Michael Imperioli Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

But James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, they did such great work, especially in the last show.

I do smoke in real life. A lot. We're all smoking right now in fact.

I like a good spaghetti carbonara.

Put a gangster and a junkie together and you get a junkie gangster, and you get nominated, there you go.

Trivia

Michael appeared with his former fiance Lili Taylor in two movies, the 1996 movie I Shot Andy Warhol, and the 1993 movie Household Saints.

Michael and his Sopranos costar Dominic Chianese appeared together in the 1993 movie The Night We Never Met.

Part of Michael's responsibilities with his theater company, Studio Dante, is to pick which three plays the company performs each year.

Michael was a special guest star on an episode of Mario Batali's Food Network show Molto Mario.

Michael was nominated for a Prism Award in 2003 for Performance in a Drama Series Mulitple-Episode Storyline for his work on The Sopranos .

Michael's character in the movie Goodfellas was shot in the foot for not bringing a drink fast enough. His character Christopher, on The Sopranos, shot a bakery worker for being too slow doing his work.

Michael often portrays violent mafia characters, but does not enjoy on-screen violence.

Michael, along with the rest of The Sopranos cast, won the 2000 SAG Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Michael was on the New York stage for ten years, and worked on plays such as Little Blood Brother, Half Deserted Street, The Writing on the Wall, and Displaced Persons.

Michael was previously engaged to actress Lili Taylor.

Michael was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television at Golden Globes in 2005 for the The Sopranos.

He has a brother John Imperioli who also attended Mount Vernon High School.

Michael has two kids, a son Vadim born in 1998, and a step daughter Isabella born in 1991 with his wife Victoria.

Michael was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2006 for his role in The Sopranos.