The Dark Side Of Being A Former Soprano Cast Member
Another Soprano cast member has went to the dark side. Lillo Brancato Jr., who played Matt Bevilacqua in the Soprano's second season was wounded during a burglary in which a young New York City police officer was killed. Brancato Jr. and Stephen Armento were both wounded by the officer, then arrested by police.In June of this year Brancato was arrested for possessing four bags of heroin hidden in a cigarette box.
The officer was killed in a gunfight near his Bronx home when he confronted two burglars at an unnoccupied house next door. According to New York City Police Commissoner Raymond W. Kelly, Officer Enchautegui heard the sound of breaking glass coming from the house. He called his landlord, then 9-1-1, then went outside to investigate and wait for backup. The landlord heard the officer shout "Police! Don't move!" followed by the sound of multiple gunshots. Patrolling officers arrested Brancato and a second suspect, Stephen Armento, in the vicinity. Both had multiple gunshot wounds and were said to be in serious condition. Officer Enchautegui was killed.
(...)Brancato, who police said was unarmed, has appeared in more than a dozen feature films. He got his break playing a confused teen in the Robert De Niro-directed film "A Bronx Tale" in 1993. He also had roles in "Renaissance Man" and "Crimson Tide."
According to IMDB, Brancato has a movie in post-production called Saturday Morning.
According to the website for Saturday Morning:
A Film by Rob GreenbergRob Greenberg is consulting producer to the show How I Met Your Mother, and a former co-producer of Frasier.
Starring Joey Piscopo with Louis Mandylor, Victor Raider-Wexler, Lillo Brancato Jr., Beth Ostrosky, and George Wendt
Coming Soon (as well as a 'real' Website!)
Thus, Lillo Brancato Jr. joins Big Pussy's dark side (tm). However, with a cast including luminaries such as Joey Piscopo and George Wendt, Saturday Morning will no doubt welcome the added boost of publicity and exposure due to Brancato's arrest.
On "the 'real' Website!" in the months to come, a streaming webcam will show George Wendt artfully staging faux-burglaries of ex-Cheers alumni, Rhea Perlman's 'travel trailer' with the aid of John Ratzenberger who played Cliff Clavin. An angry Perlman will resume her long-standing "teasing" banter with Ratzenberger as George sips mugs of Ted Danson's surely brew.
All for the sake of living the "art", of course.
Ex-'Sopranos' Actor Shot By Police (KCCI)
Lillo Brancato Jr. (Wikipedia)
posted by sb at 2:24 PM
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Well, that's it for him. If he killed a cop, he's going away for a long time and deserves it.
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