Who is Robert Iler? ‘The Sopranos’ star says late Tony Sirico protected him from harassment on sets
Robert IIer remembered his 'The Sopranos' late co-star Tony Sirico on a recent podcast episode of ‘Pod Yourself A Gun’. Tony Sirico, who passed away on July 8, played the character of his father in the series. Recalling his sweet moment with the late veteran actor, Iler said Sirico promised to protect him if anyone bothered him on sets. He said, “When all the molesting stuff gets talked about… people always say to me, ‘Did anything happen like that on your set?’ And I’m like, you think Tony Sirico was standing around, if there were people eyeing me the wrong way, like ‘Oh, Rob looks really cute today,’ Tony Sirico is just gonna stand there and not do anything?.”
Sharing more insights into the memory related to the late SAG awards-winning star, Iler added, “Like I was 13 years-old and I was like, ‘Oh, this kid thinks he’s gonna mouth off to me? I’ll have Tony Sirico come down.’ No matter how old you are, you see somebody that has like black hair here and silver hair on the sides – and just the way he always had a handkerchief in his pocket – you go like this dude will f**k you up.”
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Robert Iler who played AJ Soprano told this amazing Tony Sirico story on @PodYourselfAGun. Tony was a real one. pic.twitter.com/jpNutXDr70
— Matt Lieb? (@mattlieb) July 9, 2022
Who is Robert Iler ?
Robert Iler is known for having essayed the role of AJ Soprano, the son of groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts Gualtieri (late Tony Sirico) in all six seasons of the multiple Emmy award-winning series 'The Sopranos'. He is a former Hollywood actor and a professional poker player.
Not many might be aware of it but Iler originally started his career back in 1995 with late timeless icon Marilyn Monroe’s music single titled ‘Dope Hat’. By mid-1997, he bagged an ad commercial for the brand Pizza Hut. He has also appeared in Hollywood films like ‘The Tic Code’, ‘Tad Pole’ and ‘Daredevil.’ Despite having appeared in many films, Iler gained global recognition as an actor in 1999 when he bagged HBO’s timeless crime drama series ‘The Sopranos’ (1999 - 2007). The show proved to be a real game changer for him.
During the time when 'The Sopranos' was on air, the 37-year-old also appeared in many episodes of shows like 'Oz', 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit', 'The Dead Zone', 'Law & Order'. He also acted in the first few episodes of the drama series 'Four Kings' which got canceled in mid-way back in 2006.
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Post the show, Iler largely retired as an actor and moved to Las Vegas to pursue a career as a professional poker player. He participated in both official and unsanctioned ones. In September 2019, he moved back to Los Angeles and started his ‘Pajama Pants’ podcast with his 'The Sopranos' co-star Jamie-Lynn Sigler and YouTube comedian Kassem G.
