Got yourself a cameo: Do you remember these 25 stars from 'The Sopranos?'
"The Sopranos" made a lot of people.
I'm not talking about made, made.
These guys and girls didn't get their button.
A lot of actors and actresses used their appearance in the greatest show of all time to springboard them to a great career. Others were famous before a guy walked into a psychiatrist's office, but made a cameo on the show.
There were a lot of them. Since we're celebrating 25 years of the Sopranos, we'll go with our top 25.
Will Arnett
Before the funny man became Lego Batman, Arnett starred in two episodes of Season 4 as an FBI agent and husband to the FBI agent who tried to flip Adrianna La Cerva.
Lauren Bacall
The Oscar-nominated Hollywood legend appeared as herself in the Season 6 episode "Luxury Lounge," where her swag bag gets swiped by Christopher Moltisanti.
Annette Bening
Another actor who played herself, the four-time Oscar nominee appeared as Tony Soprano's mother in a dream sequence of the Season 5 episode titled "The Test Dream."
Sandra Bernhard
The comedian/actress plays herself in the Season 2 episode "D-Girl," where Christopher remembers Bernhard from her appearance in the 1982 film "The King of Comedy" which he mistakes it for “Kings of Comedy.”
Alexandra Daddario
Another actress best known for her recent work in "The White Lotus" as well as prominent roles in "Baywatch" and "Percy Jackson," Daddario played the character of "another woman" in a bar during the Season 6 episode title "Johnny Cakes."
Tim Daly
The star of NBC's Wings portrayed a screenwriter with a drug problem who helps Christopher get his horror click, "Clever," through production before meeting an untimely demise at the hands of the mobster. His four-episode arc during Season 5 earned Daly an Emmy nomination.
Paul Dano
The acclaimed actor who is best known his roles in "The Batman" and "Little Miss Sunshine," starred in four episodes between Season 4 and 5 as A.J. Soprano's buddy who was obsessed with the mob. He was best known for dropping acid and keeping people on their toes.
Jon Favreau
Playing himself in Season 2's "D-Girl," Favreau finds himself in over his head when he promises to help Christopher with a screenplay while trying elicit mob details for his own project.
Lady Gaga
Remember? She sat there with her Poker Face by the swimming pool while AJ and his friends wrecked it. I wonder if she was by the deep end?
Janeane Garofalo
What's that word, buchiach? The comedian and actor played herself from the scene of a movie set alongside Christopher, who gave her a few tips slang.
Hal Holbrook
The Emmy and Tony-award winning actor played a small role as Tony's short-lived buddy while the mobster was in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound. His best role since Creepshow!
Michael B. Jordan
Blink and you'll miss this cameo. The "Creed" and "Black Panther" star appeared as unnamed Rideland boy in a Season 1 episode.
Ben Kingsley
Christopher just didn't seem to get the message. Sir Ben Kingsley played himself in one episode in which Chrissy did his best to convince the Oscar winner to play a part in "Clever."
Julianna Margulies
The ER star played Julianna Skiff, a Realtor who Tony has the hots for during four episodes in Season 6.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
"I think, maybe, I dunno." The actor and playwright is a man of many words, but he didn't say many in his short cameo. The Hamilton created played a bellhop Season 6 episode where Tony and Paulie Walnuts were on the lamb.
Sydney Pollack
Johnny Sac didn't have much going for him during his time in the can, but at least he had civilian looking out for him, at least that's the role the famous film director played as an inmate who's behind bars for murdering his wife and her lover.
David Lee Roth
Playing himself, Diamond Dave finds himself at a poker game next to Tony when the mobster realizes his friends aren't really his friends.
Frank Sinatra Jr.
The "Chairboy of the Board," or at least that's what Paulie calls him, makes himself comfortable amongst wise guys in a nod to his father's infamous mob connects.
Nancy Sinatra
This one's for you, big boss man. The daughter of Old Blue Eyes lent her pipes to Phil Leotardo in celebration of being named boss.
Tony Siragusa
Who better to play a bodyguard for Tony than an ex-NFL player? That's the role the New Jersey native got after being cast by creator David Chase.
Lawrence Taylor
The best defensive player in NFL history was a heck of a poker player. I bet he loves Johnny Sacks!
Frankie Valli
The Mayor of Munchkinland, I mean Rusty Millio, is still trying to give that hitman those directions to Eastern Parkway.
Chandra Wilson
Dr. Miranda Bailey from Grey's Anatomy got a chance to work on her anger management alongside Janice Soprano in a Season 5 episode.
Michael Kenneth Williams
Before hitting "The Wire," Williams played Ray Ray — the host of a housing project in Boondon where Jackie Aprile Jr. meets his demise.
Burt Young
Playing aging mobster Bobby Baccalieri Sr., the "Rocky" star went out with a thud, so you could say.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Top 25 Sopranos cameos during the course of the show
