Being Italian-American myself, I am a bit biased, 🙂 but I really LOVE Dominic Zamprogna too. He does a great job as Dante. I am only somewhat regretful that I stopped watching GH during the middle of Vanessa Marcil’s last return because it was doing nothing for me. I love Brenda and the story was horrible, in my opinion.

Sadly I never got to see Dante and Lulu get together, but they make a great couple. The writers/producers should be happy that they have such great chemistry because it seems like they are hellbent on this Corinthos-Spencer union.

I admit I would not be crazy about a triangle for them, but I also know that happy couples = boring. You have to have some angst every now and then to keep the spark alive.

One other thing before closing, I think Dante and Lulu were put on the backburner because I believe Lulu was supposed to become an alcoholic and the new team did not want that so they had to cut a lot and that didn’t leave much airtime. They just have had so much of a mess to clean up after the former regime, but it seems like they are running on all cylinders now.

I don’t see a triangle with Patrick/Lulu/Dante working. There needs to be a
bad boy element and we’ve got that ad nauseum with JZ. But I do think JT
and JMB worked well together. Would love to see a friendship between
Scrubs and Lante evolve. Especially if Dante were the one that helped
Anna discover that Robin is still alive. Of course, FV would have to let
Dante be the “hero” instead of John McBain and THAT’S not very likely.
Karoake night with Scrubs +Lante + Luke and Anna would be a blast.

I am a new gH watcher, but I don’t find the appeal in the character of Dante. I agreed with what was written in Heathers forged letter. I liked how Lulu got the taste for danger after surviving her kidnapping. She has so much more chemistry with Johnny, or Patrick. For some reason GH fans like the dull status quo and like couples to be happy. I like Lulu alone. Perhaps she can explore being a PI with Sam and Spinelli.

Good interview! Big no to Patrick-lulu but
I’m completely psyched for the good stuff
Coming up for Lante!

I have to respectively disagree w Dz on the fan
Piece. Fans are super invested in the couple
(d/Lu) so of course they will be upset at a potential
Triangle what not – fans are invested in the couple

Hoping Lu is pregnant!

Glad the marriage happened when it did – thx to
Jfp/gw – bc in all honesty fans might never have
Gotten wedding if it wasn’t done then

I so can’t wait for the Lante scenes, s/l and of course Dante and Olivia scenes! I am a huge Lante/Dom and Julie fan

Dom is a terrific actor and he’s one of the GH regulars who’s made watching the show fun. Looking forward to seeing what happens to him and his GH loved ones. LOL

Thanks for the interview! I love and adore Dominic!!!! He brought me back to watching GH. I think he is incredibly talented and GH is lucky to have him. His chemistry with everyone is great, but his chem with Julie is phenomenal! They are the sweetest, cutest, hottest couple I have ever seen. I am soooo happy they are back on the front burner where they belong. I want to see them have exciting and challenging stories and angst is good, but I DO NOT want to see a TRIANGLE! To me that is lazy writing and soap cliche’. I LOVE that Lante are married. I love to see them solve problems together, they feel very real. I would love to see them both involved in helping expose Johnny and helping Patrick ( finding Robin?). Patrick and Dante both need a male friend. I want to see them explore what it means to be a married couple ( and a family?). I like that they are exploring issues like Dante ‘s jealously ( although I see it more as him being overprotective-what would he have to be jealous of? LOL) and Lulu’s insecurities. I want them to be the exception to the soap rule and stay together (Iike some soap couples did in days of old). One question, what does the new regime have against physical affection? Afterall it is a soap. I miss the love scenes/afterglow/pillow talk that was always part of Lante. I am glad the kissing and touching is coming back, hope they will give us some of that too.

Love DZ and can’t wait for the amazing stories coming up for him and Julie. Michael, always enjoy your interviews. It was good meeting you at the FCW two weeks ago.

I may be in the minority but Lante is sooo annoying. They never should have gotten married. I wish the writers would have gone with the Lulu drinking problem. At least that would be more interesting.

NO to Lulu and Patrick! ZILCH chemistry. They have as much heat as a wet match. Don’t care about Lante, but Patrick belongs with Robin, and there’s no “interim” relationship he can have that will fill the spot for her until she returns. Throw Lulu with Johnny, have Dante be jealous and be done with it. Don’t bring Patrick into it.

