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Andrea Donna de Matteo was born on January 19th, 1973 in Queens,
New York. She grew up in an Italian Catholic household along with two older brothers,
Joe and Darren. Her father manufactures furniture and her mother is a playwright,
which no doubt was the inspiration Drea needed to follow her dreams. Also living
with the family were a grandmother and a godmother (named Monkey). She has always
been known as Drea (pronounced "Dray"), and the only time her parents would use
her full name was when she misbehaved..
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Grauduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
: Her first name, Drea is
pronounced "Dray".
: Has an AC/DC tattoo
: Says the producers
for The Sopranos likes the way she said, "Al" like "Awl"
: Her character
on The Sopranos was orignally written for only one episode
: Has her
mother's, father's, and grandmother's names tattooed onto her body.
: Owns Filth Mart--a clothing store in Manhattan.
: 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.
: At NYU, she originally intended
to study to be a director, but got attention for her acting.
: Real
name, Andrea Donna de Matteo |
