Steve Schirripa is well known for playing fan-favorite character Bobby Baccalieri on "The Sopranos," and currently as Anthony Abetemarco on the long-running hit CBS series "Blue Bloods." Steve’s impressive film and TV credits include Jersey Boys and Hereafter, both directed by Clint Eastwood, and the award-winning "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," in which he was a series regular. Schirripa has also starred in a number of independent films, including What Are the Odds, which won him Best Supporting Actor at the New York Independent Film Festival. A regular and favorite guest on TV talk shows, Steve became a special correspondent for the "Today" show and "The Tonight Show," and is also the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including A GOOMBA'S GUIDE TO LIFE and the young adult novel NICKY DEUCE: WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, which was made into a film for Nickelodeon and starred several "Soprano" alum.

Books by Steve Schirripa

Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos

by Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, with Philip Lerman - History, Nonfiction, Performing Arts

Inspired by the incredibly successful "Talking Sopranos" podcast, "The Sopranos" stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri) finally reveal all the Soprano family secrets in this surprising, funny and honest book. WOKE UP THIS MORNING is the definitive behind-the-scenes history of the groundbreaking HBO series that became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, ushered in a new Golden Age of Television, and to this day continues to be one of the most binged shows of all time. The book covers the entire history of "The Sopranos" series and answers many of the thousands of fan questions sent to the podcast, as well as dispel some widely propagated myths and reveal things no one outside the show would even know to ask.