In 2002, in the season 4 episode "Whoever Did This", Tony kills Cifaretto after he figures that Ralph was responsible for the death of their prized racehorse Pie-O-My for insurance money. In the fifth season, it was revealed that Vito was a closeted homosexual. In 1999, the lucrative new office parkway, the Triborough Towers in Essex County, New Jersey along the Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland, New Jersey and Livingston, New Jersey route was subject to a bidding war between Barone and Czechoslovakian-based waste management company, Kolar Brothers Sanitation. In the episode "From Where to Eternity," when Chris becomes clinically dead for a few minutes after his heart stops while in his comatose state, he has a morphine-induced dream in which he visits Hell and sees his deceased father "Dickie" Moltisanti along with his deceased friend Brendan Filone and Mikey Palmice. Vin Makazian, Tony's inside detective, who works clandestinely for Tony, informs Tony that Big Pussy Bonpensiero is "wired for sound" - that he is an informant. Angie discusses leaving him with Carmela, who dissuades her, so she settles for sleeping in separate bedrooms. Phil subsequently throws a celebration, and takes his new position as boss of the Lupertazzi family. And despite being given plenty of responsibility, he isn't good at his job, Tony oncecomplains thatCarlo is a poor earner. The 61-year-old actor who played Jimmy Petrille on the hit U.S. drama purchased an Extravaganza lottery ticket last Thursday, June 12, at a New York store to be in with a chance of winning. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Tony is seemingly disappointed that Blundetto has decided to pursue a legitimate career after he declines Soprano's offer to get started working with the DiMeo crime family in a stolen airbag scheme, but Soprano respects his cousin's decision. Carlo was promoted to caporegime of James "Little Jimmy" Altieri's crew after Jimmy was murdered on suspicion of being an FBI informant. In the Season 6 episode "Kaisha", Harris appears at Satriale's Pork Store to inform Tony that someone in his crew could be in danger, although he has no specific details. informant for some time. He then goes to have a sit-down with Junior. At the card game, Jackie killed "Sunshine" the dealer and made man Furio Giunta was shot in the leg. When she is threatened with a prison sentence for covering up a murder, she still refuses to cooperate. He was in charge of obtaining grey-market goods from container ships docking at the Newark ports. He is a former sailor of the United States Navy and spent time in Halifax, Nova Scotia at CFB Halifax during the war. He operated an auto body shop with his brother Edward "Duke" Bonpensiero. He breaks the owner's arm with a baseball bat and shoots him in the kneecapall of which make a positive impression on Tony. This was later seemingly dismissed when Tony found out Vin owed Big Pussy $30,000 in Super Bowl XXXIII gambling debts with interest payments, and Vin would like to see Big Pussy taken out to absolve him of that debt. Dick was survived by his wife, Helen Barone, and son, Jason. He's also known for his role as Jimmy Petrille in HBO's The Sopranos, in which he starred form 1999 to 2004. [3] In New York City, he hosted a public-access television cable TV show on MNN, the Vinny Vella show. He was quickly bailed out, but was confined to his home due to injury. Marshals and metal detectors for the wedding and would have six hours maximum. Starring James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano, Jr. The heir apparent for his position was his son Little Carmine, a fact that became a point of consternation for Johnny Sack. Affably Evil: Despite being utterly ruthless in his business dealings, Carmine is nonetheless a doting father to his son, Little Carmine, and prefers to resolve tensions with the Sopranos through diplomacy rather than conflict.He is very rarely, if ever, shown to lose his temper with anyone. At Carmela's urging to stay true to her Catholic faith, Angie decided to move into a separate bedroom rather than end their marriage. He is a "degenerate gambler" in debt to Tony and Hesh Rabkin, an old Jewish friend of Tony's father, Johnny. Tony asked Phil Leotardo to intervene, because of his involvement in Vito's death. Wanting to "buy himself back" into the business, he offered Tony $200,000 and said he would run the family's Atlantic City prostitution and drug businesses. Dick owned and operated Barone Sanitation, a container and rubbish removal service, and front business for the Soprano crew. Johnny did not think much of Little Carmine and felt as Carmine's underboss, he was next in