Whatever Happened to ‘Sopranos’ Star Dominic Chianese?

When The Sopranos premiered in 1999, few viewers could have predicted that it would go on to become one of the biggest TV shows of all time — or that one of its most unforgettable performances would come from a character nicknamed Junior. Dominic Chianese stood out as Corrado “Junior” Soprano, Tony Soprano’s uncle and, for part of the series, the boss of the DiMeo crime family, earning a Screen Actors Guild Award and several other nominations for his role.

But Chianese turns, who 95 on February 24, 2026, had a long career before he ever turned up on the small screen — one that included time as 1960s folk singer in New York City.