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Steven Van Zandt

Acting

Born November 22, 1950 · Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as Little Steven · Stevie Van Zandt · E Street Band

Biography

Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an Italian-American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve. He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin, and as an actor in the television drama The Sopranos, in which he played Silvio Dante. Van Zandt also had his own solo band called "Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul" in the 1980s.

Awards & recognition

  • New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2017
  • Golden NymphOutstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series · 2015
  • Golden NymphOutstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series · 2014
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2008
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2000

Filmography34 titles

Talking Sopranos

2020as Self

The Sopranos

1999as Silvio Dante

Blood Brothers

1995

Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos

2024as Self

Wings for Wheels: The Making of 'Born to Run'

2005as Self

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band : Hammersmith Odeon, London '75

2005as Self

Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer

2024as Self : Band Member (Archive footage)

Chuck Berry

2018as Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009as Self

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music

2016as Self

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

1992as Self

The Irishman

2019as Jerry Vale

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live in Barcelona

2002as Self

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

2024as Self

Under the Boardwalk

2023as Bruno (voice)

Lilyhammer

2012as Frank Tagliano / Giovanni 'Johnny' Henriksen

The Christmas Chronicles

2018as Wolfie

American Dad!

2005as Diner Owner (voice)

Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You

2020as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Musical Guest

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

2024as Self

The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

2010as Self - The E street band

The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts - Springsteen E Street Band

2021as Self

60 Minutes

1968as Self

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: London Calling - Live in Hyde Park

2010as Self

Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll

2019as Self

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Houston '78 Bootleg: House Cut

2010as Self

Christmas with the Kranks

2004Music Supervisor

American Flyers

1985as Cyclist

The Rock Prophet: Link Wray

2025as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Musical Guest

Bang! The Bert Berns Story

2016as Narrator (voice)

Not Fade Away

2012Music Supervisor