to a high-strung son.
She joins sexy stars Eva Longoria Parker, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman.
Real Housewife Matriarch Sets Record Straight About Finale Drama
Posted on Jun 18, 2009 @ 12:06PM - Add a comment
Redefining what it means to be a Jersey girl, Caroline Manzo- the straight-talking matriarch on the Real Housewives of New Jersey - recently opened up exclusively to Popeater about the show’s explosive finale (which included a table getting thrown), the drama of a fellow cast mate’s dark past, and her portrayal as the female version of a very famous mob boss.
Sopranos Creator, HBO Back in Business
Posted on Mar 17, 2009 @ 08:15AM - Add a comment
David Chase and HBO will cut another ribbon.
The Sopranos creator will write and produce a mini-series for the network called Ribbon Of Dreams, documenting the rise of Hollywood movie making from silent westerns to special effects through the eyes of two fictional characters, a cowboy and a mechanical engineer, according to the New York Times. Tinsel town legends like John Wayne and Bette Davis will be depicted in the series, whose title is derive from the Orson Welles quote, "A film is a ribbon of dreams."
"We couldn't be more excited to be back in business with the master," HBO executive Richard Plepler told the paper.
No word if Chase will spill the beans on what really happened to Tony in the diner... (Photo: WENN)
Sopranos Cohort Whacked
Posted on Nov 03, 2008 @ 10:31AM - Add a comment
A New York jury has found 51 year-old Steven Armento guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of off-duty cop Daniel Enchautegui during a burglary
on December 10, 2005.
He and Sopranos actor, 32 year-old Lillo Brancato, Jr., were accused of breaking into the officer's home to steal prescription drugs. Though struck in the heart by a round from Armento's .357 Magnum, Enchautegui managed to return fire and wound both men.
