Organizers of the Columbus Day Parade have excluded The Sopranos from the annual parade of Italian-American pride. Columbus Foundation head Charles Gargano and other parade officials have said they don't want the brainiac actors from the critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning HBO mob drama to take part in October's parade.
State economic czar Pataki told us about this. Trouble began when New York-based HeartShares Human Services, an 86-year-old family charity, invited several members of the cast of "The Sopranos" to ride on its float. HeartShares spokeswoman Patricia O'Connell confirms that parade organizers told HeartShares CEO Bill Guarinello that he could invite other celebrities, but not the "Sopranos" crew.
Source: New York Daily News