“Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli’s first meeting with co-star James Gandolfini was not a smooth ride.
The actor, who played Christopher Moltisanti opposite Gandolfini’s head mobster Tony Soprano, told The New York Post his first day on set resulted in a little accident.
Imperioli’s character was driving Gandolfini, and had to maneuver the car backwards with extras walking around, all while delivering dialogue.
The only problem was Imperioli was not an experienced driver.
Michael Imperioli told The New York Post he got in a car accident while driving in a scene with James Gandolfini his first day on set of “The Sopranos.” (Barry Wetcher / © HBO / Courtesy: Everett Collection.)
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“And I didn’t know how to drive. I never had a license. I lived in New York City since I was a teenager, so I never got a license,” he told the outlet.
He continued: “But I didn’t tell them that, because I…