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He auditioned for the role of Tony Soprano, but both HBO and Van Zandt himself felt that the role should go to an experienced actor, so Chase decided to create a role specifically for Van Zandt. [3] [2] Van Zandt eventually agreed to star on the show as consigliere, Silvio Dante. His real-life spouse Maureen was cast as his on-screen wife ...
Carmela is a homemaker for the Soprano household, and works to create a semblance of legitimacy for her family, even though she is well aware their wealth is built on "blood money". Tony trusts Carmela enough to confide in her, to a degree, about some of his Mafia dealings, notably the failed attempt on his life and the death of Richie Aprile.
At a face-to-face meeting, Tony turns the conversation against Chris, saying that Chris does not deserve a woman as good-looking as Adriana. Tony swears on his children that the rumors of their affair are untrue. At home, Adriana admits to Chris that she and Tony were going to see her drug dealer but insists that nothing happened between them.
The crime drama followed mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) as he attempted to be a family man and keep his criminal life tucked away. Over its six-season run on HBO from 1999 to 2007 ...
David Chase originally wrote The Sopranos as a feature film based on his mother’s life. CBS head honcho Les Moonves turned The Sopranos down because he didn't like that Tony took Prozac.
Anthony "Tony" John Soprano, portrayed by James Gandolfini, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the HBO crime drama television series The Sopranos.He is a member of the Italian-American Mafia and, later in the series, acts as the boss of the fictional DiMeo crime family of North Jersey.
Tony's contact there is Furio Giunta, a local mobster who speaks English. Tony learns that Don Vittorio, the boss of the Naples family, is senile; his son-in-law, Mauro Zucca, had been in charge but is now serving life in prison. It is hard for Tony to accept that Annalisa—Vittorio's daughter and Mauro's wife—is the de facto head of the family.
Since The Sopranos went off air in 2007, a prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark has been the only addition to the show's universe — which stars Gandolfini's son, Michael, as a young Tony Soprano.