During his time in prison, the once-heralded actor was finally able to get clean and sober. Despite being cleared of the murder charge, he still spent more than eight years in prison on an attempted burglary conviction. He became addicted to drugs and was arrested for the murder of an NYPD officer during a drug excursion that took a terrible, wrong turn.
WASTED TALENT LTD SERIES
After his debut in Robert De Niro’s 1993 directorial debut, Brancato was widely considered to be “the next De Niro” and went onto star in high profile films such as “Renaissance Man,” “Crimson Tide” and the landmark series “The Sopranos.” Unfortunately, as many child stars before, Brancato became embroiled in the underworld of Hollywood. Brancato would have no idea in that moment that the words uttered in his teens would foreshadow his own life in so many ways. And I learned the greatest gift of all: the saddest thing in life is wasted talent and the choices that you make will shape your life forever.”- Those were the immortal lines delivered by Lillo Brancato as Calogero Anello in “A Bronx Tale.” It was his first role as an actor and yet it’s one of the most powerful performances ever put to film. You just have to accept people for what they are.
“I learned to give love and get love unconditionally.
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