Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt is an American musician and actor who was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, and grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts and New Jersey. He plays guitar and mandolin in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, which he joined in 1975, and in 2014 he was part of the E Street Band when it entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He co-founded Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, wrote much of their material, and produced their first three albums, then led Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, whose debut album Men Without Women came out in 1982. As an actor he played Silvio Dante in The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007, and he co-wrote, executive produced, and starred as Frank Tagliano in Lilyhammer from 2012 to 2014. He also recorded music for The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and hosts the radio show Little Steven's Underground Garage.