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also excited to announce his latest venture in television. Not only is he acting in commercials for Mount Airy Casinos, but he is also penning his own series called “The Neighborhood.” “I’ve always said that there are so many stories to tell about growing up in our neighborhood that I could go on and on and on,” he said, “so, I put together a series that we start to shoot this spring, focusing on the different ethnicities growing up in Bensonhurst and Borough Park in the ’80s.” The series – which, according to DeMeo, has already garnered attention from a number or networks – will have a “mob-like feel” similar to that of “The Sopranos.” “I feel like ‘The Sopranos’ has been gone for a while, and people really want to see a mobcrime drama,” he said. “So, I’m really excited about that.” To boot, DeMeo’s first-ever documentary, “Cruisin’ 86th Street,” a project that hones in on his hood’s own 86th Street in the ‘70s, ‘80s and early ‘90s, will also premiere next year. “We’re adding a special guest star to that, which we’ll reveal soon,” he promised. With so much on his plate, DeMeo told this paper that he is more thankful than ever. “It’s been non-stop ever since ‘Back in the It was amazing to work alongside a legend like Travolta. He is such a humble man.” William DeMeo / Actor Photos courtesy of Will DeMeo Day’ came out,” he said, “and it just really goes to show that you always have to believe in yourself. I always told myself that I could go to a higher level, and it seems like every year things just – thank God – keep getting better.” DeMeo attributes much of his success to his roots. “I think a lot of it has to do with my parents always telling me to never back down,” said the star, who just this September, returned home to help his friend Maria “the Ice Cream Girl” Campanella raise money for victims of the 2016 earthquakes in Italy, “and the borough I was raised in.” QNS.com WINTER 2016 35


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