Michael Imperioli of The Sopranos will appear in the NBC drama Law & Order while Jesse L. Martin, who plays New York police Detective Ed Green, films the musical Rent.
Imperioli will play a police detective who teams up with his uncle, Detective Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina), in the final episodes of this season.
"I'm glad to be on the right side of the law," Imperioli said. He won an Emmy this year for his portrayal of mob boss Tony Soprano's hard-luck nephew, Christopher Moltisanti, on HBO's The Sopranos.
Martin, in his sixth season on Law & Order, was an original cast member of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Rent, playing the role of Tom Collins. He'll return to the TV series next season.
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