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- Paolo Colandrea is best known for his role as "Man in Members Only Jacket", a character featured in the finale episode of The Sopranos. It is believed by many that Tony Soprano was killed in that final scene, and that the "Man in Members Only Jacket" was his killer. Paolo has owned Paul's Penndel Pizza, a small but popular pizzeria in Penndel, Pennsylvania, for a number of years. He has also been featured in more than one article in the local newspaper, the Bucks County Courier Times. In 2007 an article was published due to his part in the Sopranos and his local ties.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Daniel P.
- Became friends with James Gandolfini after appearing on The Sopranos (1999). They spent time together on vacation in Naples, Italy. They were supposed to meet in Naples during Gandolfini's final trip there.
- Owner of Paul's Penndel Pizza in Penndel, Pennsylvania. He was cast in the final episode of The Sopranos (1999) after the casting agent met him in his shop.
- [on whether his character killed Tony Soprano in The Sopranos (1999)] I do have an idea, but I cannot really talk. I have papers signed that I can't make any comments on that.
- [on James Gandolfini] He was a wonderful man, just like everyone else is saying. He was a great guy, a good friend who would give you the shirt off his back. Yes, we were friends. Not a big thing, but we developed kind of a relationship, enough that we'd talk on the phone. It's a shame we lost him. He was a great guy, a great actor, a good friend.
- [on working on The Sopranos (1999)] When you meet him the first time on set, you don't see him as James Gandolfini, you see him as Tony Soprano. I was nervous, but he just said, 'Relax, be yourself.' He was a very giving person, totally different from his role.
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