I really like Domnic. He keeps it real and is very genuine and complimentary of his co-stars. I like that Dante grounds Lulu and gives her the stability she never had but he also has a dangerous job so he and Lulu’s need for adventure and risk is not that different when it comes down to it. I agree that Johnny makes a very interesting conflict for the couple because of his past with Lulu and because he appeals to that part of Lulu that craves danger but I’d still want Lante to win out in a situation like that.

The Patrick scenario seems really forced to me and while JMB excels at any scene where her character Lulu is badgering another character into submission, it just didn’t feel organic at all.

It honestly baffles me that while the viewers know that Robin is alive and making the most of her connection with Patrick, we’re supposed to root for him to get over her and go along his merry way to be the interloper in a couple he’s never given the time of day before three weeks ago. But the writers are going to do what they’re going to do.

I am glad they don’t have Dominic on every day like his first two years. Now I actually enjoy his scenes instead of roll my eyes in frustration with him being in every story whether it made sense or not. I also got frustrated with Dante and Sonny having the same conversation every time they shared a scene. It went like this… Dante: You’re a mob boss and a lousy father. Sonny: I am not going to apologize for who I am. Blah-blah-blah! I have no problem with them sharing future scenes but please dear writers, don’t repeat the same conversation we have heard for the last 3 years! I am looking forward to a Dante/Lulu/Johnny love triangle. Sorry but Lulu doesn’t fit with Patrick and she already has amazing chemistry with Johnny. So I vote for them to go with that angle and write a really messy triangle for them!

I am playing catch up with this past weeks epi’s and just finished watching Wed/Thurs shows. I can’t tell you how happy I am to see Lante on my screen again and I am super excited to see where RC and FV take them.
Thank you Michael for doing this awesome interview with one of my favorite actors.

Dom Z is an excellent actor, and sort of under appreciated. He’s never been nominated, for one. His acting is very down to earth and real. I love that.

As much as I like Dante, I never ever saw chemistry with Julie Berman/Lulu. And Lulu and Patrick is really boring.

I’m gonna put this out there: I want to see Patrick with Alexis. And I loved Dante and Brenda, thought the writing was horrific. Dante needs to be with someone new — who, I’m not sure….

As Maurice said in an interview he did, Dominic is a working man’s actor and greatly underappreciated. I completely agree. Dom was unknown to the world of soaps when he came to GH 3 years ago and became the fastest climbing actor in popularity in the history of soaps. That must mean something. He and Julie Berman have magnificent chemistry. They are great friends and love working together.
I understand what Dom means about conflict and angst. As much as I love to see Dante and Lulu happy we also need to see them struggle. For so long we’ve been missing that sparkle between them because they haven’t been on screen, but finally we’re beginning to see that Frank and Ron are finally “getting” Lante. It’s been confusing because we were seeing a Dante and Lulu we weren’t used to. But gradually TPTB are recognizing what Lante was all about, and fans are getting the real Lante back. Bravo.
Personally, I love this couple, I love these characters, and I love the actors that portray them. I could watch them forever, separately, together, any way I can get them.

ha! when I read “Lante” fans, I totally thought he was talking about Llanview fans! ha

Very good interview with Dominic. I’m definitely ready for something that will shake up Lulu and Dante’s relationship, and I’m hoping that comes in the form of Johnny. There is so much history between Lulu and Johnny: planning to take down Anthony, Lulu killing Logan and Johnny covering for her, Johnny facing the death penalty for a murder that Lulu committed, Lulu facing her fears of becoming her mother in Shadybrook, Johnny’s own fear of turning into his father, etc. Given the situation Johnny is in right now, there is a lot of potential for Lulu to revisit her past and have that conflict with her marriage.

On another note, I’ve always wondered how Dominic feels about the fact that most soap characters have multiple relationships while his character has only had one relationship. I’m curious to know if he’s thought about his character in a different relationship and if there is any character/actress currently on that he’d like to work with. Thanks for a great interview.

every time I see Dante…. all I can think of is when he was on Stargate Atlantis and that episode. 🙂

Personally, I’d like to see Lulu’s aplastic anemia come back into play during her pregnancy. Even though she had a bone marrow transplant, she can relapse especially with being pregnant. This might be an interesting arc to the current storyline and of course, will provide lots of drama and angst.