Where has the time gone?as the sopranos It's 25 years since the iconic HBO series first aired in 1999, but actor Robert Ayler, best known for playing Tony's son AJ Soprano, is now 38 years old and James was the same when the show first aired.・Fans may be surprised to learn that he is the same age as Gandolfini. (Sorry if this revelation makes you feel particularly old.)
Ayler was about 12 years old when he first landed the role of the youngest son of Tony's namesake (i.e. Anthony Jr.). Although he has largely stayed away from the spotlight since the show ended in 2007, the actor has been open about how close he and the late Gandolfini were on set, often referring to him as a father figure. I call it existence.
“I probably haven't seen 80 percent of the episodes,” Ayler said in a rare interview in 2020. talking soprano Podcast hosted by former co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa.
“[Gandolfini] I met him when I was 12 years old…it was so much fun. [much like a] He's like a father to me,” Ayler said, adding that watching the late Gandolfini on screen felt like “torture.”
Ayler also explained what he's been up to since the show ended in 2007. The answer may surprise you.
“The only thing I've done since then is soprano singer I was called to jury duty, but I didn't want to do jury duty, so I did two episodes like this to get out of jury duty. Law and order” he told his former co-stars. He also moved to Las Vegas to pursue his career as a professional poker player.
He went on to say, “I still get random calls asking me to do a show…and it's like, you played for that.” [New York] The Yankees and people now are like, “Hey, do you want to do this?'' In my case, it was my first time and I was very spoiled. It was perfect. So there's a part of me that thinks if you do something else, I'll screw it up. ”
Instead, the actor started a podcast titled Not today, Pal. With his on-screen sister Jamie Lynn Sigler the sopranosgrassland.
Sigler said: She believes Gandolfini will “love” She and Ayler reportedly remained close after the show.
“His main concern for Robert and me was that we were okay and happy, both financially and emotionally,” Sigler said of their time working together.
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