Robert Funaro
Encyclopedia
Robert Funaro is an American
film
and television
actor
. Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award
-winning television series The Sopranos
. His last episode on The Sopranos, "Members Only," in which he played a major role, won an Emmy award for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2006 for producer/writer Terence Winter
, which Funaro discussed on Alycia Kaback
's radio show on CBS, The "It" Factor.
Funaro was born on Coney Island
, Brooklyn, New York. Funaro is of Italian
ancestry. His Italian ancestors were from Naples
.
Funaro is currently acting in film and television and has worked extensively in the New York City Off Broadway scene.
United States
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film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning television series The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
. His last episode on The Sopranos, "Members Only," in which he played a major role, won an Emmy award for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2006 for producer/writer Terence Winter
Terence Winter
Terence Winter is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire...
, which Funaro discussed on Alycia Kaback
Alycia Kaback
Alycia Kaback is an American entrepreneur, spokesperson, philanthropist, writer, producer, and media personality. Kaback owns seven businesses including a modeling agency Colby Models, and Kaback Model Management, and a production company, The "IT" Factor Productions.- Career :Kaback is founder and...
's radio show on CBS, The "It" Factor.
Funaro was born on Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
, Brooklyn, New York. Funaro is of Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
ancestry. His Italian ancestors were from Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
.
Funaro is currently acting in film and television and has worked extensively in the New York City Off Broadway scene.