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Steven Van Zandt
Arts, Music & MediaWho is Steven Van Zandt in the Agency editorial?
Steven Van Zandt is an American musician and actor, guitarist of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, who played Silvio Dante in the series The Sopranos. Issue.16 names him once, in the credit of a quotation: the fourth of five tributes from the cast that the edition uses to introduce James Gandolfini.
In short
Steven Van Zandt is an American musician and actor who played Silvio Dante in The Sopranos. In the Agency editorial he appears only in Issue.16, the edition about James Gandolfini. To introduce him, the author brings quotations from the cast of the show, and Van Zandt's is the fourth, credited "Steven Van Zandt (portrayed Silvio Dante)". The quotation reads: "I have lost a brother and a best friend. The world has lost one of the greatest actors of all time." The edition mentions him only as an actor of the series and says nothing about his music.
Key facts
- Who is Steven Van Zandt?
- An American musician and actor, guitarist of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, who played Silvio Dante in the series The Sopranos.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Steven Van Zandt?
- In Issue.16, in the credit of a quotation, the fourth of the five tributes to James Gandolfini from the cast of The Sopranos.
- What does his tribute say?
- "I have lost a brother and a best friend. The world has lost one of the greatest actors of all time."
Who is Steven Van Zandt?
Steven Van Zandt is an American musician and actor, born in 1950. He is the guitarist of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and played Silvio Dante in The Sopranos. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification; the edition itself gives only the character he portrayed.
How does Steven Van Zandt appear in Issue.16?
Issue.16 introduces James Gandolfini through quotations from the cast of The Sopranos, who shared their sentiments about him when he died. The fourth of the five is credited to Steven Van Zandt: "I have lost a brother and a best friend. The world has lost one of the greatest actors of all time." The edition does not comment on the quotation and does not mention him again.
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