line to be boss. Peparelli often went to high-level sit-downs with John Sacrimoni and acted as his driver. At the Bing, Tracee insults Ralph in front of his friends and makes fun of his perceived lack of masculinity. Shortly after the reconciliation Carmela learns that Angie is putting money out on the street via Patsy Parisi and Benny Fazio for shylocking and they are using their connections to help her with the body shop. In flashbacks to 1995, it is shown that Sal was instrumental in organizing a sit-down between high-ranking capo Junior Soprano and acting boss Jackie Aprile Sr. In front of Benny's pregnant wife, Artie makes an innuendo to Benny's extramarital affair with Martina by asking Benny if he wants a "Martina," explaining that it is an Albanian martini (Martina is Albanian) and adding "Well, apparently they go down real easy. As such, Uncle Junior sanctioned a hit on Jimmy and said he wanted a message to be sent. Phil's unsanctioned murder of Vito proved to be a serious point of contention in his working relationship with Tony. He is a capo that controls territory for the family in the Crown Heights, Flatbush, Park Slope, and Prospect Heights neighborhoods of Brooklyn, as well as territory in Queens. Tracee spits at him and slaps him in retaliation, and he brutally beats her to death. While driving back to New Jersey, a drunk Vito crashed his car into a parked vehicle. Little Carmine ultimately found it difficult to stomach the continuing violence and abdicates. He later goes into business with him in preparing to open a massage parlor and day spa in West Caldwell, New Jersey specializing in Shiatsu and Effleurage. Jackie Jr. tried to make a name for himself by robbing a card game, but the heist went awry. Saskia, a butch lesbian, was an upperclassman at Columbia University when Tony's daughter, Meadow Soprano, was a freshman and gave a presentation that led Meadow to join the South Bronx legal clinic that eventually put Meadow on the path to law school. Status Rosalie accompanied Carmela on a trip to Paris in the season 6 episode "Cold Stones". Johnny elected to use his brother-in-law Anthony as a go-between instead of Phil. Resentful of Tony's hypocrisy, Jackie began working directly for Ralph, forming his own minor crew in the process. ", "The Sopranos - Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti". He got himself expelled from the program for dealing drugs. It was around this time that Carmine's longtime consigliere, Angelo Garepe and longtime Lupertazzi family captain Phil Leotardo, were convicted of various racketeering charges and sent to prison, Angelo for 18 years and Phil for 20 years. Does . Petrille never gets killed for ratting either, so he gets bonus points for that. He is characterized as an excellent earner but also unstable and prone to violence. He told Marie that he loved Vito "like a brother-in-law," and suggested that Vito's death was probably for the best because a homosexual man would have made a poor role model for the children. Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto is played by Joe Pantoliano. [21] Elliot tries to convince her numerous times to refer Tony to another colleague. In Tony's brief and bloody war with Junior's crew, following Junior's attempt on Tony's life, Paulie Gualtieri is assigned the hit on Mikey, along with Christopher Moltisanti. She is good friends with mob wives Carmela Soprano and Gabriella Dante, to whom she offers characteristically frank advice. Patsy manages to hold them off, but Silvio is badly wounded and put into a coma, while Patsy runs into the woods fleeing for his life. Enraged, Benny follows Artie to the kitchen and holds his arm in a pot of boiling tomato sauce, burning him badly, and also rams his head into the counter. In order to get Furio a visa, Tony initially gets him a job as a mozzarella maker in the Nuovo Vesuvio Restaurant, enticing Artie Bucco with the idea that Tony will pay Furio's salary and he does not have to be on the restaurant's payroll. "All Due Respect" Hiding in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Leotardo is shown talking to his wife through a car window at a gas station when he is suddenly shot in the head by Walden Belfiore, a soldier in the Gervasi crew of the DiMeo family. Meanwhile, Vito is reunited with his family, explaining his absence to his children by claiming that he was an undercover CIA agent hiding out in Afghanistan and warning them not to tell anybody. Vito attempted to play it off as a joke, but the two men were not convinced. Jimmy Petrille ratting on Johnny Sack. He stayed at a bed-and-breakfast in the fictional town of Dartford, New Hampshire, and tried to pursue a new