However, after a cycle of bloodshed that escalates into war, Little Carmine ultimately finds it difficult to stomach the continuing violence and abdicates. Tony learns from his lawyer that he was not indicted because the charges relate to scams in which he was not involved. Paulie and Benny used Tony's home entertainment system speakers on his boat to blast Dean Martin recordings at the Sapinsly home at all hours. Tony was tempted by the offer but realized this would bring him into open war with the Lupertazzis. The song played when Tony comes looking for Dr. Melfi is "El Gorrito" by Lucho Argain. exclaimed Tony in a very inebriated voice. In 1986, at age 28, Blundetto was arrested, tried, and incarcerated for almost 17 years for the armed hijacking of a truck that was attached to a larger RICO racketeering trial. He broke the owner's arm with a baseball bat and shot him in the kneecapall of which made a positive impression on Tony. Tony Soprano Though Silvio and Paulie accept it, Christopher cannot and walks out. When she failed to comply Phil returned with his younger brother, Billy Leotardo, and Joey Peeps, who killed Lorraine. A furious Benny tells Tony he wants Artie dead, but Tony is able to keep him from doing so. He sought the advice of his uncle, another Mafia member, telling him that Italy no longer felt like home and that he was in love with his boss's wife, feeling that they could truly communicate. Tony's attorney confirmed that someone was in fact going to testify before a grand jury and that indictments were forthcoming. But again, this is just my honest opinion. The best man at one of Vin's weddings sits on the New Jersey State Police Organized Crime Task Force and gave Vin the initial hint that Big Pussy was an informant. The two Tonys would often bully Moltisanti. It is the 13th overall episode of the series. Phil Leotardo, the former acting-boss during Johnny's incarceration and now de facto boss of the Luppertazi family, was particularly disgusted in his predecessors decision. George Loros as Raymond "Buffalo Ray" Curto: Louis Gross as Perry Annunziata: also known as "Muscles. Dr. Bruce Cusamano The pair enjoyed romantic dinners, motorcycle rides, and picnicking lakeside. I dont remember them ever referencing that they're twins, just sisters. Synopsis [ edit] Tony is deeply depressed after Pussy 's unexplained disappearance. Gloria is a car saleswoman for Globe Motors, a Mercedes-Benz dealership[45] in Fairfield, New Jersey. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. 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. It was this killing that prompted Tony to move Patsy to keep an eye on him. When they are out of the city, Patsy pulls out a gun and tells a horrified Gloria to shut up and listen to him: if she ever contacts Tony or his family again, he will murder her, and "it will not be cinematic", destroying her delusion that she will ever die at Tony's hands. FBI agents have Tony listen to conversations between Junior and Livia at Green Grove Retirement Home. Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto is played by Joe Pantoliano. Well they're not gonna feel any better about their life if you get clipped. Are you kidding? Shortly thereafter, the location of Leotardo is made known to Tony by information from Agent Harris in exchange for terrorism information on Ahmed and Muhammad. Sal resurfaced at Tony's home in 2000, claiming to have been in Puerto Rico receiving treatment for his bad back from an acupuncturist. Richard "Richie" Aprile is played by David Proval.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. He suffers six broken vertebrae. There is an immediate attraction between the two and within days they are having an affair. Vito eventually approached Tony at a mall, while Vito's brother, Bryan, kept watch. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a member of the Lupertazzi family at an early age. 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 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. At Carmela's urging to stay true to her Catholic faith, Angie decided to move into a separate bedroom rather than end their marriage. Since Little Carmine is the son of the former boss, he has de facto claim to the throne, much to Johnny's anger as he has been Carmine Sr.'s long-time second in command. 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. Jean Cusamano He begins developing serious stress with his home life due to his wife pushing him to talk Tony into their retiring to Fort Myers, Florida. Phil was married to Patty Leotardo and was a second cousin of Marie Spatafore. His lawyer, Ron Perse, floated the possibility of cooperating with the FBI, but John was quick to dismiss this. In the episode "University", Ralph is involved with a 20-year-old stripper named Tracee, who becomes pregnant with his child. This raised the crew's suspicions further, especially after Sal then disappeared. Dolan. Johnny cultivated a friendship with Paulie Gualtieri, making use of him as a source of information about the Soprano family business. Christopher lured Jimmy to a hotel room using a stripper as bait. The relationship was further strained when Phil correctly suspected the New Jersey mob of the disappearance of Gamiello, who had been killed by Silvio and Carlo Gervasi after making repeated