Talking Sopranos #66 w/guest Toni Kalem (Angie Bonpensiero).

This week on Talking Sopranos Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa finish off season five with special guest Toni Kalem (Angie Bonpensiero). During the interview Michael and Steve are surprised to find out that Toni was a finalist to play the role of Carmela! She was the one who went to LA for the screen test with Jim and the folks from HBO. Toni also talks about her early days trying to make it as an actress in NYC. How she had to deal with the old casting couch mentality and how her bosses literally chased her around the desk. Luckily she made the right connections and it was her talent that rose above. David Chase saw Toni in a film called The Wanderers and asked her to audition for the Sopranos. She didn’t get the role of Carmela but did land the part of Angie Bonpensiero, Big Pussy’s wife. In the early days HBO wouldn’t fly her from LA so she lived with her parents while acting in one of the biggest TV shows in history. She also shares the story of her first day on set and a scene with Vinnie Pastore t