life away from the Mafia. Charmaine Bucco is played by Kathrine Narducci. Driven by Butch DeConcini, Phil's crew murdered Santoro and an associate outside a massage parlor, leaving him dead on the sidewalk. Samson Moeakiola portrays a young Bonpensiero in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. Although unknown to Johnny Sack, his own hit was approved by Tony and Carmine in order to protect the highly valuable Esplanade project to which Ralph's involvement was key. Tony decides to go with his instincts and decides that Jimmy is an informant. Artie expresses admiration that Tony could intuitively foresee that the deal would go bad and so he would be able to profit from it; this makes Tony furious. The pair enjoyed romantic dinners, motorcycle rides, and picnicking lakeside. Elliot frequently drinks from a very large reusable water bottle during therapy sessions, which Bogdanovich claims was his own bottle at the time.[22]. After Ray Curto dies of a massive stroke while giving potentially damaging information to Agent Robyn Sanseverino about Tony discussing a murder, the FBI informs Eugene they also refuse his notion to move to Florida, as they need him as a material witness in New Jersey to help build a case against Tony in the wake of Curto's death. However, Benny began an affair with Martina, a new hostess at Nuovo Vesuvio, much to the irritation of the owner and head chef Artie Bucco who had his eye on her. His lawyer, Ron Perse, floated the possibility of cooperating with the FBI, but John was quick to dismiss this. Little Carmine's crew simultaneously begins courting Blundetto through his old prison buddy, Angelo Garepe. Gervasi failed to show up for a meeting with Paulie Gualtieri, which worried Tony that he may have been cutting a deal with the police. Vin was a Newark, New Jersey police detective who worked on narcotics and vice squads and fed information to Tony Soprano. Upon Phil's permanent elevation to boss, Butch was made underboss of the family. When Agent Sanseverino worries after Adriana disappears, Cubitoso decides it is time to move on. He counseled Artie Bucco when he was told about Tony burning down his restaurant by Livia. Largely because of his feelings toward Jackie Sr., Tony suggested to Ralph that Jackie should be given a pass for the failed robbery. Christopher lured Jimmy to a hotel room using a stripper as bait. When Carmela hires the Buccos to cater a silent auction fundraiser at the Soprano home, Carmela treats Charmaine like a servant. And when he disappears for a while, he lies that he had gone to a foreign country to seek treatment. Benito "Benny" Fazio Jr. is played by Max Casella. Johnny was also a friend of Tony Soprano. In the episode "Chasing It," Hesh gives Tony a $200,000 bridge loan to help Tony cover a string of gambling losses. Soprano crew associate Benny Fazio is a regular fixture at the restaurant's bar, flirting with Martina. His inability to forgive the death of his brother at the hands of Tony's cousin, Tony Blundettoeven after Blundetto's own murderforms one of the central conflicts of the series, with Leotardo aiming to kill Tony and cripple his entire organization in revenge. In the Sopranos series finale, "Made in America", Butch DeConcini and Albie Cianflone arrange a sit down with Tony and Paulie, where they express their dissatisfaction with Phil's leadership and agree to a ceasefire of the war. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. This category is designated for those who have worked for the federal bureau or have been known to aid the bureau in their ongoing mission to arrest known Soprano associates. Phil is a high-ranking member of the Lupertazzi crime family and the primary antagonist of the final two seasons of the show. He rose to prominence after appearing in four episodes of the iconic crime drama The Sopranos. Now meet the real father of the show. In 2007, following Tony's shooting by Junior and the rise of his media profile, Melfi accuses Elliot of directing their therapy towards discussing "Patient Soprano" because of his desire for gossip and continuous shows of interest in the Mafia. Realizing that he would die if he refused, Mahaffey complies with the fraud. Petrified of the consequences if his homosexuality were made public, Vito went into hiding. He orders Carmela to do a penance by way of doing something nice for Tony, which she later does. RELATED:5 Ways The Sopranos Revolutionized Television (& 5 Things It Took From Other Shows). He and other mobsters like Richie Aprile, Tony Blundetto and 'Feech' LaManna had all previously stood trial with lengthy sentences over their heads and never faulted. Soprano initially protected