[Tony describes a dream he had about Jean Cusamano]. By the season 6 premiere "Members Only" in 2006, Vito has lost over 160 pounds to appear in a weight-loss commercial. Synopsis [ edit] Tony is deeply depressed after Pussy 's unexplained disappearance. His wife Ginny was obese, and he became violently angry when any remarks were made about her weight. While there, she pursued a brief relationship with a much younger Frenchman named Michel. Furio first appears in season 2 in "Commendatori" as Tony's contact when visiting Italy who speaks both Italian and English. Richie and Janice Soprano, Tony's sister, used to date in high school. : Carmine was an old-school boss of the Lupertazzi crime family. He is an FBI chief of Newark FBI Organized Crime Division Task Force with offices in 11 Center Place Newark, New Jersey who is constantly looking for new insight on the ongoing Soprano/DiMeo case. The hit was carried out by Vito Spatafore, but Rosalie and the rest of the family were told that Jackie was killed by black drug dealers. Jeffrey M. Marchetti as Peter "Bissell" LaRosa. Oh, will you please. Despite their general lack of talent, the duo desperately wanted to move up in the ranks of the family. Starring: James Gandolfini ( Tony Soprano ), Lorraine Bracco ( Dr. Jennifer Melfi ), Edie Falco ( Carmela Soprano ), Michael Imperioli ( Christopher . When she was 13 years old, her family moved to Homestead, Florida. Anonymous, Other Works The two never truly became romantically entwined, which creates significant sexual tension between them. At her next session with Tony, she permanently ends further sessions. I must have been at the top of my fuckin' class. Ralph gives Jackie Jr. a .38 revolver at his request. Now knowing about his mother's betrayal, an apologetic Tony convinces Melfi to see him again. He was assigned Agent Skip Lipari as his handler. When Sal begins to confide more and more to Skip as a friend, Skip tries to tell him that he is not his friend and he is there to help the federal government. Ralph defends himself by shouting, "I'm a made guy!" After Little Carmine's capitulation, Johnny Sack becomes the boss of the Lupertazzi crime family. Benny and Petey LaRosa ambushed and killed the hitmentwo black heroin dealers, Credenzo Curtis and Stanley Johnsonwho were set up by Christopher Moltisanti. I'm doing her doggy-style, and I finish, you know. As a high-ranking soldier, he tried to take over the crew despite Tony's reluctance to make him captain, and often referred to it as "my crew". Carmela blamed her father for the setback and Hugh became angry that Carmela was treating him as a subordinate rather than a partner. Official Sites, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. As she is being wheeled away on a gurney, Tony discards the pillow but tells her he knows what she has done. Phil was married to Patty Leotardo and was a second cousin of Marie Spatafore. Related Topics . Hugh has a brother named Lester and a sister named Lena, who is the mother of Christopher Moltisanti's father Dickie, thus making Hugh Chris's great uncle. In season 5, Little Paulie holds a "no work" job at the Esplanade construction site and accompanied Chris when collecting a loan from writer J.T. Bobby is killed and Silvio is wounded badly and left in a coma. Vito claimed that his homosexual behavior had been caused by medication. Tony ultimately murdered his own cousin to save his family and give Blundetto a quick and painless death after Johnny Sack had made it clear that Phil would torture Blundetto if he found him. His funeral was attended by many members of the DiMeo crime family. Ralph denies the accusation, and rebukes and mocks Tony for being emotionally attached to the horse. Before collapsing from blood loss, Christopher was able to return fire, killing Sean. Butch is a high-ranking member of the Lupertazzi crime family, first appearing in the show as a capo and later being promoted to underboss under Phil Leotardo. It was Ralph's bad influence, Jackie Jr.'s own faults, and finally Tony's insistence that Jackie Jr. not become involved in organized crime, that were the contributing factors that propelled Jackie Jr. into a brief, humiliating and fatal career as a criminal. After Carmela got married, the De Angelises met Tony's mother, Livia Soprano, with whom they became very angry after Livia told Carmela that "Tony would get bored of her." Big Pussy Bonpensiero was also present and arrested but was already working for the feds at this point. "A pattern of unstable relationships . When she pleaded for mercy for her husband, he told her they just wanted to get Vito help. Later, Phil arrives to find Blundetto already dead and is furious to be deprived of his vengeance. After a cycle of bloodshed that escalates into war, Little Carmine ultimately finds it difficult to stomach the continuing violence and abdicates. : Even Tony has no faith in Little Carmine's capacity to run New York, jokingly referring to him as "Brainless the Second". These people have no love or compassion. Vito attempted to play it off as a joke, but the two men were not convinced. One side was led by Carmine's underboss, Johnny Sack, while the other was ostensibly led by Carmine's only son and Miami capo Little Carmine Lupertazzi. Later that night, Tony and his family go to Artie's restaurant to wait out a thunderstorm. Tony offers to let Artie stay in his mother's old house, where Tony has been living since his separation from Carmela. His wife, writer/director Jane Cusumano, passed away on June 1, 2001. Being questioned while under arrest, Junior jokes to his interrogator that he would like to have sex with, Christopher refers to William "Petite" Clayborn and Rasheen Ray the gunmen contracted to