Federico Castelluccio: Tales of Art and Acting
The Hollywood Godfather Podcast
GRI Entertainment
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On the Hollywood Godfather podcast, Gianni and Jeanie welcome back actor and visual artist Federico Castelluccio, who was born in Naples and came to the U.S. in 1968. Castelluccio discusses early acting work in New York theater and soap operas, stressing theater as an essential foundation, and recalls returning to Italy to film The Sopranos. He describes his formal art training on a full scholarship to the School of Visual Arts, his realist charcoal and painting techniques (often 100–130 hours per drawing), and explains how his “Duke and Duchess of North Caldwell” Sopranos-inspired painting was commissioned after he pitched it to TV Guide. He shares updates on his wife’s documentary, recent and upcoming films (Don Q, Cabrini, The Loophole, Into the Black, Bad News on the Doorstep), directing plans, and a prospective New York City gallery exhibition of large charcoal works.
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| 0:00.0 | Gianni's got the stories from the coast to countryside |
| 0:08.0 | Genie's got the questions sharp as a natural sway |
| 0:15.0 | Every Wednesday night we take you all away. |
| 0:23.6 | From the back streets of Tinsel Town to the Tritorious Globe, |
| 0:29.6 | Old Hollywood meets mafia tales, and you're about to know It's the Hollywood Godfather |
| 0:40.3 | Where the big band plays and the stories don't stop |
| 0:44.3 | With Gianni and Jeannie and Jeannie everywhere, they're taking you to the top |
| 0:49.3 | Keep it smooth and keep it classy. |
| 0:55.0 | Feel that swing nonstop on the Hollywood Godfather. |
| 1:02.0 | Welcome everybody. |
| 1:04.0 | It's time for another Hollywood Godfather podcast. |
| 1:07.0 | And tonight, revisiting us is one of the, I mean, every time I do research on this guy, I just keep finding more things about him, more things about him. |
| 1:17.3 | And let me introduce Jeannie Raymond, our co-hosts first. |
| 1:21.2 | Good evening, my dear. |
| 1:22.6 | Hello. |
| 1:23.5 | Hello. |
| 1:23.9 | I'm so excited to have you back. |
| 1:26.1 | Thanks for coming back on. |
| 1:27.4 | Oh, thank you, Jeannie. I you back. Thanks for coming back on. |
| 1:28.3 | Thank you, Jeannie. |
| 1:30.0 | I appreciate it. |
| 1:30.7 | Thanks so much, too. |
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