Blundetto against Phil. He reconsidered though, and only urinated in the Sopranos' pool. In "Mr. Ruggiero's Neighborhood", Bonpensiero is overheard on an FBI wiretap that Bevilaqua's family is involved in the construction business and that the family saw him as a scion. Giacomo Michael "Jackie" Aprile is played by Michael Rispoli. There is a growing sense of dissatisfaction amongst Nuovo Vesuvio's diners, culminating in the episode "Luxury Lounge". General information Before he is killed, Bevilacqua pleads to Tony that it was all Sean's idea to shoot Moltisanti. When Tony Soprano and Big Pussy Bonpensiero found him hiding in Hacklebarney State Park, they interrogated him before they emptied their guns into him in one of the park's concession stands. He first appeared in "The Sopranos" ("Pilot"). However, he is eventually overpowered by the challenges of civilian life and turns back to crime, dragging the DiMeo crime family into the Lupertazzi crime family's power struggle. This prompts Charmaine to reveal that she dated and had sex with Tony in high school at the same time he was beginning to date Carmela when she was spending the summer with her parents on Long Beach Island. Gabriella Dante is played by Maureen Van Zandt. He drives a Buick Regal that he abandons after Sean is shot and killed in the passenger seat during the failed mob hit on Christopher Moltisanti. But even though the FBI informants fail to incriminate Tony, their actions cause the arrests and prosecution of several other mob members. Made Guys normally do all the heavy lifting, including, carrying out hits, issuing death threats, blackmailing, bribing, extorting, conducting heists, and interrogating people. Phil worked closely with Tony and Vito Spatafore, the husband of his cousin, on the two family's joint construction efforts. Elliot once unknowingly encountered Tony in the parking garage at Columbia University, while both were visiting their daughters. Sal fails to follow Moltisanti to a hijacking job when he hits a bicyclist. Even while in jail awaiting trial, he remained in control of the Lupertazzi family. Paulie subsequently begins to have nightmares of being dragged to Hell and, at the recommendation of his mistress, he goes to see a medium in Nyack, New York. Much to Paulie's chagrin, the authenticity of the medium is confirmed when he apparently begins communicating with people that Paulie has killed, with Mikey apparently giving details of his murder. Paulie took over his collections, and the crew killed Altieri, taking the heat off Sal, as the crew figured the rat was flushed. Benny later attended Chris's belated bachelor party, also at Nuovo Vesuvio and hosted by Artie, but the two refrained from initiating further violence. Tony and Johnny reach an accord over Blundetto's demise, although Phil remains unsatisfied. He did not want to be present at a family gathering if "the man of the house" was not there, in the episode "Marco Polo". Phil was married to Patty Leotardo and was a second cousin of Marie Spatafore. Charmaine runs the front of the house, and Artie is the head chef. Later in the series, Carmela and Father Phil seem to be on good terms again until she confesses an act of adultery to him. He was assigned Agent Skip Lipari as his handler. Angered by John's deceit, Paulie became one of his biggest detractors. Jimmy Petrille In the Season 5 finale, it emerges that the consigliere has been an informant since 1981. The actor also portrayed character Jimmy Petrille in "The Sopranos" on HBO. Ralph encouraged Jackie Jr. as he became more and more involved in the family business, providing him with a gun, accepting payments from him, involving him in making collections, and offering advice. First, the bureau uses a female agent to befriend her but this plan fails when Christopher hits on the agent, causing the friendship to crumble. Hugh is Carmela's father who is in his mid-70s. He acted in more than forty films often in the role of a gangster. It doesn't help that Jimmy keeps asking too many questions, making Tony suspect him. Before collapsing from blood loss, Christopher was able to return fire, killing Sean. Meadow later broke up with Jackie after she found him cheating on her. He also attempted to live a heterosexual lifestyle and fathered one daughter with his wife. Jimmy Petrille ratting on Johnny Sack. When he failed to convince the owner to keep the accident from the police, Vito shot and killed the man. He even kills a fellow mob member who spots him talking to his FBI handler. Herman "Hesh" Rabkin is played by Jerry Adler. Anthony "Tony B" Blundetto is played by Steve Buscemi. [16] Hesh is a Jewish businessman that made his initial