Emmy Award winner David Chase finally confirms that Tony died in The Sopranos series finale after refusing to answer the question for years. Emmy Award winner David Chase finally confirms that Tony died in The Sopranos series finale after refusing to answer the question for years.
After 14 years of speculation, The Sopranos' creator David Chase has officially confirmed, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that Tony did in fact die at the end of the series' finale in 2007.
How did he pass away? Gandolfini died unexpectedly during a vacation in Rome with his family on June 19, 2013. His son, Michael, found him unconscious in his hotel bathroom. Paramedics rushed the actor to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead from a heart attack.
All I wanted to do was present the idea of how short life is and how precious it is. The only way I felt I could do that was to rip it away.” Chase explained that he did not think the cut-to-black ending of the show would cause so much division between the fans of the show.
Got Married To Vic Musto From Season 2
After what happened to Tony at Holsten's, Carmela was probably forced to raise their kids on her own. She likely would have reconnected with Vic Musto. Vic was a home decorator and the brother-in-law of Davey Scatino, one of Tony's childhood friends.
So, yes, Tony was killed. That was Chase's plan as he began brainstorming the final episode, and it's what happens after the episode cuts to black. Chase continued to explain the inspiration behind the episode.
Ray Curto, The Secret Informant
Many characters betrayed Tony, but there was one he never knew.
But who ordered the hit on Tony? The answer: Paulie. Paulie makes it clear at the end of s1e13 he has a problem with Tony seeing a woman psychiatrist specifically.
The Sopranos
The finale, with its now-infamous “cut to black” ending, was The Sopranos at its risk-taking best, though many fans were dismayed at the ambiguity of Tony's fate. Some of the cast members even complained that they thought their TV had suffered a glitch while watching the episode's closing moments.
Paulie spent four years in the US Army Signal Corps, where he was eventually drummed out through Section 8 (discharged because of psychiatric reasons).
The tragic tale of Adriana La Cerva (Drea de Matteo) was the saddest ending for any character on the show. The niece of Richie and Jackie Aprile, she was familiar with the temptations and perils of mob life and certainly didn't shy away from it.
Patsy becomes the new boss of the family. Carmine Jr become the new boss in new york, despite his earlier reluctance to do so.
Melfi diagnoses him with antisocial personality disorder (APD)—making him someone who, according to the Mayo Clinic, "consistently shows no regard for right and wrong," "ignores the rights and feelings of others," and shows "no guilt or remorse" for his behavior.
Patsy Has Motive To Kill Tony In The Sopranos
Patsy chooses not to do it and urinates in Tony's pool instead. It has also been implied that he was working with the crew that shot Silvio. It's possible that Patsy hired a hitman to kill Tony in The Sopranos to stage a coup d'état and take over as the boss.
Over the course of The Sopranos' six seasons, Tony Soprano authorized the deaths of twelve people from his offices at the back of Satriale's Pork Store of the Bada Bing strip club. These murders were carried out by loyal lieutenants like Paulie "Walnuts" Gaultieri (Tony Sirico) and Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt).
Another popular anecdote floating around for years is that Sirico agreed to do the series as long as Paulie never became a “rat,” aka government informant, as the actor had a criminal past and took the issue seriously. It seems that is most likely accurate, as Schirripa noted that Sirico said, “I'll never play a rat.”
News of The Walking Dead's ending being changed prior to the series finale has elicited memories of The Sopranos, where creator David Chase admitted to having had different endings in mind before opting to go with the one where the screen fades to black.
What was annoying was how many people wanted to see Tony killed. That bothered me.” Ever since the final episode aired in 2007, the infamous cut-to-black moment had sparked debate among fans as to whether Tony was dead or not – and whether a death should have been shown onscreen.
The writers behind The Sopranos made difficult choices in knocking off characters to make the show more realistic and suspenseful, and the unpredictability that comes with no one being safe is one thing that makes the show so engrossing (and often nail-biting).
Although it's difficult to imagine anyone but Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, he wasn't Chase's first choice for the role. According to reports, Chase wanted Steven Van Zandt to take on the lead role, since he wanted a “non-actor” to star in the series.
He hated Mickey Palmice because he knew Mickey was working against him. He hated Febby Petrullio for talking to the feds and getting his mob colleagues locked up. Tony had a genuine dislike for Ralphie until Ralphie started making Tony a lot of money, and then they actually socialized together.
Tony also upset Junior by placing his mother, Livia Soprano, widow of Junior's brother Johnny, into the Green Grove retirement community. Resentful, Livia tried to take advantage of both of their grudges and gave Junior the go ahead to kill Tony.
"Yeah." - "I went ahead and ordered some for the table." In the first scene of the show, Tony waits in the waiting room of Dr. Melfi's office until she opens the door and calls him in. His final line is at the diner with his family, ordering onion rings and waiting for Meadow as the scene cuts to black.
Tony slept with his ex-girlfriend Irina's cousin Svetlana, and when Irina learns of this, she becomes furious. She calls Tony's home, A.J. answers and she asks to speak to Carmela where she reveals Tony's infidelity not only with herself but also with Svetlana.
Tony refuses to put his uncle in a nursing home, feeling obligated to care for Junior himself with the aid of his sisters and Bobby. In the season six debut episode, Tony arrives at Junior's house one evening. Junior, believing his nephew to be Malanga, shoots Tony in the abdomen.