Robert Iler
{{short description|American actor (born 1985)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Iler
| image = Robert Iler (33086555358).jpg
| caption = Iler in 2019
| birth_name = Robert Michael Iler
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|03|02}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| years_active = 1995–2009, 2019–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|poker player|podcast host}}
}}
Robert Michael Iler ({{IPAc-en|'|aɪ|l|ər}}; born March 2, 1985){{Cite web |url=https://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/celebrity/television/robert-iler |title=Robert Iler |date=June 12, 2014 |website=The Smoking Gun |access-date=February 18, 2019}}{{Cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=103820&page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004105015/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=103820&page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |title=Tony Soprano Jr. Actor Embarrassed By Arrest |work=ABC News |access-date=February 18, 2019}} is an American former actor. He is best known for his portrayal of A.J. Soprano on The Sopranos. His film roles include Tadpole (2002) and Daredevil (2003).
Career
He made his debut in 1995 as one of the children featured in the music video for Dope Hat by Marilyn Manson. By mid-1997, Iler was appearing in commercials for Pizza Hut, and attending three or four auditions a week. He had also appeared on Saturday Night Live and in some film parts, but nothing that brought him great recognition. It was then that he won the role of A.J. Soprano, the son of series lead Tony Soprano, on the HBO drama The Sopranos,{{cite news |last=Levin |first=Gary |date=March 30, 2007 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-03-29-sopranos-cover_N.htm |title=Gandolfini, Iler sit down for father-son chat |newspaper=USA Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510085140/https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-03-29-sopranos-cover_N.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0105/18/lkl.00.html |publisher=CNN |date=May 18, 2001 |title=Cast of 'Sopranos' Discusses Show's Success}} which aired from 1999 until 2007. By May 2001, he had begun home schooling for his education.
After the conclusion of The Sopranos in 2007, Iler largely retired from acting, instead moving to Las Vegas to pursue a career as a professional poker player.
In July 2023, Iler started a podcast with The Sopranos co-star Jamie-Lynn Sigler called Not Today Pal, produced by the YMH studios owned by comedians Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky.{{Cite news |last=Grobar |first=Matt |title=Tom Segura Says He's Sold Pilot In Which He Stars To A Streamer, 'Fat Astronauts' Film In Active Development; New Podcast 'Not Today Pal' With Jamie-Lynn Sigler & Rob Iler To Launch Next Month |work=Deadline |access-date=2023-11-03 |date=2023-06-26 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/tom-segura-on-pilot-sale-fat-astronauts-not-today-pal-podcast-more-1235423485/}}
Personal life
Iler struggled with substance abuse, particularly after The Sopranos ended.{{cite podcast |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WmsyDQ3niNsUzeO2Hf1HF?si=aZ81f2hVTnS_uDy4I5uM5A |title=Pajama Pants - Two and a Half Celebrities |publisher=Pajama Pants |host1=Robert Iler |host2=Jamie-Lynn Sigler |host3=Kassem G |date=September 23, 2019 |time=26:55 |access-date=March 17, 2020}} He has been sober since 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sopranos-star-robert-iler-gives-rare-interview-talk-hbo-series-personal-struggles-1294183 |title='Sopranos' Star Robert Iler Gives Rare Interview to Talk HBO Series, Personal Struggles |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 11, 2020}}
In July 2001, Iler was arrested for the robbery of two teenagers in his Upper East Side neighborhood{{cite news |last1=Rashbaum |first1=William |title=Soprano,' 16, Charged in East Side Street Robbery |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/05/nyregion/soprano-16-charged-in-east-side-street-robbery.html |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=July 5, 2002}} and for possession of marijuana. He pleaded guilty to a single charge of larceny and received three years' probation.{{cite web |url=https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/sopranos-star-busted |title="Sopranos" Star Busted |website=The Smoking Gun |date=August 1, 2001}}
He was present on October 23, 2005, when the underground poker club Ace Point was raided by the police; however, no charges were filed against him.{{cite news |last=Friedman |first=Michael |title=Anthony Soprano Jr. Caught in Poker Raid |website=PokerNews |date=2005-10-23 |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2005/10/anthony-soprano-poker-raid.htm |access-date=2007-08-14}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999
| Denny Harley | |
| 2002
| Tadpole | Charlie | |
| 2003
| Bully #1 | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999–2007
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1999, 2007) |
| 2001
| Oz | Himself | Episode: "Famous Last Words" |
| 2004
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Troy Linsky | Episode: "Mean" |
| 2004
| Derek Rankin | Episode: "Cycle of Violence" |
| 2006
| Rob | Cancelled mid-season |
| 2009
| Chad Klein | Episode: "Lucky Stiff" |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=0407615|name=Robert Iler}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070406055507/http://www.courttv.com/trials/iler/background_ctv.html Court TV's coverage of Robert Iler robbery case]
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