Steven Van Zandt

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Steven Van Zandt is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor best known as a longtime guitarist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and for his role as Silvio Dante on the TV series The Sopranos.


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instanceOf actor
human
musician
political activist
radio personality
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1960s
alsoKnownAs Little Steven
Miami Steve
associatedAct Bruce Springsteen
E Street Band
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
awardReceived Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as member of E Street Band
birthName Steven Lento
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creatorOf Outlaw Country (radio channel concept)
Underground Garage (radio show)
dateOfBirth 1950-11-22
employer Sirius XM Radio
ethnicOrigin Italian American
founded Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
genre heartland rock
rock
rock and roll
hairStyle often wears a bandana or headscarf
instrument guitar
vocals
language English
memberOf E Street Band
name Steven Van Zandt
notableAlbum Born Again Savage
Freedom – No Compromise
Men Without Women
Revolution
Soulfire
Summer of Sorcery
Voice of America
notableSongwritingCredit co-writer of "Hungry Heart" (originally for The Ramones)
notableTelevisionSeries Lilyhammer
The Sopranos
notableWork "Sun City" anti-apartheid protest song and project
role of Frank Tagliano in Lilyhammer
role of Silvio Dante on The Sopranos
role of Silvio Dante on The Sopranos (TV series)
occupation actor
guitarist
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States
politicalActivism anti-apartheid activism
residence New York City, New York, United States
spouse Maureen Van Zandt
yearOfRockAndRollHallOfFameInduction 2014


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