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6 articles from 2009

De Niro warned Brancato of fame pitfalls

21 February 2009 6:28 PM, PST | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Lillo Brancato Jr. has revealed that he regrets not listening to Robert De Niro when the acclaimed actor and director warned him about the pitfalls of fame. Speaking from New York's Rikers Island prison, the former Sopranos star reportedly said that he "squandered" an amazing opportunity because he didn't heed the advice. Brancato Jr., who is serving a ten-year sentence for attempted burglary, opened up to 20/20 for an interview which will be aired in the Us later this year. "[De Niro] said, 'A lot of people are going to want to be your friends, you know, and they don't have your best interest (more)

By Sarah Rollo

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De Niro 'Tried To Save' Fallen Sopranos Star Brancato Jr

20 February 2009 11:25 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Robert De Niro tried to warn fallen former co-star and 'lookalike' Lillo Brancato Jr. about the perils of fame after casting him in his first movie.

Brancato Jr. was spotted by talent scouts and cast by De Niro as his son in 1993 movie A Bronx Tale, when he was just 16 years old.

De Niro, who also directed the film, was taken by the likeness between the pair, particularly Brancato Jr.'s impersonation of him playing his Taxi Driver character Travis Bickle.

The young star went on to land a recurring role in mob drama The Sopranos, but started using cocaine and heroin and threw away any chance of lasting acting success in 2005, when he was arrested for a drug-fuelled burglary that resulted in the death of an off-duty cop.

The actor, now 32, was acquitted of murder - for which his accomplice Steven Armento is serving a life sentence - but he was sentenced in January to 10 years behind bars for attempted burglary.

And in a new interview with U.S. news show 20/20, Brancato Jr. reveals how he ignored De Niro's advice and "squandered" the chance of a lifetime.

He says, "(De Niro) said, 'A lot of people are going to want to be your friends, you know, and they don't have your best interest at heart.'

"I kind of shrugged it off. It was kind of like, 'Yeah, I understand what you're saying, but not me. I'll be fine Bob.'"

Speaking from New York's Rikers Island prison, Brancato Jr. adds, "I squandered it. I am ashamed."

The interview is due to air in the U.S. later this year.

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Brancato's Role Chopped From Movie

10 February 2009 8:05 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jailed actor Lillo Brancato Jr.'s performance has been chopped from the last movie he shot before his arrest for a burglary that ended with the murder of an off-duty New York cop.The former Sopranos star wrapped his part in comedy Saturday Morning before the December 2005 incident, in which officer Daniel Enchautegui was fatally shot.

Brancato Jr. was later cleared of murder and last month jailed for 10 years for the lesser charge of attempted burglary.

But Saturday Morning director Rob E. Greenberg has reduced the star's role to a series of walk-ons in time for the film's DVD release next month.

Greenberg - whose brother is a New York cop - tells the New York Post, "I didn't want to promote or showcase Brancato."

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'Sopranos' actor given ten-year sentence

9 January 2009 5:56 PM, PST | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato Jr. has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his part in an attempted burglary that left a police officer dead. 32-year-old Brancato was last month acquitted of the second-degree murder of Officer Daniel Enchautegui in 2005, while accomplice Steven Armento received a life sentence. However, Justice Martin Marcus of State Supreme Court in the Bronx has now handed Brancato (more)

By Michael Thornton

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Brancato Jailed For 10 Years

9 January 2009 11:01 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato Jr. has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a burglary that ended with the murder of an off-duty New York cop.

The 32-year-old was cleared of murdering Officer Daniel Enchautegui, but convicted of attempted burglary on 22 December.

On Friday, Brancato Jr. was handed a 10 year sentence. The three years he has spent behind bars since his arrest will count towards the sentence.

Brancato Jr. and his friend Steven Armento were charged with murder following the shooting that took place on 10 December 2005, when Enchautegui discovered them attempting to break into his neighbour's Bronx, New York house.

Armento fired the gun which killed the officer, and was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment at an earlier trial.

Brancato Jr. - who claimed he was attempting to enter the house of a friend who had given him drugs in the past - faced the same sentence, despite the fact he wasn't carrying a weapon.

After his conviction on a lesser charge, Brancato Jr.'s lawyer asked the judge to free his client and send him to rehab instead of prison.

But Bronx judge Justice Martin Marcus opted for a sentence closer to the maximum of 15 years.

Brancato Jr.'s murder acquittal outraged public officials, including city mayor Michael Bloomberg, who raged, "It's just beyond me how the jury could come to that conclusion."

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Ex-Sopranos' Thug Sent to Slammer

9 January 2009 9:44 AM, PST | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news

Just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in. Although former Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato Jr. was found not guilty of second-degree murder of an off-duty police officer last month, his legal luck appears to have run dry: He was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in the botched burglary that preceded the New York cop's 2005 death. He could have faced up to 15 years behind bars for his role in the incident. The Bronx Tale actor was found guilty, along with an accomplice, of breaking into the Bronx home of an acquaintance in a bid to score painkillers. The residence was next door to the residence of 28-year-old NYPD Officer Daniel Enchautegui. Enchautegui went outside to...

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