"often displays behavior traits characteristic of a violent sociopath, but also struggles with depression and is prone to panic attacks. He seeks treatment from Dr. Jennifer Melfi in the first episode and remains in therapy on and off up until the penultimate episode of the series. Both the Tony Soprano character and Gandolfini’s performance garnered widespread critical acclaim, with Soprano being often cited as one of the greatest and most influential characters in television history. Gandolfini, for his portrayal of the character, won three Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards for"
"on June 27, 2013, at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. He was cremated, and his ashes were given to his family. ""TV Guide"" published a special tribute to Gandolfini in their July 1, 2013, issue following his death, devoting the entire back cover of that issue to his image. In it, columnist Matt Roush cited Gandolfini's work as Tony Soprano as an influence on subsequent cable TV protagonists, saying: ""Without Tony, there's no Vic Mackey of ""The Shield"", no Al Swearengen of ""Deadwood"", no Don Draper of ""Mad Men"" (whose creator, Matthew Weiner,"
"at the age of 70 in Massapequa, New York, in September 2017. Greg Antonacci Gregory Gerald Antonacci (February 2, 1947 – September 20, 2017) was an American television actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best known for portraying Johnny Torrio in ""Boardwalk Empire"" in every season, from 2010 to 2014, and as Phil Leotardo's right-hand man Butch DeConcini in ""The Sopranos"" from 2006 to the season finale in 2007. Antonacci was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. As a director, producer, and writer, he worked on a number of television series, including ""Busting Loose"", ""Brothers"", ""The Tortellis"", ""Perfect Strangers"", ""The"
"his portrayal of William Shakespeare in the episode ""Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare"" on the program ""The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"". His best-known television role was that of Tony Soprano's father-in-law, Hugh De Angelis on the HBO series ""The Sopranos"". He was married to stage and screen costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge from 1953 until her death on January 21, 2011. Aldredge died July 22, 2011 in a hospice in Tampa, Florida from lymphoma, aged 83. Tom Aldredge Thomas Ernest Aldredge (February 28, 1928 – July 22, 2011) was an American television, film and stage actor,"
"""Love Stories"", the 13th episode of the fifth season of the CBS police procedural drama ""Blue Bloods"". Siravo also portrayed Fred Goldman, father of murder victim Ronald Goldman, in the 2016 FX miniseries, """". On stage, Siravo played more than 1,000 performances as Gyp DeCarlo in the first national tour of ""Jersey Boys"". Joseph Siravo Joseph Siravo (born February 12, 1957) is an American actor known for his role as Tony Soprano's father Johnny Soprano on the HBO series, ""The Sopranos"". Siravo is a graduate of both Stanford University and New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School"
"Joseph Siravo Joseph Siravo (born February 12, 1957) is an American actor known for his role as Tony Soprano's father Johnny Soprano on the HBO series, ""The Sopranos"". Siravo is a graduate of both Stanford University and New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. Siravo's screen debut was in the 1993 film ""Carlito's Way"". His character, Vincent ""Vinnie"" Taglialucci, seeks revenge for the death of his father and brother at the hands of a corrupt lawyer (Sean Penn) while accusing Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) of assisting in the murder. Siravo was cast in 1999"
"Stewie, who had insulted Italians, calling them ""ridiculous people"". In 2018, he reunited with former Sopranos actors, Federico Castelluccio and Vincent Pastore, in ""Sarah Q"". Sirico's brother, Robert Sirico, is a Catholic priest and co-founder of the free-market Acton Institute. Tony Sirico Genaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (born July 29, 1942) is an American actor, best known for his role as Paul ""Paulie Walnuts"" Gualtieri in ""The Sopranos"" and various roles in the films of Woody Allen. Sirico was born in New York City, New York on July 29, 1942. As a teenager, Sirico was part of a street gang which"
"of ""Law & Order"", and eight episodes of ""The Sopranos"" as mob boss Tony Soprano's lawyer Neil Mink. Margulies died on January 11, 2016 in Manhattan, New York three days post his birthday, at the age of 79. He was survived by his partner, actress Lois Smith, as well as son Johnathon and grandson by his marriage, which ended in divorce. David Margulies David Joseph Margulies (February 19, 1937 – January 11, 2016) was an American actor. Margulies was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Runya (""née"" Zeltzer), a nurse and museum employee, and Harry David Margulies, a"
