Dominic Sessa on Transforming Into Anthony Bourdain for Biopic

SGN:: Tony is a coming-of-age gem, with "Oscar" written all over it

I walked into an advance screening of Tony knowing next to nothing. No trailers had crossed my feed. No articles had tipped me off. I sat down with zero expectations — and I walked out shaken in the best possible way. When the credits rolled, the packed house didn’t just clap — the whole room erupted in applause. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: when an audience reaction is like that at the end of a film, it tells you everything. I’d be genuinely shocked if this one doesn’t collect a handful of O

‘Tony’ Review: Dominic Sessa Shines in a Briny, Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Comedy That Just Happens to Be About a Young Anthony Bourdain

The kind of thing its fake-it-till-you-make-it young hero would overconfidently refer to as a bildungs roman (sic), Matt Johnson’s “Tony” is a briny and bittersweet coming-of-age movie about an obnoxious kid so eager to be someone that he tries to skip over the hard work of becoming. Turns out it doesn’t work like that — or at least it didn’t used to.  That said kid will later grow up to be acclaimed chef, bestselling author, and iconic travel d…

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Dominic Sessa on Transforming Into Anthony Bourdain for Biopic

Actor Dominic Sessa joins TODAY to talk about his remarkable transformation into Anthoy Bourdain in the new biopic, “Tony,” that goes inside the beloved chef, author and travel host’s early days in the kitchen. Sessa opens up about what it was like having Eric Ripert, renowned French chef and close friend of Bourdain, on the set, pulling inspiration from "Kitchen Confidential," and what he'd like audiences to take away from the film.