<p id=”par-1_58″>Steve Schirripa just checked another item off his to-do list. While he might be best known for playing <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-sopranos-steve-schirripa-wasnt-the-only-actor-wearing-a-fat-suit-on-the-show.html/”>tough-guy characters in shows like <em>The Sopranos</em></a><em> </em>and <em>Blue Bloods, </em>Schirripa has long wanted to appear in a far more wholesome role: <a href=”https://cheatsheet.com/tag/hallmark-channel”>Hallmark</a> movie star. Now, he’s finally getting his chance with a part in the upcoming rom-com <em>Sisterhood, Inc. </em></p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-steve-schrippa-talks-about-his-new-hallmark-channel-movie”>Steve Schrippa talks about his new Hallmark Channel movie </h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SisterhoodIncHallmark.jpg.webp&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Group of people standing a white counter in the Hallmark movie ‘Sisterhood, Inc'” class=”wp-image-3777038″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Simon Belz, Leonidas Gulaptis, Steve Schirripa, Jackie Hoffman, and Rosa Gilmore in ‘Sisterhood, Inc.’ | ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Michael Sofokles</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-2_51″><em>Sisterhood, Inc. </em>stars <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rachael-leigh-cook-reunites-freddie-prinze-jr-25-years-shes-all-that.html/”>Rachael Leigh Cook</a> as a corporate exec named Megan who starts a board of directors to improve her younger sister’s (Daniella Monet) chaotic life. In the process, she finds romance with a psych professor (Leonidas Gulaptis) who uncovers her tough demeanor. Schirripa plays a member of the board. </p>
<p id=”par-3_26″>In an interview with Us Weekly (via <a href=”https://youtu.be/W09gj8S1ALI?feature=shared” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>YouTube</a>), he said he was thrilled to go from playing a gangster to someone with a more squeaky-clean demeanor. </p>
<p id=”par-4_81″>“I never did a Hallmark movie,” he said. “I was offered one years ago. It was, believe it or not, a bucket list thing. How many guys can go from <em>The Sopranos </em>to Hallmark? But I made the jump and I was very happy and we had a wonderful time. And we shot it up in the Albany area. It’s a Valentine’s Day kind of movie. The cast is wonderful. I really had a good time. I hope to do more.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_34″>Schrippa might have some time in his schedule for more Hallmark movies. He spent nine years playing Detective Anthony Abetemarco on the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/remembering-blue-bloods-photos-first-episode.html/”>CBS cop drama <em>Blue Bloods</em></a><em>, </em>but that show ended in December 2024.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-blue-bloods-stars-says-sisterhood-inc-was-a-nice-change-of-pace”>‘The Blue Bloods’ stars says ‘Sisterhood, Inc.’ was a nice change of pace </h2>
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<p id=”par-6_11″>Schrippa went on to describe his Hallmark debut as “very nice.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_38″>“No arguing, no killing, no nothing. Even on <em>Blue Bloods, </em>which I loved, you know, I must have killed four or five people. I killed more people as a cop than I did as a mobster,” he said.</p>
<p id=”par-8_23″>While this is Schrippa’s first Hallmark movie, he was no stranger to the network’s signature brand of feel-good flicks going into the project. </p>
<p id=”par-9_54″>“I’ve watched my share,” he said. “I’m not glued to it, but yeah, I’ve watched. It’s just a nice vibe. Sometimes, you’re not in a great mood. You don’t want to watch anything heavy. If I want to watch bad stuff, I put the news on. Sometimes, you just want to watch something nice.” </p>
<p id=”par-10_21″><em>Sisterhood, Inc. </em>premieres Saturday, Feb. 22 at 9 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel. <em> </em>It streams the next day on Hallmark+. </p>
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