Mob Scene At 'Sopranos' Casting Call

When the hit series "The Sopranos" came to Harrison looking for extras for its next season, the producers expected a couple thousand people to show up.

Police shut the event down when a whopping 13,000 wannabe wise guys and gals arrived, reports CBS News Correspondent Jeffrey Kofman.

If there was ever any doubt this show— a gritty, unglamorous take on the life of Mafioso Tony Soprano—has achieved cult status, this is the week that proved it.

The week began with eighteen Emmy nominations, and ended with the producers coming to the streets where the series is set to find a few hundred Vinnies and Vittorios to play extras on the show.

Some wanted to be hoods. Tom Lyons had his eye on a role as a hit man, or a bouncer. A young lady stated her preference to be, "one of the girlfriends or something or a 'Bata-bing' girl," referring to the strip joint Soprano owns on the show.

"Look at this face! I look like Tony," said Luigi DiBello. "I could be his younger brother."

Carlo, another hopeful, tried out a few lines. "Hey how you doing? What's goin' on, huh? You got my f----- money?"

Even Lt. Charles Trucillo of the Harrison Police couldn't resist handing in his mugshot. He said he'd probably like to play a cop on the show, "but maybe in my other self, I'd like to be a mobster."

But the mob at the casting call was a little too big even for the Sopranos. Producers, using bullhorns to address the crowd, announced they couldn't accept any more photographs or phone numbers by hand and told interested people to mail them in.

They promised to look at every one, and, if the look was right, to make a few lucky fans offers they couldn't refuse.