BROADCASTS.com

b'

\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0This week Michael and Steve welcome both Alla Kliouka (Svetlana Kirilenko) and Robert Funaro (Eugene Pontecorvo) to the Talking Sopranos podcast.

\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0First up it\\u2019s Alla Kliouka who played Svetlana, one of the most memorable characters of the series. She talks about what it was like to be a successful actress in the Soviet Union and how the Sopranos was her first real US gig. When she auditioned for David Chase she walked into the room as Svetlana and completely blew everybody away. She also shares how she found out she was going to have sex with Tony Soprano at the table read, and how props made that famous leg disappear.

\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Then Robert Funaro joins the podcast and reveals how he was originally hired to play Ralphie. That didn\\u2019t go as planned so the writers switched gears and created Eugene just for him. He also tells Michael and Steve that just when he thought everything was going so well, he got the \\u201cGood News Bad News\\u201d call from David Chase. Robert also shares how the stunt coordinator pulled off his final scene, and what equipment was used to make it look so real.

\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0After that Michael and Steve share some crazy stories about Milton Berle\\u2019s huge\\u2026.. and Michael\\u2019s weird thoughts on the Bermuda Triangle. Plus the episode breakdown of \\u201cThe Strong, Silent Type\\u201d S4 \\u2013 Ep10. Make sure to subscribe to the Talking Sopranos podcast wherever you get your podcasts and go to the Talking Sopranos website for new merchandise.\\xa0

https://talkingsopranos.com

https://www.betterhelp.com/talking

https://www.Privateinternetaccess.com/talkingsopranos