Alec Baldwin Talks ‘Sopranos’ Dream Role That Got Away From Him - Deadline

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Alec Baldwin has revealed that he once pursued a major role on HBO’s critically acclaimed drama, The Sopranos.

The role the three-time Emmy winner hoped to bring to life was that of the man who kills New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), riding off into the sunset with his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco).

“I called up whoever it was…and said…there’s only one man in this business who should come in, whack Jimmy, and ride off with Edie, and I am that man,” the actor recalled, in conversation with Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa on a recent episode of their Talking Sopranos podcast. “They were like, ‘Sure, great. We’ll add your name to the list of all the Irish actors who think that they should be on The Sopranos.”

Ultimately, Baldwin never got to make an appearance on the show, despite the fact that he knew Gandolfini well, having worked with him on films including 1996 legal thriller The Juror, and plays, including A Streetcar Named Desire. Perhaps it was just as well, because as any diehard fan of The Sopranos knows, we never see Tony die on screen, or know what happened to him, in the end. The show infamously ends with an open-ended cut to black, after Tony sits down with his family at a restaurant.

Looking back, Baldwin thinks an unexpected run-in with David Chase may have been responsible for the fact that he was never cast. He told Imperioli and Schirripa that he once encountered the Sopranos creator in an LA restaurant bathroom. There, on one particularly hot day in Southern California, he was looking to dry off his sweat-drenched suit, while running late for a meeting. “I’m holding my shirt up to the mechanical dryer, and the door opens, and….this is my introduction to David Chase,” Baldwin shared. “He goes, ‘Alec Baldwin? What the f**k are you doing, drying your shirt in the bathroom at the Four Seasons restaurant?’ And I think based on that alone, I was never cast on your show.”

Though the actor never got to check a major Sopranos turn off of his bucket list, he still describes himself as a “superfan” of the series.

For more from his appearance on Talking Sopranos, click above.

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Michigan State Football: Kameron Allen could be “that dude” in 2021 - Spartan Avenue

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All spring long, Michigan State football fans were scouring the headlines looking for any good news regarding the new-look roster as Mel Tucker progressed through his first real offseason.

A storyline that emerged from spring camp happened to involve the tight end room which had been depleted following the Matt Dotson departure this offseason. The group needed a leader and it got one in the unlikely form of true freshman Kameron Allen from Texas.

The coaching staff dubbed him the leader of the tight end room which is surprising given the fact that he’s the youngest guy there and there are still some veterans like Trenton Gillison, Tyler Hunt, and Adam Berghorst still on the roster. That just goes to show just how special Allen might just be after enrolling early.

Michigan State hasn’t had a true pass-catching tight end who has really been “that dude” since Josiah Price about five years ago. Since then, it’s been a crapshoot.

No Michigan State quarterback has had a tight end that they can really rely upon to catch 5-6 passes a game and bail them out when pressure is on. That’s exactly what Allen could become in 2021 for Payton Thorne or Anthony Russo.

Spartan coaches aren’t the only ones high on Allen heading into 2021, but 247Sports listed him as a potential breakout freshman and one of the top 100 impact true freshmen.

Hopes are high for the 6-foot-5, 220-pounder from Forney, Texas.

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Most elite college football programs have top-tier tight ends who have the perfect combination of size, athleticism, and toughness and that’s what Allen could bring to the table.

Hunt is more of a steady blocking tight end who can catch the occasional pass and Gillison has shown flashes of being that next star tight end in East Lansing, but he was basically a no-show in Tucker’s first season. He could still break out but he’s running out of time.

Michigan State hasn’t joined the nation’s elite and featured an elite pass-catching tight end with strength and route-running abilities for days but Allen might finally give the Spartans a taste of what it’s like.

It’s been a while, but Michigan State may finally have that go-to tight end that it’s been desiring ever since Price graduated.

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