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13 Stars You Forgot Were on 'The Sopranos'

By Madeline Boardman
October 19, 2016 at 04:45 PM EDT
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Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Years before he was Hamilton's Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda was picking up one of his first on-screen roles thanks to a 2007 episode of The Sopranos. The future Tony winner played an unnamed bellman in the sixth season, pushing a luggage cart as Tony Soprano pulls up to a hotel.

 

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Annette Bening

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Annette Bening joined The Sopranos for one 2004 episode. She played herself, appearing in a dream to Tony Soprano.

 

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Katie Lowes

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Katie Lowes hit the small screen in The Sopranos six years before she joined Scandal as Quinn Perkins. The actress played a character named Gillian in 2006's sixth season, appearing as a date to the young A.J. Soprano.

 

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Lauren Bacall

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The late, great Lauren Bacall made an appearance as herself in a 2006 episode of The Sopranos. Featured in the sixth season, she is shown visiting L.A. for an awards show.

 

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Perez Hilton

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A few years before he launched PerezHilton.com, the blogger popped up in a 2001 episode of The Sopranos. Earning a credit under his real name of Mario Lavandeira, Hilton played an unnamed student in the third season.

 

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Janeane Garofalo

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Janeane Garofalo played herself in one season 2 episode of The Sopranos. Hitting the drama in 2000, she appeared on a film set that Christopher Moltisanti stops by.

 

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Will Arnett

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Will Arnett had a two-episode arc in The Sopranos' fourth season. He played Mike Waldrup, an FBI agent who is married to Deborah Ciccerone-Waldrup.

 

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David Lee Roth

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Rocker David Lee Roth found his way to The Sopranos in 2004. He played himself, appearing as a part of a star-studded card game with Tony Soprano.

 

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Chandra Wilson

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Early in her on-screen career, Chandra Wilson popped up in one 2004 episode of The Sopranos. She played Evelyn Greenwood in the fifth season, a woman participating in anger management classes with Janice Soprano.

 

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Tony Hale

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Tony Hale picked up a small-screen role with one 2001 appearance on The Sopranos. The future Veep star played RN Collins, a nurse who works with Junior Soprano, in the third season.

 

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Aasif Mandvi

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Daily Show personality Aasif Mandvi popped up in one 2006 episode of The Sopranos. Appearing in the sixth season, the funnyman played Dr. Abu Bilal, an ER doctor.

 

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Jon Favreau

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Jon Favreau appeared in one episode of The Sopranos' second season. He played himself as he worked on a movie Christopher Moltisanti becomes involved in.

 

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Wilmer Valderrama

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Wilmer Valderrama dropped by The Sopranos for one 2006 episode. Appearing as himself, he was shown in Los Angeles.

 

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1 of 13 Lin-Manuel Miranda
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