fortune in the recording industry, founding "F-Note Records" during the 1950s and 1960s, bringing many young black musicians to prominence, and receiving royalties by being credited as a co-writer on many songs. Eugene is reluctant but must follow Christopher's order due to his rank of capo. One night he tailed her and pulled her car over under the ruse that the vehicle was seen leaving a crime scene earlier in the day. While Little Carmine is initially portrayed as a pretentious, spoiled mobster whose constant malapropisms convey poor intellect, he later assumes an elder-statesmen role, frequently mediating disputes that arise in the Lupertazzi crime family. After Tony viciously beats one of Phil's men, Coco, for threatening his daughter Meadow, Phil refuses to meet with Tony and then launches a war against the DiMeo family, ordering that New York is to "decapitate" New Jersey and do business with what's left, instructing that hits be made on Tony, Bobby Baccalieri, and Silvio Dante. When she and her husband were having marital problems, Angie considered both suicide and divorce. She is close friends with Rosalie Aprile and Carmela Soprano and can often be seen dining out with them, typically at "Nuovo Vesuvio". Patsy did not take this well, eventually getting into a fight with Christopher. To distinguish between them, they were called "Tony Uncle Johnny" (Soprano) and "Tony Uncle Al" (Blundetto) when they were kids, after their fathers' first names. There was a witness in the park who connected the murder to Tony, although the witness retracted his statement upon learning that one of the shooters may have been Tony Soprano. Vito left Jim's house early one morning to return to New Jersey while Jim was still asleep. A year later Vito's son, Vito Jr. began to go through a rebellious phase in reaction to his father's murder and cruelty from his peers in light of his father's sexual orientation, entering the Goth subculture and performing various acts of vandalism. Vin later committed suicide, by leaping off the Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges into the Raritan River shortly after he was released from jail and suspended from the police force. He is an FBI chief of Newark FBI Organized Crime Division Task Force with offices in 11 Center Place Newark, New Jersey who is constantly looking for new insight on the ongoing Soprano/DiMeo case. Then, hoping to gain favor with Richie Aprile, Matt and Sean decided to make an assassination attempt on Christopher, who they knew Aprile disliked. In "A Hit Is a Hit," Hesh helped Tony's nephew Christopher Moltisanti to realize his girlfriend, Adriana La Cerva, had little aptitude for work in the music business. Patsy never had concrete evidence about his brother's murder, but it occurred soon after a brief and bloody war between Junior and Tony, and Philly was known to be talking about Tony's actions. Paulie remains unsettled and paranoid, as he feels he is being haunted by Palmice and others he had murdered throughout his criminal life. During Carmela and Tony's separation, Hugh was eager to see Tony whenever possible and often took Tony's side in family discussions. Distraught, she calls Tony, who has Christopher, and Furio Giunta meet him at Livia's (where Janice, Richie, and Livia reside) to remove Richie's body. Vito was a soldier in the DiMeo crime family and a subordinate of Tony Soprano. Besides Vincent Vella Jr., Vinny was also a father to Ben and Anthony Hernandez, Jennifer Maloney and Lauren Vella. Tony had previously made it clear that Fried was a friend and was not to be touched, but Feech went ahead with his plan anyway. He once ordered a hit on Ralph Cifaretto for making one such off-color joke, although he later cooled down and called it off. Little Carmine continues to get involved in crime family affairs. Janice frequently encourages Richie to defy Tony, because she wants to be married to the boss. In season 4 in "Everybody Hurts", a sly Frenchman named Jean-Philippe talks Artie Bucco into temporarily lending him $50,000 for a business venture to distribute Armagnac in the US. When the time came for Johnny to leave the wedding he was reluctant to go he wanted to wait until his daughter and her new groom left. Richie is the older brother of acting DiMeo crime family boss Jackie Aprile Sr., and was a capo in the DiMeo crime family before being sent to prison for ten years. Matt tells Christopher that he sees no point in getting married because he can get all the women he wants and always hire someone to wash his dishes and iron his shirts. Tony then tells Christopher to bury Blundetto secretly, and in one piece, off the premises. Credits Actor "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" (uncredited) "Rat Pack" "Long Term Parking" "All Due Respect" External links Vinny Vella at the Internet Movie Database Charmaine resents that Carmela enjoys an affluent lifestyle that is only made possible by her husband's criminal activities. Following the death of Carmine in 2004, Johnny's crew engaged in a bitter war over the family leadership with Carmine's son, Little Carmine. The two never truly become romantically entwined, which creates significant sexual tension between them. The Sopranos. Soprano family gets word from Jimmy Petrille that Johnny Sack is now the new Boss of the Lupertazzi crime family. As part of the deal, he was also required to give an allocution admitting his involvement in organized crime (although he did not reveal the names of any associates, just admitting the mere existence of La Cosa Nostra is a breach of omert). Phil tells Marie that her husband was probably killed by two homosexual transients Vito had picked up at a bar. They called Slava, who took him to the hospital where he had brain surgery. Kenya. FBI When Hesh's girlfriend, Renata, dies of a stroke, Tony offers brief, impersonal words of sympathy, repays Hesh's $200k loan, and immediately leaves, seemingly signaling the end of their friendship. Artie makes a table-side visit during their meal. [3] He was best known for the role of Artie Piscano in Martin Scorsese's Casino. Johnny was granted release from prison to attend his daughter Allegra's wedding. Jimmy was a capo in the DiMeo/Soprano crime family. Vito is vindictive and demands someone render Sal's comeuppance. His wife remained supportive, often visiting him in prison. Dick Barone is played by Joe Lisi. Elliot calls her "Jen" during their sessions. Nickname(s) He started lying to Agent Lipari, showing reluctance to divulge details. John often thought three steps ahead of his enemies. The office manager reported them anyway. At the time, Philly was acting capo of Junior Soprano's crew and Patsy was a member. However, after gambling away most of the money he planned to give them, Tony instead paid for Vito Jr. to attend a boot camp for delinquents in Boise County, Idaho. Vito Spatafore is played by Joseph R. Gannascoli. After September 11, Harris is reassigned to counter-terrorism duty with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Pakistan. Angelo and Rusty, along with Rusty's right-hand man Eddie Pietro, pull most of the strings during the war between Johnny Sack and Little Carmine. [8] Rosalie is the widow of Jackie Aprile Sr., who died of cancer, and the mother of Jackie Aprile Jr. and Kelli Aprile. They stole a Porsche Carrera from the office building that they were running the pump and dump stock scam from and beat up a stockbroker for suggesting a different stock. Blundetto denies this ill will, but Tony still harbors enormous guilt. After weighing his options, Junior realizes he is better off with Tony in charge and tips him off about Richie's plans. Born in 1977, he was 23 years old when he was killed, in "From Where to Eternity." A young Jackie Aprile Sr. and Tony Soprano robbed his floating high-stakes card game, thereby solidifying their status as rising mobsters in the organization. In return, Agent Harris promises to write a letter detailing Tony's assistance that will be placed in Tony's FBI file for a judge to consider in sentencing should Tony ever be convicted of a crime. Phil himself stood trial and was sentenced to 20 years. The FBI agent dies without Tony confirming who he meant, so he concludes that Jimmy is the informant and not Pussy. Jack agrees but becomes disgruntled. He was a linebacker for his football team at Boonton High School and was All-State by the end of his semester. In Italy, Tony negotiates with the Neapolitan Camorra crime boss Annalisa Zucca for Furio to be transferred to New Jersey to work for him as part of an international car theft operation deal. And yet, one of Tony's own top guys, Raymond Curto (George Loros), is also wearing a. The film star from New York was known for his lead roles in a number of Italian gangster films. Mikey starts out as a soldier in Corrado "Junior" Soprano's crew as his driver and bodyguard. Ten days pass and Jean-Philippe is not answering the phone. With Johnny in federal custody during his federal racketeering trial, Phil Leotardo becomes the acting boss in New York. Vin Makazian is played by John Heard. Gender Jimmy Mary DeAngelis (ne Pellegrino) is played by Suzanne Shepherd. [25][26][27][28], Working alongside his friend and Rutgers fraternity brother Dino Zerilli, he began selling ecstasy to college kids.
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