"Greg Antonacci Gregory Gerald Antonacci (February 2, 1947 – September 20, 2017) was an American television actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best known for portraying Johnny Torrio in ""Boardwalk Empire"" in every season, from 2010 to 2014, and as Phil Leotardo's right-hand man Butch DeConcini in ""The Sopranos"" from 2006 to the season finale in 2007. Antonacci was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. As a director, producer, and writer, he worked on a number of television series, including ""Busting Loose"", ""Brothers"", ""The Tortellis"", ""Perfect Strangers"", ""The Royal Family"", ""The John Larroquette Show"", ""Herman's Head"", ""It's a Living"", ""Soap"","
"and one grandson. Tony Lip Tony Lip (born Frank Anthony Vallelonga; July 30, 1930January 4, 2013) was an American actor and occasional author, best known for his portrayal of crime boss Carmine Lupertazzi in the HBO series ""The Sopranos"". He portrayed real-life Bonanno crime family mobster Philip Giaccone in ""Donnie Brasco"", and real-life Lucchese crime family mobster Francesco Manzo in ""Goodfellas"". It was at the Copacabana Nightclub where he first met Francis Ford Coppola and Louis DiGiamo, leading to a small role in ""The Godfather"", his film debut. He also co-wrote his own book in 2005 named ""Shut Up And"
"original choices for the role of Tony Soprano. David Proval David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the Martin Scorsese film ""Mean Streets"" (1973) and as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series ""The Sopranos"" (1999–2007). Proval was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Jewish heritage, the son of Clara Katz, an actress from Bucharest, Romania. He has appeared in such feature films as ""The Shawshank Redemption"", ""The Phantom"", ""Mob Queen"", ""Four Rooms"", ""UHF"", ""Innocent Blood"", ""The Siege"", ""The Monster Squad"", ""Bookies"", ""Balls of"
"Tony Sirico Genaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (born July 29, 1942) is an American actor, best known for his role as Paul ""Paulie Walnuts"" Gualtieri in ""The Sopranos"" and various roles in the films of Woody Allen. Sirico was born in New York City, New York on July 29, 1942. As a teenager, Sirico was part of a street gang which had feuds with communities of African-Americans and the Irish. He later recalled that he was shot on the steps of St Brendan's Catholic Church in Brooklyn, by a rival Irish thug. Before turning to acting, he was convicted of several"
"Tony Lip Tony Lip (born Frank Anthony Vallelonga; July 30, 1930January 4, 2013) was an American actor and occasional author, best known for his portrayal of crime boss Carmine Lupertazzi in the HBO series ""The Sopranos"". He portrayed real-life Bonanno crime family mobster Philip Giaccone in ""Donnie Brasco"", and real-life Lucchese crime family mobster Francesco Manzo in ""Goodfellas"". It was at the Copacabana Nightclub where he first met Francis Ford Coppola and Louis DiGiamo, leading to a small role in ""The Godfather"", his film debut. He also co-wrote his own book in 2005 named ""Shut Up And Eat!"" His time"
"Robert Funaro Robert Funaro (born January 23, 1959) is an Italian-American film and television actor. Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award-winning television series ""The Sopranos"". His last episode on ""The Sopranos"", ""Members Only,"" in which he played a major role, won an Emmy award for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2006 for producer/writer Terence Winter. He also appeared in the 2007 film ""American Gangster"" as Detective McCann and in 2012 appeared in ""Whistle Blower"" the 10th episode of the 2nd season of the CBS show ""Blue Bloods"" as NYPD Captain"
"years old. Director John Gallagher, who worked with Vincent on ""Street Hunter"" and ""The Deli"", noted that the actor lied about his age to avoid discrimination, and therefore many sources listed his birth year as 1939. Vincent's remains were cremated at a funeral home in Montclair, New Jersey. A funeral service was held on September 16. Frank Vincent Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017), known professionally as Frank Vincent, was an American actor. He played prominent roles in the HBO series ""The Sopranos"" and in several films for director Martin Scorsese: ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"""
"Frank Vincent Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017), known professionally as Frank Vincent, was an American actor. He played prominent roles in the HBO series ""The Sopranos"" and in several films for director Martin Scorsese: ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and ""Casino"" (1995). Vincent, who was of Italian descent with roots in Sicily and Naples, was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. His father, Frank Vincent Gattuso Sr., was an iron worker and businessman. He had two brothers, Nick and Jimmy, and a half-sister, Fran. Skilled at the drums,"
"Anthony Ribustello Anthony J. Ribustello is an American actor and Republican activist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Dante Greco, Tony Soprano's driver on the HBO series, ""The Sopranos"". In April 2009, Ribustello ran for Bronx Borough President as the Republican candidate in a special election to replace incumbent Democrat Adolfo Carrion, who resigned to take a position in the Obama Administration. Ribustello received about 13 percent of the vote in the overwhelmingly Democratic borough, losing to Democratic Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr. In addition to acting, Ribustello is also employed at the New York City Board of"