kill Tony as, The song playing at the beginning of the episode during the meeting at Satriale's is "Inside of Me" by, The song played during the hotel killing scene is "Wood Cabin" by, The song played when Carmela and Rosalie have lunch at Artie's new restaurant and discuss Rosalie's grief over her husband Jackie and Carmela's fear for her own is ", The song played when Father Phil joins Carmela and Rosalie for lunch at Artie's new restaurant is ", The song played just after Tony kills Chucky is "It's Bad You Know" by, The choir music heard when Carmela walks in on Rosalie and Father Phil in the church is "Illumina Faciem Tuam" By, The song played when Tony is happy at breakfast is ". Eugene Conigliaro was a character on a sixth-season episode of, During the final dinner scene, Paulie calls Silvio ". Irina Peltsin is played by Siberia Federico in the pilot episode. : [9] In 2007, she had a recurring role in the first season of FX legal thriller Damages. Meadow suggested that he enroll in the Fashion Institute of Technology because he said he has a passion for designing men's suits. Matthew also mentions that he, Sean and Bear Iyer attended the Lubin School of Business at Pace University and are licensed stock brokers and Webistics jobbers. : Christophertakes Jimmy to a hotel room where he is ambushed and executed bySilvio, who calls him a rat before shooting him. It was around this time that Carmine's longtime consigliere, Angelo Garepe and longtime Lupertazzi family captain Phil Leotardo, were convicted of various racketeering charges and sent to prison, Angelo for 18 years and Phil for 20 years. 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. Furio later claims he forgot his sunglasses at the Soprano house, just as a ploy to talk with Carmela. Dr. Bruce Cusamano Dr. Jennifer Melfi This causes a rift in his marriage to Charmaine and the two separate. With the sale of Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, Inc., he gave up his position as chairman to focus on his efforts in Chateau Wally Films. She appeared simultaneously in a recurring role on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's next door neighbor, Jeannie Cusamano, and as her twin sister, Joan from 1999 to 2007. He also attempted to live a heterosexual lifestyle and fathered one daughter with his wife. When the priest visits Carmela, she calls him a hypocrite and accuses him of manipulating "spiritually thirsty" women. He agreed to lower the sale settlement by staying on the payroll and lowering the skim profits. Dr. Cusumano has authored more than 50 papers, 20 patents, 8 book chapters, and a book entitled Catalysis in Coal Conversion. He suffers six broken vertebrae. Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero is played by Vincent Pastore. Sal fails to follow Moltisanti to a hijacking job when he hits a bicyclist. Vin was responsible for informing Tony that Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero was an FBI informant, prompting Tony's suspicions of Pussy. Harris later tells Tony at Satriale's that an informer among Phil Leotardo's crew told them that Tony is being targeted by the Lupertazzi family. Sometimes I think the only thing separating the American business from the mobs is fuckin' whackin' somebody. : At the card game, Jackie killed "Sunshine" the dealer and made man Furio Giunta was shot in the leg. His decision is heavily influenced when the Leotardo brothers assassinate Angelo as retaliation for the death of Joey Peeps. "What the fuck you doin'?!" Agent Skip Lipari stated he had been with them since 1998, although Tony thinks Pussy "flipped" in 1995. She is close friends with Rosalie Aprile and Carmela Soprano and can often be seen dining out with them, typically at "Nuovo Vesuvio". I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano Episode aired Apr 4, 1999 TV-MA 1 h IMDb RATING 9.2 /10 7.5K YOUR RATING Rate Crime Drama Tony starts cleaning house, while Artie feels torn between keeping the peace in his household, and getting even with Tony for destroying his restaurant. Frank Santorelli as George "Georgie" Santorelli: a bartender at the Bada Bing. | Father Phil encourages Ralph to view the tragedy as an opportunity to change his life's course; he also gently rejects Ralph's assertion that God allowed his son to be injured in order to punish Ralph for his criminal sins. It was later revealed that Vito was found with a pool cue inserted into his anus, a message that he was killed because of his homosexuality. What do you think, my mother tried to have me whacked 'cuz I put her in a nursing home? He ordered Phil to maintain a good relationship with Tony and avoid starting a war over any business disputes, particularly the new office park construction project another shared venture like the Esplanade project. Vito is a member of the Aprile crew upon Richie's release from prison and quickly rises through the ranks to capo after the deaths of capos Richie Aprile, Gigi Cestone and Ralph Cifaretto. When he calls on Carmela, knowing she is alone at home, she rebuffs him; she tells him that he takes advantage of spiritually thirsty women and that he is somehow stimulated by the food and the sexual tension. Tony Soprano It is the 13th overall episode of the series. Dick died in 2006 from Lou Gehrig's disease. Patsy was born March 4, 1950, 11 minutes before his brother Phillip in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He bought marijuana from a drug dealer at The Bada Bing. He takes her out to lunch and she describes the beauty of Avellino . 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. Tony had previously made it clear that Fried was a friend and was not to be touched, but Feech went ahead with his plan anyway. In flashbacks to 1995, it is shown that Sal was instrumental in organizing a sit-down between high-ranking capo Junior Soprano and acting boss Jackie Aprile Sr. 