Happy Birthday to "Blade" actor Stephen Dorff (1973), "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton (1972), country singer Martina McBride (1966), WWE wrestler Scott Steiner (1962), Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee (1953), documentary producer Ken Burns (1953), "The Sopranos" mobster Tony Sirico (1942), Canadian actor David Warner (1941), late Newsman Peter Jennings (1938; d. 2005), jazz soloist Charlie Christian (1916), silver screen actress Thelma Todd (1905; d. 1935), actress Clara Bow (1905; d. 1965), and "The Thin Man" star William Powell (1892; d. 1984).

In an exclusive interview with DISH Entertainment Magazine, 10 main cast members of HBO's The Sopranos tell how they would end the series, which is coming to a close after a six-year run. The final nine episodes begin airing in April.

James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano), Edie Falco (Carmela Soprano), Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti), Lorraine Bracco (Dr. Jennifer Melfi), Steve Van Zandt (Silvio Dante), Tony Sirico (Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri), Robert Iler (Anthony "A.J. Soprano Jr.), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Meadow Soprano), Steve Schirripa (Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri) and Dominic Chian...

Happy Birthday to "Blade" actor Stephen Dorff (1973), "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton (1972), country singer Martina McBride (1966), WWE wrestler Scott Steiner (1962), Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee (1953), documentary producer Ken Burns (1953), "The Sopranos" mobster Tony Sirico (1942), Canadian actor David Warner (1941), late Newsman Peter Jennings (1938; d. 2005), jazz soloist Charlie Christian (1916), silver screen actress Thelma Todd (1905; d. 1935), actress Clara Bow (1905; d. 1965), and "The Thin Man" star William Powell (1892; d. 1984).

The Sopranos stars Tony Sirico and Steven Van Zandt have reached an agreement with HBO to continue until the show ends next year after the network doubled their salaries. The pair, who play Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri and Silvio Dante respectively, will pick up $170,000 for each of the last eight episodes of the Emmy-winning show.

They had hoped for $200,000 per episode which would have made them the highest paid actors on the show after James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, who play Tony and Carmela Soprano.

Sirico and Van Zandt were the last two cast members to agree deals for the f...

Jamie-Lynn Sigler and her on-screen sibling Robert Iler have reportedly secured pay raises to star in the final season of mob drama The Sopranos. The New York Post reports Sigler and Iler - who play gangster Tony Soprano's children Meadow and A.J. respectively - are set to sign a new $100,000 an episode - $15,000 more than last season.

However, their castmates Tony Sirico and Steven Van Zandt are still in negotiations and are reportedly unhappy with the offers they have received so far from US cable network HBO.

A source says, "They're not even close."

Jamie-Lynn Sigler pic...

Cast members of hit mafia series The Sopranos are demanding higher salaries after the show's bosses secured a string of lucrative rerun rights and staggering DVD sales. Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who plays Meadow, Robert Iler, who plays A.J., Steven Schirripa, who plays Bobby Bacala, Steven Van Zandt, who plays Silvio Dante, Lorraine Bracco, who plays Dr. Melfi, and Tony Sirico, who plays Paulie 'Walnuts', are all demanding a substantial rise before signing up for the final season, set to begin next month.

They've reportedly threatened to walk out unless their wages more than double. However,...

The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli and Vincent Curatola have agreed to appear in the closing eight episodes of the hit mafia series. James Gandolfini and Edie Falco were the first of the series' leading actors to close the deal, following HBO's decision to extend the final sixth season to 20 episodes.

Tony Sirico and Steve Van Zandt are still in negotiations.

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THQ Inc. today announced its upcoming videogame based on HBO's critically acclaimed series The Sopranos. Currently under development, the game will evoke the atmosphere, action and conflicts that are the cornerstone of the hit show, which has found worldwide success as one of HBO's premier original programs.

The game is backed by key members of the all-star cast who will lend their voices and likenesses, including James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. The Sopranos game is scheduled to release for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 2 computer en...

The Sopranos actors Tony Sirico and Joseph Gannascoli headlined a benefit function in New York City last night to raise money for a two-year-old boy suffering from tuberous sclerosis. The on-screen mobsters, who play Paulie Walnuts and Vito Spatafore respectively, were touched by young Joseph Hopkins's fight against the life-long illness which causes tumors to form on his organs.

Sirico and Gannascoli donated two posters autographed by the cast of the TV series for an auction, as well as a script of the original pilot. When pictures of young Joseph and his two brothers, Christopher an...