Hot Showers, Ryan Hollyman, and an Encounter on Christie Street
I was on hold for a Sleep Country Canada radio commercial but they didn’t hire me for the job so now I have roughly 637 and a half reasons to buy a mattress anywhere else.
Daylight Saving Time, Facebook Debates, and Ron Sexsmith Drops By
I am really feeling that hour I lost this week. Not because of Daylight Saving. But because I accidentally watched an entire episode of Riverdale.
Oscar Predictions, Dog Trainers, and Franco Boni
I tried to watch the first few episodes of Russian Doll but was distracted by myself constantly yelling at the TV, “It’s Groundhog Day! You’re being Groundhog Day-ed!!! How the fuck could you not have seen Groundhog Day???”
Italian Anger, the Leafs Rebuild, and a Whirlwind Romance
When Italian people are mad at you, it’s really hard to miss. You can see and hear them being mad at you.
Sunday Mornings, the New Ten-Dollar Bill, and Rocky Balboa
And maybe I wept because in movies things aren’t ever supposed to end. But, then again, Rocky was never just a movie to me.
Mister Rogers, Fatherhood, and Melted Cheese
Last week I read for three different detective roles in the same project: Detective Lotsadays, Detective Fewerdays, and Detective Prollyjustafuckinday.
Nose Piercing, a Stewardess Fight, and the Winter Smoking Blues
Monday- fuck this, smoke inside.
Learning Lines, Dental Care, and an Italian Contest
Philip Riccio and I have had an ongoing I Am Way More Italian Than You Contest, basically since we met, which we take quite seriously.
The Gillette Ad, Tipping for Takeout, and Mary Oliver
The part I auditioned for last week was so small that I learned my lines for it while I was slating.
Cues, Math, and Canadian Actor Daydreams
The wonderful actor/teacher and friend/house painter, Jeff Clarke, recently told me he had a daydream where he was sitting in a laundromat watching all of his painting tarps going around in the dryer. #AttainableCanadianActorDaydreams
A Quiet Place, Spicy Food Solutions, and Growing Up
Sometimes it really comes in handy to be the greatest actor ever born.
Best of Nappoholics Anonymous 2018
Revisit Tony Nappo’s best musings about 2018, acting, politics, getting older, and more.
Christmas Movies, My Dad’s on Facebook, and Ella’s Boyfriend
My dad joined Facebook this year, and he can’t spell shit, but that doesn’t stop him from making himself heard…
A Star is Born, Little Italy, and Budapest, Missouri
I finally saw A Star is Born. It was so barely even a movie that it made Showgirls seem like Cabaret.
Newfoundland, Nicolas Cage, and Saying Hi to the Audience
This is just a guess but I think the most commonly used phrase in Hollywood between 1997 and 2018 was probably: “I’ve got a really terrible idea for a movie. Get me Nicolas Cage on the line!”
Tweets, Muscle Memory, and Selfies
- The one big benefit to letting your mistakes be fuel for your actions and choices is that there is little to no chance of ever running out of it.