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. Air date April 4, 1999 As a University of Miami student, she became interested in acting. During various episodes in the fourth season, Johnny and Carmine each authorized Tony Soprano to put a "hit" on the other, although they were both called off at the last minute. Frank Cusumano is a well-known and celebrated American Reporter working for 5 On Your Side. "Isabella" FBI agents have Tony listen to conversations between Junior and Livia at Green Grove Retirement Home. Hiding in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Leotardo is shown talking to his wife through a car window at a gas station when he is suddenly shot in the head by Walden Belfiore, a soldier in the Gervasi crew of the DiMeo family. This prompts Charmaine to reveal that she dated and had sex with Tony in high school at the same time he was beginning to date Carmela when she was spending the summer with her parents on Long Beach Island. Later, that night, while making a collection at a gay bar, two Lupertazzi family associates saw Vito in leather chaps dancing and kissing a man. Even Tony has no faith in Little Carmine's capacity to run New York, jokingly referring to him as "Brainless the Second". Jean Cusamano Matt threatened to stab the office manager of the brokerage in the throat with a letter opener if he told Chris Moltisanti about their actions. This drives Blundetto into a rage, and he tracks down the Leotardo brothers, wounding Phil and killing Billy. He then goes to have a sit-down with Junior. Dr. Jennifer Melfi We've got bigger things to talk about than Jean Cusamano's ass. Age Cusumano was born in the United States of America. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Later, Richie waits for Beansie to approach his car in the parking lot, then rams Beansie with his car, crushing Beansie between the two vehicles. During Carmela and Tony's separation, Hugh was eager to see Tony whenever possible and often took Tony's side in family discussions. Carmela's husband, Tony, finds their friendshipand Father Phil's constant, uninvited visits to their home for Carmela's home-cooked food irritating. His inability to forgive the death of his brother at the hands of Tony's cousin, Tony Blundettoeven after Blundetto's own murderforms one of the central conflicts of the series, with Leotardo aiming to kill Tony and cripple his entire organization in revenge. He has two grown daughters, Actress, Polly Cusumano and Doreen Nelsen, three grandchildren, and lives on a horse and citrus ranch in Ojai, California. Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures numerous drugs for other major pharmaceutical companies at its plants in California, Michigan and North Carolina. Although he is reluctant at first, he later accepts the contract after he decided that he is not moving up fast enough in the Soprano crime family. 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. Tony rebuffed Jackie, saying that they were different scenarios with different results. Jackie and Tony, along with Silvio Dante and Ralph Cifaretto, belonged to a small crew moving weed and stolen goods. In 2004, Carmine's health began to fail and he suffered a massive stroke while having lunch with Tony, Johnny, and Angelo Garepe at a country club, and soon after died in hospital. Official Sites In 2006, when Tony was shot, Silvio became acting boss of the family. Little Carmine is a capo and the son of Carmine Lupertazzi, the leader of one of New York's Five Families. Let me read to you from the DSM-IV okay? In the series finale, Carlo's son was said to be arrested by the FBI for drug dealing. 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. His uncle made it clear he had to move on or kill his boss. She tells him her name is Isabella and that she is a foreign exchange student staying there while the Cusamanos are away. Dr. Jennifer Melfi He and Burt Gervasi run the North Ward Emergency Merchants Protective Cooperative: an extortion racket hitting storeowners in parts of Newark. Hesh's predictions of their obstinacy proved correct. Phil is less generous in business dealings with the New Jersey family and still harbors anger over Tony's cousin killing Phil's brother Billy. He opens the door: it is Furio. 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. In Tony's brief and bloody war with Junior's crew, following Junior's attempt on Tony's life, Paulie Gualtieri is assigned the hit on Mikey, along with Christopher Moltisanti. Meanwhile, Livia informs Artie that it was Tony who burned down his restaurant that had been in his family for generations. In 2000, a drunken Patsy was observed by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents outside the Soprano family home leveling a gun at Tony through his window. | [8] Rosalie is the widow of Jackie Aprile Sr., who died of cancer, and the mother of Jackie Aprile Jr. and Kelli Aprile. Dolan. With Johnny in federal custody during his federal racketeering trial, Phil Leotardo becomes the acting boss in New York. Tony finds Jimmy's behavior very peculiar and also believes he was released too promptly after his arrest. Under his leadership, the corporate mission was and is to significantly improve the way manufacturing is carried out in the pharmaceutical and energy industries through economically advantageous and environmentally friendly catalytic technologies. Angelo and Rusty, along with Rusty's right-hand man Eddie Pietro, pull most of the strings during the war between Johnny Sack and Little Carmine. 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