Van Zandt is married to actress Maureen Van Zandt (formerly Maureen Santoro), who portrayed his wife Gabriella Dante in the TV series The Sopranos.
As a teenager Van Zandt was involved in a car accident that caused him to smash his head through the windshield, leaving several scars on his head, To cover this up, he began wearing large bandannas, which has become his trademark look to this day [REF].