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name: "Steven Van Zandt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-van-zandt"
fi1m_id: "steven-van-zandt"
imdb_id: "nm0005523"
tmdb_id: 107622
wikidata_id: "Q354181"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 November 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-06T04:27:37.153058+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Steven Van Zandt

## Identity

Steven Van Zandt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steven-van-zandt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steven-van-zandt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005523
- **TMDB ID:** 107622
- **Wikidata ID:** Q354181
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Van_Zandt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q354181, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005523/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107622

Actor. Born 22 November 1950 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 November 1950, Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 1999–2019
- **Also known as:** Little Steven, Stevie Van Zandt, E Street Band, Стив Ван Зандт
- **SAG Awards:** 2 SAG Awards (2 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 94 (1), 2010s 74 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Van_Zandt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q354181, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005523/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107622

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Sopranos*](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) (94)
- **Netflix:** [*Lilyhammer*](https://film.one/tv/lilyhammer.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Steven Van Zandt is an American musician and actor. Best known as a guitarist and mandolin player in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, he has also pursued a solo career as Little Steven with his band the Disciples of Soul. He created and hosted the radio programme Little Steven's Underground Garage.

Van Zandt made his acting debut as Silvio Dante, consigliere to Tony Soprano, in the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007). He later starred as Frank Tagliano in the Norwegian series Lilyhammer (2012-2014), which he co-created. His film roles include Jerry Vale in The Irishman (2019). He is married to actress Maureen Van Zandt, who played his on-screen wife Gabriella Dante.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, slashfilm.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Irishman* (2019), Fi1m 86, as Jerry Vale — [page](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md)
- *Lilyhammer* (2012), Fi1m 63, as Frank Tagliano / Giovanni 'Johnny' Henriksen — [page](https://film.one/tv/lilyhammer.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), Fi1m 94, as Silvio Dante — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bruce Springsteen At The BBC* (2025), Actor
- *The Trainer* (2024), as Isaac Rabinowitz
- *Under the Boardwalk* (2023), as Bruno (voice)
- *The Irishman* (2019), as Jerry Vale — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md)
- *Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul: Soulfire Live!* (2019), Actor
- *The Christmas Chronicles* (2018), as Wolfie
- *Bang! The Bert Berns Story* (2016), as Narrator (voice)
- *Not Fade Away* (2012), Music Supervisor
- *Lilyhammer* (2012), series, as Frank Tagliano / Giovanni 'Johnny' Henriksen · Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/lilyhammer.md)
- *I kveld med Ylvis* (2011), series, Actor
- *Cheap Trick or Treat Halloween Ball* (2006), as Host/Presenter
- *HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'* (2006), Actor
- *Sound Off with Matt Pinfield* (2005), series, Actor
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Diner Owner (voice)
- *Christmas with the Kranks* (2004), Music Supervisor
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Silvio Dante — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Blood Brothers* (1995), Actor
- *American Flyers* (1985), as Cyclist
- *Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Born in the U.S.A. Tour - Live in London 2013*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Steven Van Zandt während eines Konzerts von Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band am 19.06.2016 im Olympiastadion Berlin.](https://film.one/media/person/60864/gallery-d07f06fa2428.jpg) Steven Van Zandt während eines Konzerts von Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band am 19.06.2016 im Olympiastadion Berlin. — Eifeljanes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/20160619_springsteen_15.jpg/1280px-20160619_springsteen_15.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tony Soprano and his crew in "Army of One" (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/60864/gallery-f11d54898c0e.jpg) Tony Soprano and his crew in "Army of One" (2024) — HBO, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Army_of_One_%28The_Sopranos_Family_Tree%29.jpg/1280px-Army_of_One_%28The_Sopranos_Family_Tree%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/60864/gallery-242bbec16082.jpg) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012 — Takahiro Kyono from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479333678%29.jpg/1280px-Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479333678%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/60864/gallery-bba95d86bb0f.jpg) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012 — Takahiro Kyono from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479347764%29.jpg/1280px-Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479347764%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Steven Van Zandt](https://film.one/media/person/60864/gallery-12a0e4a3bdd9.jpg) Steven Van Zandt — Image via TMDB
- ![Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/60864/gallery-b5efcd46992a.jpg) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012 — Takahiro Kyono from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479347764%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479347764%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/60864/gallery-d193c2ae6008.jpg) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012 — Takahiro Kyono from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479350840%29.jpg/1280px-Bruce_Springsteen_%26_Steven_Van_Zandt_%287479350840%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### SAG Awards — 2 won

- 2008: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *The Sopranos*
- 2000: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *The Sopranos*

### Other awards — 3 won

- New Jersey Hall of Fame 2017: New Jersey Hall of Fame (won)
- Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series 2015: Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series (won), for *Lilyhammer*
- Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series 2014: Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series (won), for *Lilyhammer*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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