“If I spend the rest of my life being killed by Steve Buschemi, I´ll die a happy man”, says Chris Caldovino on Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire and being roommates with Terrence Winter

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CHRIS CALDOVINO
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Chris Caldovino was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He began his acting studies in NYC at The Gene Frankel Theater. Chris subsequently moved to Los Angeles and quickly began building his body of work in film and TV, while continuing to study at Playhouse West under Jeff Goldblum. Chris later studied under Robert D’Avanzo at The Tamarind Theater Group, where he performed in a multitude of stage productions. In 2004 Chris booked the recurring role of Billy Leotardo, in HBO’s “The Sopranos”. After working on the famed show, Chris went on to book many more roles on TV and film, including FOX’s “The Good Guys”, and the film “Brooklyn Rules” with Alec Baldwin. As of late Chris has had roles in Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated film “The Wolf Of Wall Street”, and the film “Stealing Cars” produced by Oscar-nominee Rachel Winter of “Dallas Buyers Club”, which will be released in 2015. Chris has just finished up a three-season stint as Tonino Sandrelli on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”, for which he received a SAG-nomination for ensemble cast. Working on Boardwalk Empire Chris teamed up with some of the old Soprano’s crew, including Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winning Writer/Producer Terence Winter, Director Tim Van Patton, and Steve Buscemi.

——————–THE INTERVIEW—————–

CHRIS CALDOVINO
After high school
His friend quit being a lawyer and became a screenplayer
Him and Terrence Winter were roommates for two years “we were both broke”
Being in Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire
Acting Business before and now
The agent game
jobs between jobs
Agents, PR and Managers

QUOTES
“I bartended for years….you´re not gonna pay your bills from acting for a long time”
“After I got killed off on Sopranos, I got right back to bartending”
“If i spend the rest of my life being killed by Steve Buschemi, i´ll die a happy man”

BEST ADVICE
“Hey kid, if you dont bring it, you´re not gonna find it here”
BE PREPARED!

HIS ADVICE
Anything you feel you can do to further your career, do it
Have faith in yourself and know what you want
Never leave an agent before you have a new agent

PERCENTAGES
Agent 10%
Manager 10-15%

Fun Fact: Elvis´ manager got 50%

BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Be at the top of my game

MUST READ

 “read it every six months if you have to”

RESOURCES
Actors Access

SONG OF THE SHOW

“Mr. Prison Stripes” by My Dear Wendy