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Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri on HBO's "The Sopranos" |
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Steven R. Schirripa's acting odyssey began while working at a hotel on the Las Vegas strip. As once the entertainment director of The Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Steven R. Schirripa worked with such comedians as Drew Carey, Kevin Pollack and Bruce Baum. Steven R. Schirripa's cameo roles in their comedy specials led to episodic work on the big and small screen, with Steve continually appearing in more productions. Steven R. Schirripa has guest starred on "Joey," "Enterprise," "Law & Order," "My Wife and Kids", "Ed," "The George Lopez Show," and "The King of Queens."
As a regular popular guest on the talk show circuit, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" approached Steven R. Schirripa to be a special correspondent; to date Steven R. Schirripa has appeared on the show over a dozen times. Steven R. Schirripa is also a regular film critic on "The Showbiz Show." Steven R. Schirripa has been a guest on the following shows: "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The Today Show" (several times), "Good Morning America," "The View," "Good Day Live," "Fox and Friends," "Best Damn Sports Show Period," "Last Call with Carson Daly" "Jimmy Kimmel," "The Late Late Show," "Imus" and several other national and regional shows. Steven Schirripa can currently be seen every Tuesday night as the host of Spike TV's series "Casino Cinema."
Steven Schirripa's big screen credentials are as formidable as his portrayal of Bobby Bacala on "The Sopranos." Steven Schirripa won best supporting actor in the New York Independent Film Festival for his role in "What are the Odds?" Steven Schirripa also stars in "Duane Hopwood," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Steven Schirripa can be seen in the Newline feature film "High Roller," opposite Michael Imperioli. Steven Schirripa has played memorable characters in "Monday Night Mayhem" with John Turturro and with David Spade in "Meet Joe Dirt" and David Arquette in "See Spot Run." Steven Schirripa also appeared in "Detroit Rock City," "The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas," Martin Scorsese's "Casino," and Terry Gilliam's, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."
Steven Schirripa can add published writer to his list of credits. The National Bestseller, "A Goomba's Guide to Life" published by Clarkson Potter, is his first in a series of three Goomba guidebooks. This comical book co-written by Charles Fleming, includes chapters on growing up in Brooklyn, great Goomba's in history, and goomba's do's and don'ts. His second book is "The Goomba's Book of Love," and his third book is "The Goomba Diet," which is "for those with an appetite for life." With the popularity of the Goomba series, Steven Schirripa was asked to write Goomba books for young adults, the first of which is entitled,"Nicky Deuce: Welcome to the Family."
Steven Schirripa is currently developing a series based on his best selling books with Touchstone for ABC.
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