wisecracks, in the wake of Vito's death, about the sexual orientation of New Jersey mobsters and Carlo in particular. Richie dislikes Tony's protg Christopher Moltisanti because of his violent relationship with Richie's niece, Adriana La Cerva, and warns Christopher of the consequences should he ever hit her again. David Chase 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. Christopher's two young associates, Matthew Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte, learn of Richie's dislike for their boss, and shoot Christopher, hoping to impress Richie. At theBada Bing, Tony informs Christopher, Silvio, andPauliethat it was indeed Junior who took out the hit on him. Furio's first assignment was to extract payment from a tanning salon owner whose wife had convinced him to withhold payment. Tony continued to compensate Angie in her husband's absencebut she used the money to buy a new car, but still complained to Carmela about her strained finances, prompting Tony to cease her allowance. However, their planning was cut short when Phil suffered a late-night heart attack and was hospitalized during Christmas 2006. This drives Blundetto into a rage, and he tracks down the Leotardo brothers, wounding Phil and killing Billy. Now he is a film producer, who with his wife, Jane, formed Chateau Wally Films. After much wine and watching a film together, the two come very close to kissing. Tony and Silvio then use cement blocks and chains to dump the body at sea. Sal was a soldier in the Soprano crew, and he backed "Johnny Boy" Soprano's wishes to have Tony Soprano become capo following Johnny's death in 1986. Shortly after Carmela began dating Tony Soprano, she became extremely protective of her daughter and tried to prevent her from marrying him. "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" is the 13th episode and season finale of Season 1 of the HBO original series The Sopranos. Tony began to see through Jackie's facade when he caught him at the casino on Bloomfield Ave in Bloomfield, New Jersey and then later at the Bada Bing. : Vito Spatafore is played by Joseph R. Gannascoli. Johnny is arrested soon after by the FBI, who are acting on information given to them by Johnny's trusted ally and long-time Lupertazzi Captain Jimmy Petrille. Little Carmine is a capo and the son of Carmine Lupertazzi, the leader of one of New York's Five Families. Mary also has psoriasis. Once Jimmy was seated in the room, Silvio entered and put a gun to the back of his head. Tony goes to Livia's retirement home and grabs a pillow, intending to smother her. And her big ass is look, we don't have time for this shit. Richie was previously married and fathered a son, Richie Aprile Jr. Richie returned from prison to a very different family, with Tony Soprano as the boss, whom Richie had known since before Tony had become a made man. Theyd have been better served having another actress play her sister. Tony tells Blundetto that it was he who built the Soprano home in North Caldwell, New Jersey. : Chris ( voiced by M. Imperioli) narrates all the events of the movie, acting as its framing device. Reddit community dedicated to the HBO hit TV series, The Sopranos, and movie, The Many Saints of Newark. Butchie says he will not reveal the location of Phil but then says, "You do what you got to do"this following a recent phone conversation with Butchie and Phil, where Phil implies a threat to Butchie over his inability to find Tony Soprano. Dr. Cusumano is an advisor to the Fulbright Scholar Program and is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Phil Leotardo is played by actor Frank Vincent. As a University of Miami student, she became interested in acting. Paulie took over his collections, and the crew killed Altieri, taking the heat off Sal, as the crew figured the rat was flushed. [2], In 1984, Santiago made her big screen debut appearing in the dance drama film Beat Street,[3] and later that year began starring in the NBC crime drama series Miami Vice playing the role of Detective Gina Calabrese opposite Don Johnson. I'm doing her doggy-style, and I finish, you know. Hugh is Carmela's father who is in his mid-70s. Little Carmine's crew simultaneously begins courting Blundetto through his old prison buddy, Angelo Garepe. When Paulie was released and promoted to underboss, Christopher was made capo permanently. 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. In the third season Lada is credited as Oksana Babiy. Silvio and Paulie are understanding, and Paulie admits that he had seen a therapist himself to work on "some issues" and learned some "coping skills". As a sign of friendship, Tony sent Silvio to tell Irina to move on with her life and present her with a one-time payoff of $75,000. What are you talking about? Germani regularly hangs out with Christopher and accompanies him on debt collections visits. Tony meets with FBI agents Harris, Grasso, andCubitoso, who play recordings of Junior and Livia discussing Tony's visits to a psychiatrist and plotting to have him killed. When Tony became acting boss, he made Silvio his consigliere, and Paulie a capo, with new addition Furio Giunta on equal footing with Sal despite Sal's years of service. Not to mention the fact that the actress had to play both roles. When Richie gets out of prison, he and Janice resume their old relationship and eventually get engaged. Carmela and Hugh reconciled enough for him to attend Christmas celebrations at the Soprano home later that year after Carmela's spec house started to go ahead again. Technical Specs. 