Find out which actor nearly turned down his beloved role on ‘The Sopranos’

For one popular actor on The Sopranos, it appears that talent agents are more dangerous than FBI agents.

Steve Schirippa — best known as Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri on the iconic HBO series — sat down with SiriusXM Insight (Ch. 121) host Bill Carter and revealed that his agent nearly whacked his plans to play the lovable New Jersey mobster.

“All due respect,” but that move could’ve cost Schirripa a lot of boxes of ziti.

Check out a segment of the interview below.

Why Steve Schirripa’s agent told him to turn down Sopranos role