Stevie Van Zandt, who played Silvio Dante on “The Sopranos,” says the show’s creator David Chase wanted to cast him as Tony Soprano, but “cooler heads prevailed.” He added he was apprehensive to take a job from a “real actor.” “He said, ‘Ok. I’ll tell you what then. I will write you in a part. It doesn’t exist, so you’re not taking anyone’s job.
