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David Proval is an American actor and former boxer, known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets (1973), Snooze in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Siegfried in Four Rooms (1995) and as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series The Sopranos (1999–2007).
He and Richie appointed Aprile crew associate Peter "Beansie" Gaeta to peddle heroin for them, taking the largest cut for themselves. Aprile was the acting boss of the family from 1995, when boss Ercole DiMeo went to prison, until 1999 when he dies of stomach cancer in the fourth episode of Season 1, and is succeeded by Junior.
Tony asks him to meet, but Jackie shows up late and is disrespectful. Jackie's uncle Richie Aprile has disappeared. Jackie believes that Tony had Richie killed, and Tony knows this. Tony denies having anything to do with Richie's disappearance, saying that Richie was an informant who is now in the witness protection program. Tony was close to ...
Richie and Janice spend a quarrelsome evening at home. She tells Richie that Tony does not want his children near him because of what he did to Beansie. Richie expresses disgust at the presumed homosexuality of his son, who is a dancer; Janice contradicts him, and he silences her with a punch to the mouth. She goes out of the room, comes back ...
Her high school boyfriend, Richie Aprile (David Proval), is a DiMeo crime family capo who is released from prison around the same time. When Tony and Richie begin feuding, Janice exacerbates the situation by telling Richie that he is being unfairly treated and even suggests making a move against Tony. Richie is initially reluctant to do so.
While he is under house arrest, Soprano captain Richie Aprile (David Proval) is released from prison after serving ten years, and actively seeks Junior's friendship. Richie wants him and Junior to kill Tony and take over the crime family. While Junior wants to take back control, he is cautious of Richie's plans.
Larry Matthews-Richie Petrie Following his relatively brief stint on the show as the son of Rob and Laura, Matthews left show business to attend school, graduating from UCLA in 1976.
This refers to the killing of Richie Aprile by Janice in "The Knight in White Satin Armor". The woman Tony sleeps with was previously encountered in " Irregular Around the Margins " as an employee of the dermatologist's office where his cancerous mole was removed.