25-04-2025
'The Holdovers' star to play young Anthony Bourdain in Provincetown-set biopic
The upcoming Cape Cod-set biopic film 'Tony' has officially signed on actor Dominic Sessa, who has ties to Massachusetts, to play the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, according to Variety.
Sessa, 22, shot to fame in 2023 for his role in the Oscar-winning film 'The Holdovers' opposite Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, set in the '70s at a fictional New England boarding school during Christmas break.
Variety reported that Sessa will play a young Bourdain during a 'life-changing experience working and living in Provincetown' set in 1976 alongside veteran actor Antonio Banderas in a currently undeclared role.
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The movie's casting crew has been scouting extras for 'Tony,' and filming is set to take place from May until early June in Provincetown and on the South Shore.
The casting agency is looking specifically for male actors of all ages and ethnicities to fill the role of kitchen staff.
Sessa had been rumored to play Bourdain since August of last year until his official confirmation this week.
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Sessa was once a student at Deerfield Academy in Western Massachusetts, one of the many filming locations statewide for 'The Holdovers.' Sessa was also an active member of the school's theater program before his debut and breakout role.
Bourdain was best known as a celebrity chef, author, TV host and travel documentarian. He died at age 61 by suicide on June 8, 2018, in the Alsace region of France, while filming his TV series 'Parts Unknown.'
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In an episode of the series from its 2013-2014 season, based in Provincetown, Bourdain talked about his time in the region, his heroin use at the time, and culinary spots and bars he used to frequent.
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