"Elections. Anthony Ribustello Anthony J. Ribustello is an American actor and Republican activist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Dante Greco, Tony Soprano's driver on the HBO series, ""The Sopranos"". In April 2009, Ribustello ran for Bronx Borough President as the Republican candidate in a special election to replace incumbent Democrat Adolfo Carrion, who resigned to take a position in the Obama Administration. Ribustello received about 13 percent of the vote in the overwhelmingly Democratic borough, losing to Democratic Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr. In addition to acting, Ribustello is also employed at the New York City Board"
"Tom Aldredge Thomas Ernest Aldredge (February 28, 1928 – July 22, 2011) was an American television, film and stage actor, best known for various appearances in movies, theatre and television, with a notable role as Hugh De Angelis on ""The Sopranos"". He also appeared in the television shows ""Damages"" as Uncle Pete and ""Ryan's Hope"". He won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing the role of Shakespeare in ""Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare"" (1978). His last role was on the HBO series ""Boardwalk Empire"", playing the father of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi). Aldredge was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son"
"David Proval David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the Martin Scorsese film ""Mean Streets"" (1973) and as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series ""The Sopranos"" (1999–2007). Proval was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Jewish heritage, the son of Clara Katz, an actress from Bucharest, Romania. He has appeared in such feature films as ""The Shawshank Redemption"", ""The Phantom"", ""Mob Queen"", ""Four Rooms"", ""UHF"", ""Innocent Blood"", ""The Siege"", ""The Monster Squad"", ""Bookies"", ""Balls of Fury"", had cameos in ""The Brady Bunch Movie"""
"Browne. Funaro was born in Brooklyn, New York. Funaro's Italian ancestors were from Naples. Funaro is currently acting in film and television and has worked extensively in the New York City Off Broadway scene. Bobby lives at New Dorp in Staten Island. Robert Funaro Robert Funaro (born January 23, 1959) is an Italian-American film and television actor. Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award-winning television series ""The Sopranos"". His last episode on ""The Sopranos"", ""Members Only,"" in which he played a major role, won an Emmy award for Best Writing in a Drama"
"honed his craft as a writer on ""The Sopranos"")."" Similar testimonials were given by his costars and colleagues, including Edie Falco, who expressed shock and devastation at his death; ""Sopranos"" creator David Chase, who praised him as a ""genius""; Bryan Cranston, who stated that his ""Breaking Bad"" character Walter White would not have existed without Tony Soprano; and Gandolfini's ""The Mexican"", ""True Romance"" and ""Killing Them Softly"" co-star Brad Pitt, who expressed admiration for Gandolfini as a ""ferocious actor, a gentle soul and a genuinely funny man"". Three months after his death, it was reported that in Gandolfini's last will"
"Anthony Soprano Jr. Anthony John ""A.J."" Soprano Jr. (born July 15, 1986), played by Robert Iler, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ""The Sopranos"". He is the son of Carmela and Tony Soprano. Anthony is the troubled younger brother of Tony and Carmela's more accomplished daughter, Meadow. A chronic underachiever with self-esteem issues, A.J. is diagnosed as borderline ADD. Additionally, he crashes his mother's car, smokes marijuana at his own confirmation, gets drunk on stolen communion wine, vandalizes his school swimming pool, and is finally expelled after cheating on a test. As a result, his parents arrange"
"""Union Square"" (co-written and directed by Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner, Nancy Savoca) premiered in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival: Rispoli co-stars with Mira Sorvino, Patti Lupone, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle, and Daphne Rubin-Vega. Michael Rispoli Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was in the cast of the HBO television series ""The Sopranos"" as Jackie Aprile, Sr. Rispoli reunited with ""Sopranos"" co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller ""The Taking of Pelham 123"". Rispoli was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano that ultimately went to Gandolfini. Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was"
"of New Jersey. Screen Actors Guild Award Vincent Curatola Vincent Curatola (born August 16, 1953) is an Italian-American actor and writer. Curatola's best-known role is that of the cold, calculating, chain smoking Johnny Sack from the HBO drama, ""The Sopranos"". He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with the rock band Chicago. Curatola was born in and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where his boyhood paper route allowed him to meet many performers. By 2007, he had moved to Saddle River, New Jersey. In 2009, Curatola was named to the Gaming, Sports and Entertainment subcommittee"
