Best known for his role as ‘Christopher’ on The Sopranos, Emmy Award winner Michael Imperioli has joined the cast of Showtime’s Californication. Imperioli will guest star on season seven of the critically acclaimed series, joining the cast in the role of Rick Rath.
Rick is described as an old-school television producer who will play a “key role in Hank’s latest venture.”
Season seven will begin shooting this month and will air in 2014.
In addition to his work on The Sopranos, Imperioli’s credits include Law & Order, New York Undercover, NYPD Blue, Life on Mars and Detroit 1-8-7.
The Plot: Californication stars David Duchovny as hedonistic novelist Hank Moody who is co-parenting his college-aged daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for her mother, his ex-girlfriend and muse Karen (Natascha McElhone). Best friend and agent Charlie (Evan Handler) and Charlie’s ex-wife Marcy (Pamela Adlon) are always there for moral (and immoral) support.
