Drea de Matteo Net Worth

Drea de Matteo's Quotes

• [on 'The Sopranos'] The reason I thought Big Pussy was the perfect choice when they killed him off is he didn't understand why he was getting killed off. I kept saying to him, 'Man, it's because you're a great actor and you can handle the material and people are going to feel for you because you're going to know how to play it out. And you're kind of vulnerable'. There was a vulnerability to this big Mafia guy. People cared about him. You would probably care less if it was someone as cool as Silvio. And Steve Schirripa - there was a vulnerability to his character too. They had a soft, creamy center, those big boys. But really, everybody was waiting to get the ax. It was a race to read the script.

Interesting Facts about Drea de Matteo

1. Graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
2. Speaks fluent Italian and Spanish.
3. Her character on The Sopranos (1999) was originally written for only one episode.
4. Has her mother's, father's and grandmother's names tattooed onto her body.
5. Has closed her clothing store Filth Mart in Manhattan and is opening one in Los Angeles
6. Drea's father was a furniture manufacturer and her mother was a playwright. She was raised in Queens primarily by her grandmother and a Nicaraguan nanny. She now takes care of her nanny, who had a heart transplant.
7. At NYU, she originally intended to study to be a director, but got attention for her acting.
8. Ranked #33 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002)
9. Is of Italian descent
10. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) opened on her 33rd birthday.
11. Paulo Costanzo, who plays her son on Joey (2004), is only five years younger than she is.
12. She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
13. Close friends with John Barrowman.
14. Was in a relationship with Shooter Jennings from 2001 to 2013 and they also were engaged since 2009. They have 2 children together.
15. Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, a daughter Alabama Gypsy Rose Jennings on November 28, 2007. Child's father is her boyfriend (now ex-fiancé), Shooter Jennings.
16. Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 39, a son Waylon Albert Jennings on April 7, 2011. Child's father is her now ex-fiancé, Shooter Jennings.
17. Her name is from the Greek name Andreas, which was derived from andreios "manly, masculine", a derivative of aner "man".
18. Lost her apartment home of 22 years, along with dozens of other residents, when a gas explosion and raging fire destroyed three East Village, Manhattan buildings on March 26, 2015.
19. Became engaged, in July 2015, to Whitesnake bass guitarist Michael Devin.