NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini reunites with HBO when he plays the U.S. marketing executive who signed Michael Jordan to the first million-dollar shoe deal.
Gandolfini will portray Sonny Vaccaro in "ABCD Camp" and also will act as executive producer through his Attaboy Films company with partner Alexandra Ryan, Variety reported. Attaboy has an exclusive producing deal at HBO.
Vaccaro is credited with launching the careers of dozens of NBA stars, including LeBron James and Tracy McGrady. He made his money by brokering agreements with college coaches to outfit teams in brand-name shoes and signing multimillion-dollar shoe-endorsement deals with Jordan, Kobe Bryant and others. Vaccaro worked first for Nike, then Adidas and Reebok.
Attaboy's first project, the documentary "Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq," premieres Sept. 9 on the cable movie network.