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. Shortly after Jimmy's arrest, he is released. Filming & Production Furious, Richie punches her in the mouth before settling down for dinner. He helps in the war with the Lupertazzi crime family, disguising himself as a police officer while searching for Phil Leotardo. Around this time, Jackie had the idea to rob a card game held by capo Michele "Feech" La Manna in order to make a name for themselves. In Season 4, Assemblyman Ronald Zellman tells Tony that he has been dating Irina for quite some time, and Tony does not seem to care. 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. director of photography Film Editing by William B. Stich Casting By Sheila Jaffe Georgianne Walken He is Tony Soprano's maternal cousin who is released from prison at the beginning of the show's fifth season. He successfully coordinates a mission to put the Soprano residence under surveillance though the use of an old lamp in their basement. Artie has hired another young hostess that he lusts afterMartina, an undocumented Albanian immigrant he has been helping through the U.S. government's immigration process. At a meeting with other administrators and capos, it is apparent to everyone else Jimmy is acting somewhat odd. He later pressures Adriana La Cerva into wearing a wire, which leads to her confession and eventual death. [Tony describes a dream he had about Jean Cusamano]. In season six's premiere episode "Members Only", Eugene inherited $2 million from his deceased aunt. Meadow suggested that he enroll in the Fashion Institute of Technology because he said he has a passion for designing men's suits. In the final scene, Tony told Carmela that Carlo was testifying, confirming that he had turned informant, likely in a deal to keep his son out of jail. Jean Cusamano Barb Wagner Despite Artie and Tony's close friendship, their relationship sees several low points. Tony viewed Ralph as obnoxious and insubordinate, so he passed Ralph over for promotion, and made Gigi Cestone captain of the Aprile crew. Now he is a film producer, who with his wife, Jane, formed Chateau Wally Films. He counseled Ralph Cifaretto when he came to him devastated and perplexed by his teen son's life-threatening injury after an accident whilst playing bow and arrows with a friend. When Tony decided that Spatafore had to be killed to appease acting New York City boss Phil Leotardo, and Silvio Dante asked if the hit should be assigned to anyone in particular, Soprano suggested Carlo for the job. Eugene is reluctant but must follow Christopher's order due to his rank of capo. When Furio's father dies, he returned to Italy for the funeral. The song played after the meeting where Junior allowed to whack Jimmy is Little Steven's song Inside Of Me. Phil subsequently throws a celebration, and takes his new position as boss of the Lupertazzi family. I always find this scene to be so dull, if at most awkward. Enough said. Dr. Jennifer Melfi Blundetto had a ruthless reputation in his younger years as an enforcer. Discarding the pillow, he leans very close to her face and whispers that he knows what she did. By season six, Little Carmine is brought in as an investor on Christopher Moltisanti's movie project, Cleaver. They called Slava, who took him to the hospital where he had brain surgery. Later, Carmela runs into Angie working at a grocery store after having lost contact. However, Spatafore was beaten to death by Phil Leotardo's men Gerry Torciano and Dominic "Fat Dom" Gamiello before Carlo could act. Back at home, Vito informed his wife he had to "make some collections." [21] Elliot tries to convince her numerous times to refer Tony to another colleague. He had a sometimes contentious relationship with his underboss Johnny Sack. A fight ensues in Ralph's kitchen during which Tony beats and strangles Ralph to death. [13] Despite his shortcomings, Little Carmine finds backers in Carmine Sr.'s recently paroled former consigliere, Angelo Garepe, and long-time Lupertazzi Capo Rusty Millio. Female loan shark Lorraine Calluzzo and her boyfriend/enforcer are killed by Phil Leotardo, his brother Billy and crew member Joey Peeps for siding with Little Carmine during the Lupertazzi power struggle between Carmine and Johnny Sack. Little Steven is the band of Steven Van Zandt, who plays Silvio Dante. It's interesting that you would say a big ass, 'cause Jean is quite slender. Tony's interest was further increased because he had been a close friend of Jackie's father and had promised that he would keep Jackie Jr. away from organized crime. What? He is a "degenerate gambler" in debt to Tony and Hesh Rabkin, an old Jewish friend of Tony's father, Johnny. Tony eventually accepted his suspicions about Sal after a portentous dream where Sal appeared to him as a talking fish, a clear reference to the Mafia-related saying "sleep with the fishes". I just always felt the acting from Jean just never felt natural. He is also a graduate of the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Elliot is the therapist of Jennifer Melfi, who is