"the sauce. The sauces do not contain any additives whatsoever and the tomatoes used in the sauces are imported from Italy. Schirrippa married Laura Lemos on April 22, 1989. They have two children, daughters Bria and Ciara. Steve Schirripa Steven Ralph Schirripa (, ; born August 1, 1958) is an American actor, producer, author, and voice artist. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on ""The Sopranos"". Schirripa is a producer and host of two Investigation Discovery series ""Karma's A B*tch!"" and ""Nothing Personal"". He was a regular cast member of ""The Secret Life of the American Teenager"" and"
"Vincent Palermo Vincent ""Vinny Ocean"" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is a former Italian-American mobster who was ""de facto"" boss of the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family before becoming a government witness. Fictional mob boss Tony Soprano, the protagonist of the HBO series ""The Sopranos"", is said to be based upon Palermo. Palermo was raised in a traditional Italian family in Brooklyn, New York. He has five sisters, including Claire and Nancy, and one brother. His father was an Italian immigrant who moved to New York when he was a teenager. Palermo came from a close-knit family, and was said"
"who his brother was, but Junior cannot remember. Tony tells him that he and his father used to run North Jersey, to which Junior simply smiles and replies, ""Well that's nice"". Tony finally realizes Junior is in an advanced stage of dementia and is saddened and frustrated that Junior is lost for good. Tony simply looks at Junior then tearfully leaves his uncle for the last time without saying another word. Junior Soprano Corrado John Soprano Jr., played by Dominic Chianese, is a fictional character from the HBO TV series ""The Sopranos"". Usually referred to as ""Junior"" or ""Uncle Jun'"","
"Joseph R. Gannascoli Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor and celebrity spokesman most notable for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series ""The Sopranos"". Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn. In the 1980s he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications. He began his cooking career at Manhattan Market in 1981 in New York City before leaving to work at Commander's Palace in New Orleans, and then at various restaurants around the country. Gannascoli's interests then turned to cooking. He learned culinary art and opened a restaurant, Soup As"
"Best Male Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama as well as two additional SAG Awards for Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Tony Soprano was born in 1959, to Livia and Johnny Soprano. His father was a ""capo"" in the DiMeo crime family. He grew up living with his parents and two sisters, Janice and Barbara, in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. Tony's paternal grandfather, Corrado Soprano Sr., was an Italian immigrant and master stonemason who helped to build a church in Tony's old"
"Vincent Curatola Vincent Curatola (born August 16, 1953) is an Italian-American actor and writer. Curatola's best-known role is that of the cold, calculating, chain smoking Johnny Sack from the HBO drama, ""The Sopranos"". He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with the rock band Chicago. Curatola was born in and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where his boyhood paper route allowed him to meet many performers. By 2007, he had moved to Saddle River, New Jersey. In 2009, Curatola was named to the Gaming, Sports and Entertainment subcommittee transition team of then Governor-elect Chris Christie"
"Kennedy and Heidi ""Kennedy and Heidi"" is the 83rd episode of the HBO television series ""The Sopranos"", the sixth episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, and the 18th episode of the season overall. Written by Matthew Weiner and series creator and showrunner David Chase, and directed by Alan Taylor, it premiered in the United States on May 13, 2007. Near the beginning of ""Kennedy and Heidi"", series protagonist Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli) are involved in a car accident that leaves Christopher incapacitated. In a subplot, A.J. (Robert Iler) continues with his"
"John Costelloe (actor) John A. Costelloe (November 8, 1961 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor best known for his role as Jim ""Johnny Cakes"" Witowski, the fireman lover of Vito Spatafore, in the HBO TV series ""The Sopranos"". Costelloe, a former NYFD firefighter, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on December 16, 2008, at the age of 47. His body was found two days later at his home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Friends and family were surprised by his death, and at a loss for answers about its cause. Shortly before his death, Costelloe had been playing a"