at <<fan@michaelamante.com>> that no matter what "good" role he plays,
he will be advancing the popularity of a show that "demeans" Italian
Americans.
I will be sending him a copy of today's Italian Tribune's Cover Story and
Editorial.]
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>From James Mancuso:
This morning's (February 28, 2002) Albany Times-Union carries a long
piece
on "America's Tenor," Michael Amante. The piece is generally
very laudatory
of this very popular self-made singer.
Amante is asked to tell about his plans for an acting career.
He says, " Well, they're trying to get me on 'The Sopranos, and I would
do
that if the role was right -- as long as it's a positive thing.
I'm not
going to play a wise guy."
These SOPRANOS people certainly have "reach." They will take advantage
of
any publicity gimmick that they can, especially it involves recruiting
Italian-Americans to their support.
Well, Amante is to be praised for refusing "to play a wise guy."
I think, however, that Amante should be advise of how he and his Italian
heritage would be "used" by HBO and the producers of THE SOPRANOS.
Can we set out to educate him?
His WWW site is found at the URL:
http://www.michaelamante.com/
His e-mail address, which is accessible through his WWW site is:
fan@michaelamante.com