the psychiatrist of Tony Soprano. ", Giacomo Michael "Jackie" Aprile Jr. is played by Jason Cerbone. "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" (S1E13) August 15, 2021 by janiojala I rank the 86 episodes of The Sopranos. That's true. Some of the shit I see in the boardroom. Sal and his wife Angie begin having marital issues when he returns. In a rage, Tony goes to Green Grove to confront Livia and picks up a pillow tosmotherher. : Furio eventually became infatuated with Tony's wife, Carmela, who shares the same feelings. The two men then empty their guns into Mikey, killing him. This was a common practice in the first season, but from season 3 onward Adler was the only cast member listed this way, with the exception of John Ventimiglia and Kathrine Narducci, who were both also credited this way for the first two seasons. This leaves Tony with guilt because he had always treated Vin with disdain and never showed him any respect or kindness. Later, Agent Harris and his partner, Agent Goddard, approach Tony at his home, requesting that Tony inform them should he come across any terror-related information in his line of work. 8 comments 100% Upvoted This thread is archived I don't know. : Ralph defends himself by shouting, "I'm a made guy!" Knowing that he had broad support, including Tony's, Phil ordered a hit on Santoro. 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. Saundra Santiago (born April 13, 1957) is an American actress. "OK, this is what happened. This later leads to Sal murdering Jimmy to cover up his connection with the FBI. He agreed to lower the sale settlement by staying on the payroll and lowering the skim profits. Tony offers to let Artie stay in his mother's old house, where Tony has been living since his separation from Carmela. Tony asked John Sacramoni for 25% of the sale price and a year's salary until retirement plus a skim from the company which is $2,000 a week when the company went up for sale. I'm in no mood for your" before she shoots Richie twice, killing him. 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. Soprano initially protected Blundetto against Phil. In 1990s, Santiago appeared in a number of made for television movies, including The Cosby Mysteries (1994) and To Sir, with Love II (1996) opposite Sidney Poitier.[5]. Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. In retaliation, Little Carmine loyalists Rusty Millio and Angelo Garepe offer a contract to Blundetto to murder Joey Peeps ("Marco Polo"). Instead, he initially decides to go into massage therapy. [47] Feech is a Mustache Pete who was "made" in Southern Italy. Using his dim-witted crew of Carlo Renzi, Dino Zerilli and Matush, Jackie attempted to hold up a card game run by Aprile soldier Eugene Pontecorvo, which Jackie had almost decided not to go through with. Leotardo's murder was the 92nd and final death in the series. Air date His mother, Marie, asked Tony Soprano for money so she could relocate her family to Maine, where no one would know them or what happened to Vito. Soprano strongly believes Blundetto holds some ill-will towards him because Blundetto's life and family fell apart during his incarceration while Soprano grows wealthy and has a family. After undergoing a heart procedure, Jean Smart's "Hacks" co-stars offered an update on her health from the SAG Awards. Cameron Boyd as Matt Testa: he is a friend of A.J. Hesh Rabkin mentions to Soprano family members that Eugene's father committed suicide by inert gas asphyxiation in his vehicle at the age of 52. Even Tony has no faith in Little Carmine's capacity to run New York, jokingly referring to him as "Brainless the Second". When Agent Goddard later reports Leotardo's murder, Harris exults in the success of his ploy, stating "we're gonna win this thing!". Chris made contact with Hesh on behalf of Massive Genius, a rapper who claimed Hesh owed compensation to the widow of a black musician he allegedly defrauded. Tony Soprano He was assigned Agent Skip Lipari as his handler. These people have no love or compassion. Patsy also openly vented his feelings of loss to the Soprano crew in front of the men responsible for his brother's death, Gigi and Tony, at a dinner in the back of Satriale's. Benny tries to deny his involvement, and Artie starts a brawl, knocking Benny unconscious on his front porch. After Blundetto's parole, he decides not to return to a life of crime and has the incentive to stay straight and clean. Artie confronts Tony with a loaded rifle outside Satriale's, causing Tony to swear "on his mother" that he did not set the fire and insist that Livia was confused andsenile. I agree. However, Livia has just had a stroke and is wheeled past Tony on a gurney. Company Credits 's confirmation, but he spent most of the time privately counseling A.J., instead of talking business with the crew. Charmaine is the wife of Artie Bucco[4] and a childhood friend of Carmela and Tony Soprano. Germani is thought to be the nephew (later revealed to actually be a first cousin once removed) and right-hand of Soprano family captain Paulie Gualtieri. Let me read to you from the DSM-IV okay? After a little hesitation, he welcomes them. I'm not saying that the actress who play Jean, and Joan is terrible, it's just in this series I feel like something about her acting doesn't really sit well with me. Benny is set on killing Artie, but Tony intervenes, insisting Benny's parents have their anniversary dinner at Nuovo Vesuvio, and that the two make amends. He crosses over to Melfi's chair, looms over her, calls her a "twisted fucking bitch" and storms out. Episode Guide This shape is reminiscent of the handsign for a vagina and meant as an insult to Grasso for being Italian and helping gather evidence against Tony. 