Steve Schirripa, known for his role as Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos, has teamed up with FreshPet for a hilarious new mob-inspired commercial. The 67-year-old actor, who also portrayed Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods, brings his gangster flair back in this lighthearted spot.
Set to air on Netflix during the Christmas Day NFL games, the commercial features Schirripa playing cards with a group of βmadeβ guys when one of them returns with a mysterious package that needs refrigeration. When he questions the presence of dog food in the fridge, Schirripa quips, βThatβs not dog food. Thatβs FreshPet. Real meat. Real veggies. For my boy, Junior.β
The conversation takes a turn when the man replies, βNo disrespect, but what are we doing here?β The room goes quiet, leading to a suspenseful moment where a trunk is ominously shut as Schirripa and Junior look on. βIf anybody asks, we were at grandma’s,β Schirripa tells Junior, adding a humorous twist.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Schirripa revealed that FreshPet reached out after discovering he feeds it to his own dog, Willieboy. βI thought it was really smart, really clever, and really funny,β he said of the script that brought him back to his Sopranos roots.
