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STAR SIGHTING
By Jim McFarlin
A Columbia College grad, actor Joseph Sikora continues to see his star rise—though his bad-guy
portrayals are so convincing, his fans are cautious when asking for an autograph.
Joseph Sikora is seizing Power. As Tommy Egan,
the violent hair-trigger BFF of a New York nightclub
owner and drug kingpin, the Chicago-born actor is
the most buzzed-about star on the hit TV drama,
which will return for its third season on Starz July 17.
In one memorable scene from Power’s debut season,
Sikora’scharacterpouredglueoverarival.Thenhesetthe
glueonfire.“WhenImeetpeopleonthestreet,especially
guys, they come correct at first,” he says with a laugh.
“It’s interesting; I have played a lot of unsavory
characters,” concedes Sikora. (Other noteworthy
roles include a murderous sniper opposite Tom
Cruise in Jack Reacher.) “But I think one of the
most fun things is to find the qualities that are not
obvious; the character’s underside.”
Fascinated at age 11 by the ’80s show Kids
Incorporated (“Fergie was on it,” he recalls. “Who
wouldn’t want to be a rock star?”), Sikora told his
mother he intended to be an actor. Convinced he was
serious, the two looked up “theater” in the Yellow
Pages and his training was underway.
As a kid, Sikora appeared in a commercial with
Michael Jordan. As an adult, the Columbia College
graduate lists Power Executive Producer Curtis “50
Cent” Jackson among his pals. And while his shooting
schedule limits his participation, he remains an
ensemble member at Shattered Globe.
“There’s a lot of Chicago in Tommy Egan,” Sikora
says. “I have a significant street education where I ran
with a lot of pretty rowdy characters.”
N O W I N C H I C A G O
POWER PLAYER
BUBBLING UP
It’s rare enough that storied
Champagne producer Veuve
Clicquot declares a vintage,
making a run of its coveted
limited-edition Grande
Dame bubbly. Rarer still is
the Grande Dame Rosé: The
wine comprises 60 percent
pinot noir and 40 percent
chardonnay from Grand
Cru vineyards—with the
balance coming from red wine
made exclusively from the
house’s Clos Colin, in the tiny
commune of Bouzy, France.
Thus, quantities are restricted
to the petite plot’s production.
“Adding the red is how
Madame Clicquot did it in the
19th century,” says Delphine
Laborde, a winemaker for the
house, which began producing
in 1772. “The widow didn’t
like the quality of the rosé she
could find.” The newly released
2006 offers intriguing raspberry
and black currant notes, with
a hint of dried rose petals—
and supplies surely won’t last.
2006 Grande Dame Rosé, $295,
Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., 1511
W. 38th St., 312.482.9996,
hdhwine.com –David Zivan
COLLECTIBLES
IN THE PINK The
2006 Grande Dame
Rosé from Veuve
Clicquot is still
made in accordance
with Madame’s
preference.
JOSEPHSIKORAPHOTO©2014STARZENTERTAINMENT,LLC
COMMANDING LEAD
Chicago native Joseph Sikora returns in the
third season of Starz’s hit show Power July 17.