After weighing his options, Junior realizes he is better off with Tony in charge and tips him off about Richie's plans. Germani regularly hangs out with Christopher and accompanies him on debt collections visits. Knowing that he had broad support, including Tony's, Phil ordered a hit on Santoro. This leaves Tony with guilt because he had always treated Vin with disdain and never showed him any respect or kindness. [3] In New York City, he hosted a public-access television cable TV show on MNN, the Vinny Vella show. 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. Gabriella was supportive of her husband in this role and ambitious enough to encourage him to consider the possibility of it long-term. Although Phil balked at the idea of killing Tony himself, captain Butch DeConcini seemingly persuaded him to target someone important to the DiMeo family. Tony later initially blames Melfi for Gloria's death, claiming that she did too little to save Gloria, before blaming himself. Ralph Cifaretto | Villains Wiki | Fandom Both paid separate visits to Vito Jr. and told him to start acting more like an adult. [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. Angie Bonpensiero (ne Belfiore) is played by Toni Kalem. Richie then drives over Beansie's legs as he leaves. Like Tony, she is a patient of Jennifer Melfi's. Carmela repeatably finds excuses to visit Furio including assisting him in buying and decorating a house and planning a house-warming party. Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the universally-acclaimed HBO television series The Sopranos, serving as the arguable main antagonist of the show's third and fourth seasons, and the posthumous overarching antagonist of the show fifth and sixth seasons. However, after a cycle of bloodshed that escalates into war, Little Carmine ultimately finds it difficult to stomach the continuing violence and abdicates. Charmaine is the wife of Artie Bucco[4] and a childhood friend of Carmela and Tony Soprano. 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. Patsy was born March 4, 1950, 11 minutes before his brother Phillip in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Sadly, he doesn't make it past Season 2. However, as the trial neared, Ron arranged a deal with the government on Johnny's behalf. Tony tells Blundetto that it was he who built the Soprano home in North Caldwell, New Jersey. In the episode "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request", during the wedding of Johnny Sack's daughter, Allegra, Vito claimed he was not feeling well, and he and his family left the wedding. Matt worked with Christopher in various aspects of organized crime, including the Massarone construction site, a pump and dump stockbroking scheme at an over-the-counter brokerage house in Bayonne, New Jersey involving an internet company called Webistics, assisting with Junior Soprano's executive card game, and some burglary jobs with Chris and Sean. In New Hampshire, Vito develops a relationship with Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski who works as a volunteer fireman and as a short-order cook at a diner. 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. In the third episode of season 5, Tony learns that Artie has been living in a Motel 6 since the separation from his wife. 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. He's also known for his role as Jimmy Petrille in HBO's The Sopranos, in which he starred form 1999 to 2004. He is a "degenerate gambler" in debt to Tony and Hesh Rabkin, an old Jewish friend of Tony's father, Johnny. Jackie and Tony, along with Silvio Dante and Ralph Cifaretto, belonged to a small crew moving weed and stolen goods. Artie then angrily drives to Benny's home to confront him; the ensuing fight sent Benny to the hospital. While driving back to New Jersey, a drunk Vito crashed his car into a parked vehicle. In the beginning of season five, Carmine Lupertazzi Sr. has a massive stroke and dies a few days later. Artie moves out of the family home, but the two still reluctantly run the business together. 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. The Sopranos: 10 Greatest Betrayals, Ranked - Screen Rant 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. Vinny Vella | The Sopranos Wiki | Fandom The killing occurred in the back room of Satriale's pork store, with Silvio taking part. This is a list of fictional characters from the HBO series The Sopranos, its video game The Sopranos: Road to Respect and its prequel film The Many Saints of Newark. Charmaine resents that Carmela enjoys an affluent lifestyle that is only made possible by her husband's criminal activities. Both Ventimiglia and Narducci are credit in the opening credits in the first two seasons, but are listed under "guest starring", Angela is billed among the main cast from episode 6 onward, Bonpensiero was played by an uncredited actress in season one episodes, "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" and "Nobody Knows Anything", Antonacci is only billed among the main cast for episode 13, Casella is only billed among the main cast for episode 16, Capotorto is only billed among the main cast for episode 17, Nascarella is only billed among the main cast for episode 19, Dante was played by an uncredited actress in season one episodes, "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" and "Nobody Knows Anything", Van Zandt is only billed among the main cast for episode 21. When a corrupt FBI agent tells Tony that Big Pussy is snitching, Tony thinks the agent is confusing Pussy with Jimmy, since the two have similar body shapes. Eugene is reluctant but must follow Christopher's order due to his rank of capo. The moment was cut short when Johnny was promptly arrested by the FBI after the family's consigliere, Jimmy Petrille, turned state's evidence. Despite his annoying traits, Carlo never gets whacked. This unbalance eventually leads Gloria to suicide, and she hangs herself in her home a year later. 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 a strip club. Portrayed by Fat Dom was murdered by an enraged Carlo Gervasi during a visit to Satriale's after making repeated wisecracks, in the wake of Vito's death, about the sexual orientation of New Jersey mobsters. Dick owned and operated Barone Sanitation, a container and rubbish removal service, and front business for the Soprano crew. He tried to escape but threw his back out and was caught. Ultimately, Vito missed his family and fast-paced lifestyle back in New Jersey too much to stay with Jim. Petrille's cooperation gives the FBI plenty of meat to enable them to go after Lupertazzi underboss Johnny Sack. Patsy still has questionable loyalties. 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. Ralph is not present in season 1 or 2, as he spends a prolonged period of time in Miami, Florida and lived in Delray Beach, Florida. Although Vito Spatafore was not introduced on The Sopranos until the season 2 episode "The Happy Wanderer" as a nephew to fellow mobster Richie Aprile and cousin to Adriana La Cerva and Jackie Aprile Jr., Gannascoli appeared in the season 1 episode, "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" as pastry shop patron named "Gino". With Johnny in federal custody during his federal racketeering trial, Phil Leotardo becomes the acting boss in New York. Sal wore a wire to A.J. The Sopranos (1999) - S05E13 Drama clip with quote Jimmy Petrille was a cooperator. Peparelli often went to high-level sit-downs with John Sacrimoni and acted as his driver. However, Tony later gets jealous and humiliates Zellman in front of Irina by whipping him with a belt. Phil became personally involved in the war when his brother Billy was murdered by Blundetto as revenge for the hit the Leotardo brothers carried out on Angelo, who was Blundetto's close friend. 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. Artie attacks him. 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. In season 5, it is said that Tony has men looking for him in Italy. That night, Vito returned to his motel room and was ambushed by Phil Leotardo and two of his soldiers, Gerry Torciano and "Fat Dom" Gamiello. When Uncle Junior's nurse Branca, who works for Svetlana, walks in on Tony and Svetlana just after they had sex, she later tells Irina. Full name Phil subsequently throws a celebration, and takes his new position as boss of the Lupertazzi family. [7][8], In June 2008, Vella was involved in controversy around a lottery ticket, according to some sources, and threatened to sue over it. 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. 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.