From Time Square Gossip - Former NY Knick John Starks & Jaid Barrymore attend Tony Darrow's Sold Out One Man Show

Actor TONY DARROW's one-man show at New York's Triad had its second performance last night (with GIANNI RUSSO -Carlo from The Godfather-; JAID BARRYMORE -Drew's mom-; KEITH GIRARD from The Improper, NBA-great JOHN STARKS in the sold-out audience; and, guest host GOUMBA JOHNNY SIALIANO from WKTU), and he killed once again! The actor, perhaps best-known as 'Sonny Bunz' from GOOD FELLAS, first made his mark as a stand-up comedian, with stints in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, opening up for names like Buddy Hackett. Then one day, out of the blue, his agent called to say he had set up a meeting with MARTY SCORSESE. He met Marty and decided to do some shtick from his act. The director loved it, and commented, “That’s exactly what I want.” He got the gig and worked alongside the stellar cast of that movie, including ROBERT DeNIRO; JOE PESCI; RAY LIOTTA; and, PAUL SORVINO. Pesci’s character at one point starts whacking Darrow’s character with a wine bottle. Needless to say … the die was cast. 5 movies with WOODY ALLEN followed, as well as the movie SEARCHING FOR BOBBY D and ANALYZE THIS. He also essayed the role of ‘Larry Boy Barese’ in HBO’s The Sopranos. Allen’s office called this week and said the Wood-man himself might be down at future show. Darrow likes to say, that both ALLEN and SCORSESE discovered him … not bad! He also appeared in MICKEY BLUE EYES with HUGH GRANT and JAMES CAAN, and several LAW & ORDER episodes. His show is an observational one, with ribald comments about some of the personalities he’s come up against and much interaction with the audience, and the audience last night was ready to interact! especially the group sitting right in front of us! We sat half-way back with the show's PR-mouthpiece, The Pasha, David Salidor. Funny stuff for sure ... conjuring up the best vaudeville moments ever. The guy knows his stuff. A video montage of his career opens the laugh-filled show and reminds the audience of his many memorable moments onscreen ... small and large. His show runs through May 21st (GoodFella Thursdays) and should not be missed. The show is produced by Paul Borghese, who most recently produced the stellar LAMPOST REUNION, with FRANK (RAO’s) PELLIGRINO. Not every actor can carry a one-man show with this much style and grace … at the top of our list … TONY DARROW!