is that, kevin, how all the cast viewed him? again, i can t speak for everyone else but that was certainly the impression i got. he was very generous. he felt lucky to have that role of a lifetime and he knew that every actor relied on great writing that david was giving him and he supported the rest of us do to our best on the show, as well. in terms of his ability as an actor, was it obvious right from the start he had something special? because nobody predicted this vast success of the sopranos but it was driven by the force of his charter. not only that. people don t realize this but it s funny, he and i read for the same part in the production of streetcar name desire on broadway with aleck baldwin and jessica lang and he ended up doing the part. it was one of the poker players but under studies one of the
we ve been on the phone with kevin orouke. kevin, thank you for joining me and my deep condolences to you and the act tomorrows thors tha the sopranos. a sad day. a very sad day. he was a generous and loyal actor and supportive of the other people on the show. he came from the theater and he was one of those act tomorrows you could tell had that foundation in the way he did his work. i was lucky enough to work with him in that instance and also, he would generously donate time to the screen actors guild when i was on the committee. he was a very, very big-hearted wonderful, as judy said, a wonderful big hearted giant of a guy not at all like his charter on the sopranos. were you aware, was the cast aware of any health issues? well, at that time this