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. Harris is an FBI Supervisor Agent-in-Charge specializing in the investigation of the DiMeo crime family with the FBI's Newark Organized Crime Division Task Force. Richie feels he is entitled to more control and a higher ranking position in the family for having paid his dues in prison. 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. In 2014, she returned to prime time television playing the role of Marciela Acosta, the wife of gang leader Javier Acosta, in the short-lived Fox drama series Gang Related. I don't know if I'd make a distinction. Chris informs Tony and Paulie that Mikey had a message for them: "Three o'clock". Phil also harassed Tony about his efforts to find Vito. That Jean Cusamano and her twin sister Joan are played by the same actor (Saundra Santiago)! [23][24], His mother Rosalie Aprile began a romantic relationship with Ralph Cifaretto. [46] He kept a low profile for most of his criminal career while operating out of his social clubs and restaurants in New York City. At the house-warming they shared a sexually charged dance. As a result, Tony instructed Christopher Moltisanti and Benny Fazio to convince Feech to keep a truck of stolen plasma screen televisions in his garage. Patsy was born March 4, 1950, 11 minutes before his brother Phillip in Bloomfield, New Jersey. However, Artie had a strong emotional attachment to the old restaurant, which he inherited from his father, and confronts Tony with a hunting rifle in the parking lot of Satriale's when he finds out that Tony was responsible. 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. Artie is enraged and storms to Benny's house in the middle of the night. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [Tony urges Dr. Melfi to get out of town for a while]. While waiting in the car, Jackie urinates himself. Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I like Murano glass. Eugene Pontecorvo is played by Robert Funaro. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. Charmaine's education is referenced periodically in the series: in The Test Dream it is revealed that she is a licensed notary public and in Everybody Hurts it is revealed that she went to the Wharton School of Business. Benny and Petey LaRosa ambushed and killed the hitmentwo black heroin dealers, Credenzo Curtis and Stanley Johnsonwho were set up by Christopher Moltisanti. Theres no reason for them to be twins. Blundetto denies this ill will, but Tony still harbors enormous guilt. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. Tracee spits at him and slaps him in retaliation, and he brutally beats her to death. After a long period of time without talking, she and Carmela decide to end their quarrel and go out to dinner. Starring [ edit] James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano Lorraine Bracco as Jennifer Melfi Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero is played by Vincent Pastore. Carmela was devastated, and eventually revealed her feelings for him in an argument with Tony, to which Tony replies "If certain people see him, he's a dead man". I'm recently watching the scene where Jean is asking her twin sister Joan to write a letter for meadow for Georgetown. Johnny Sack was arrested soon after by the FBI who were acting on information given to them by Johnny's trusted ally and consigliere Jimmy Petrille. Benito "Benny" Fazio Jr. is played by Max Casella. Tony, knowing that the restaurant's patrons would be permanently chased away if a hit occurred there, set the restaurant ablaze so that the hit would be avoided and Artie could rebuild the restaurant with the payout from his insurance policy. He reconsidered though, and only urinated in the Sopranos' pool. Eventually, Artie believes Tony's repeated denials of having been the arsonist. Sometime between 1995 and 1998, Sal was caught by the FBI and decided to inform against the Soprano crew in order to avoid the possibility of life in prison. He approaches Christopher, and eventually Tony, for information on terrorism-related organized crime from his criminal connections at the Port of New York and New Jersey in exchange for banking "goodwill" in possible future RICO trials. He then questioned Jennifer's date, a lawyer, under the suspicion that he was driving drunk, and beats him unprovoked. Jean Cusamano's ass The Soprano Tube 191 subscribers Subscribe 3.5K views 5 years ago "We got bigger things to talk about than Jean Cusamano's ass." :-D Show more Show more Johnny Sack. Right, Ben?" The real world, real people are peripheral. Ralph first appears as a soldier in the Aprile Crew in the second episode of season 3, "Proshai, Livushka". "Old Man", is the founder and the longtime, Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti: Former soldier in the Soprano crew who lived in, Ercole "Eckley" Soprano was an unseen character.