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On ‘Orange,’ Nick Sandow excels by more than a whisker

FRAZIER MOORE anybody, and especially run by his friend, Michael
AP Television Writer not himself.” Imperioli.
NEW YORK (AP) — In the THE FILMMAKER “He said, ‘You want to di-
women’s prison that is While the 50-year-old rect the next play?’ And I
home to “Orange Is the Sandow has gathered said, ‘Sure, I’ll do it.’ And I
New Black,” Warden Joe many acting credits in jumped in.”
Caputo perseveres with TV (“Boardwalk Empire,” Sandow liked it but found
a mix of fatuous authority ‘’Blue Bloods,” ‘’Third this new challenge ex-
and scattershot nobility. Watch”), films (“Resurrect- hausting.
“I think he wants to save ev- ing the Champ,” ‘’Return “When we finally opened,
eryone,” says series creator to Paradise”) as well as on I said, ‘Oh, wow! I didn’t
Jenji Kohan in an email. the stage, he has charted think I was gonna get
“His good intentions are of- a parallel course as a film- through it, Mike.’ And he
ten thwarted.” Striking that maker. said, ‘You NEVER directed
balance is Nick Sandow, He directs the “Orange” a play before?!’
who portrays Caputo with season opener. He wrote “He had no idea!”
“nuance and humor and and directed (as well as T
surprise,” Kohan adds. “He In this Jan. 23, 2017 file photo, actor Nick Sandow poses for a appearing in) “The Wan- HE ACTOR
just seems to inhabit the portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. nabe,” a 2015 mob drama “I grew up in the Bronx,
character. And he looks Associated Press starring Vincent Piazza and where saying you want to
great!” a walrus,” Sandow recalls. ate need to be the hero Patricia Arquette. be an actor was just not
THE MUSTACHE “I auditioned with it and — what is that about? Are His recent six-part Spike something you did. But I
Part of Caputo’s look is his Jenji was like, ‘Yes, let’s you being selfless? I’m not docuseries, “Time: The loved movies, and I had
mustache, which, reflect- keep it.’ It became his sig- so sure.” Kalief Browder Story,” re- this secret idea to do it. I
ing his personality, seems nature. With the start of the new counts the tragedy of a snuck downtown and took
well-intentioned but a bit “Then, just last year, I was season (with Taylor Schil- 16-year-old student from an acting class. Didn’t tell
misguided. talking to the casting per- ling, Kate Mulgrew and Uzo the Bronx who spent three anybody. And I just fell in
During a recent chat to son about his ‘walrus look.’ Aduba among others in years in New York’s Rikers Is- love.”
discuss the Netflix drama’s And she said that actually the large cast), Caputo’s land jail without ever being Why?
fifth season, to be released had been a description for efforts have gone awry convicted of a crime. “I think there was, and is, a
Friday, Sandow has hid- ANOTHER character.” as perhaps never before: Now he is starting work on a need to be seen and no-
den the mustache within a THE ROLE He’s dealing with a full- docuseries about Trayvon ticed. But when it got seri-
more extensive growth of As the series has evolved, scale prison riot. Another in- Martin, the 17-year-old high ous, it was a way for me to
beard, “out of laziness,” he Sandow says he has contin- stance of his futile pursuits. school student who was understand the world,” he
explains. But rest assured ued to explore his charac- “There’s no getting that shot and killed in a Florida explains. “I didn’t have an
the ‘stache will be back ter’s conflict with “wanting rock up the hill, and he gated community in 2012. opportunity to go to univer-
when production resumes and needing to help peo- knows it. But he’s still after This project, like “Time,” is sity, so it became a way for
in a few months. ple but not being able to it. I think that’s the part of being produced with Jay Z me to learn. Part of being a
Asked how the mustache get out of his own way,” a him that I really love. I think and the Weinstein brothers. character actor is that sort
came about, Sandow says condition, he confides with there’s something very Sandow’s behind-the- of exploration: asking the
he originally grew it to try a laugh, “I know very well.” genuine about his passion, scenes ventures began questions, laying yourself
out for the Caputo role. He’s also examining “the about his drive, that makes a few years ago after he bare. It’s not about you. It’s
“I read a character descrip- reasons why you want to him very human. performed in a play at the bigger than you.
tion that said he looked like help people. This desper- “He’s never gonna please off-off-Broadway theater “I like that idea.”q

APNewsBreak: Fox plans all-American

World Cup broadcast crew

RONALD BLUM American voices.” the top four already. I think
AP Sports Writer They will broadcast Thurs- it’s supplanted the NHL.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox plans day night’s World Cup Fox announced its Con-
to go all-American with its qualifier between the U.S. federations Cup cover-
top broadcast crew for and Trinidad and Tobago age Wednesday, and Neal
next year’s World Cup, pair- in Colorado. Strong and said the three-man booth
ing play-by-play man John Holden will call Sunday’s with Strong, Donovan and
Strong in the booth with qualifier at Mexico and will Holden was likely to be the At left, in a Sept. 11, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy’s
former U.S. national team be the primary announce network’s top World Cup Landon Donovan acknowledges fans after the team’s MLS soc-
players Landon Donovan team for the Confedera- team. cer match against Orlando City, in Carson, Calif. At right, in an
and Stuart Holden. tions Cup in Russia starting “At this moment, that’s Oct. 4, 2010, file photo, U.S. men’s soccer player Stuart Holden
“Soccer in our country is at June 17. Donovan will skip where we’re looking. Obvi- runs drills in Bridgeview, Ill.
a point now where I think the Confederations Cup ously, we’ve got 13 months Associated Press
we’re ready to do that, while awaiting the birth of before have to lock it in,”
and we have announcers a child. he said. “Stu is efferves- through 2014, and at the known for his calls of col-
and talent that are capa- “They’re American voices, cent, and Landon is prob- last two tournaments it re- lege basketball and the
ble of bringing educated diverse American voices,” ably a little more laconic. lied heavily on British play- NFL, as its lead soccer an-
options,” Holden said in a said David Neal, executive It really is a perfect pair of by-play men led by Martin nouncer.
telephone interview with producer of Fox’s World personalities that can help Tyler, Ian Darke and Jon Strong, 31, started broad-
The Associated Press. “I Cup coverage. “Soccer each other.” Champion. Fox experi- casting matches of Major
think it’s time. I think it’s is truly becoming a main- ESPN broadcast the World mented in 2013-14 with League Soccer’s Portland
time that we embrace the stream sport. I think it’s in Cup in the U.S. from 1994 using Gus Johnson, best Timbers. q