Steven Martini – Actor (Major Payne / Bittersweet) Screenwriter (Lymelife / Bittersweet)
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Steven Martini
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Steven Martini. In this episode, we find out about Steven’s New York upbringing, and why he moved from borough to borough as a kid. We also get to hear the story of how he almost died when he was born, and how that event still traumatizes his mother. Then we did into why Steven wanted to get into the acting business, and he shares his experience get his first major role in a film. Steven Martini plays Alex Stone in the 1995 Damon Wayans film ‘Major Payne’. Steven shares a little bit of the behind-the-scenes stuff from the audition to the filming, to even some cast field trips that the film’s star took them on. We even discuss a potential return to that character and the likelihood of a sequel or even a spinoff! Next, we dive into the lead role & television series that came pretty soon after that film. Martini was the lead actor in the NBC cop drama ‘Prince Street’; which came out as part of the “Must See TV” era of appointment television. This show lasted one season, and maybe not even the entire season. Steven explains the politics and the leverage games that studios & networks play with shows, to get what they want. Then Steven explains what he did with his money from that show. He made his own film: ‘Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire”, produced by Martin Scorsese. Steven made a few films after that including “Lymelife’, and most recently “Bittersweet” in 2025. Finally, we discuss ‘The Spaceship Martini’, which is Steven’s band. The band not only has great music, but he also scored his 2025 film, and others using his music. Check out everything Steven Martini all over social media and tell him you heard him on FSP!
