{
  "id": 315279,
  "title": "‘Tony’ Star Dominic Sessa on How Being a ‘Liar’ Helped Him Portray Anthony Bourdain and Why the Film Foreshadows His Later Struggles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/tony-star-dominic-sessa-on-how-being-a-liar-helped-him-portray",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/features/tony-dominic-sessa-anthony-bourdain-struggles-matt-johnson-1236829327/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For most actors, playing a real person in a biopic comes with an unrealistic amount of pressure. But because Matt Johnson decided to focus on just one summer in 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain’s life — long before the famed chef-turned-writer ever wrote “Kitchen Confidential” or became a household name — “Tony” star Dominic Sessa had a […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}