The Sopranos Story You’ve Never Heard — Bobby Funaro Tells All

Turning The Tables By Teresa Giudice

Hurrdat Media

Tv & Film

4.4 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Sopranos actor Bobby Funaro — best known for playing Eugene Pontecorvo on HBO’s legendary series The Sopranos — joins Teresa Giudice on Turning The Tables to share behind-the-scenes stories from the iconic show. Bobby talks about landing the role thanks to James Gandolfini, what it was really like on set, and how the cast became a family. He also reflects on working with Martin Scorsese on The Irishman, the realities of life as an actor, and his new ventures including his cigar business and his book Homemade. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the table.
0:05.6	I'm turning the tables.
0:09.6	Welcome back to the show, everyone.
0:11.6	Today we have a very special guest who you definitely recognize from one of the most iconic TV series of all time, The Sopranos.
0:20.1	So you know him as Eugene Porticovo.
0:23.1	We're excited to dive into what's next for Bobby and hear about his journey both on and off
0:29.8	screen.
0:30.4	Please join me and welcome Robert Fernero to the podcast, but he likes to go by Bobby.
0:35.4	Hi, Bobby.
0:36.2	Hey, what's up, Theresa?
0:37.3	How are you? I'm doing good.
0:39.2	Thank you for being here. Pleasure. So how long were you on Supranos for? Because I'm trying to
0:44.5	remember your, I watched Sopranos. I'm trying to, like, how many years ago was that? I did,
0:50.4	I ended my, my run in 2006. I started in 2000. Okay. I did three, um, seasons. It took six years to do those three seasons. Wow. And, uh, wait. So it took three years? Oh, to do six seasons? Wow. So you guys were like, three seasons, six years. Yeah. Doing them quick. I started in 2000. Wow.
1:11.4	Okay.
1:12.1	Yeah.
1:13.2	Yeah.
1:14.0	And, yeah.
1:17.0	It was my first professional job.
1:19.3	I played Eugene, who my big episode was members only.
1:24.6	The man who would want to watch it right now.
1:26.5	The man who wanted to get out and Tony would have let him out and he gets an inheritance
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