Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster
Surely most know him for his role as an always looking sharp gangster that went by the name of Paulie Walnuts in the acclaimed TV series "The Sopranos", but actor Tony Sirico was algo a known figure in the underworld outside of filming sets.
Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti have a higher kill count than Paulie, due to their contributing actions to the deaths of many more characters. However, Paulie takes the lead over both characters by directly killing nine people compared to both Christopher's seven and Tony's eight.
Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is an Italian American former mobster who was de facto boss of the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family before becoming a government witness in 1999. Fictional mob boss Tony Soprano, the protagonist of the HBO series The Sopranos, is said to be based upon Palermo.
Apparently shot in the head. Though officially, according to HBO, his fate is ultimately unknown as he may have survived. Suffocated with a pillow in her apartment, after she caught him searching her bedroom for cash.
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.
Silvio Dante
Silvio is considered one of the best-dressed characters in the show and he was all about the suits. He was rarely seen wearing casual outfits and when he did, they were often open expensive bowling shirts with white vests.
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.
1 "Pine Barrens" (2001)
And it's perhaps the show's funniest episode – "Pine Barrens," from season 3 – that also happens to be the best Sopranos episode and the highest-rated on IMDb, with a score of 9.7/10.
Psychopath Ralphie arranged the hit at the prompting of Tony(who was ready to inflict a little payback after Jackie Jr. brokethe heart of his daughter Meadow).
The reason why Ray Liotta turned down 'The Sopranos' role.
Fat Tony made his debut on “The Simpsons” in 1991. Tony Soprano arrived on HBO in 1999.
Tony Soprano was almost played by someone else
As it turns out, the show's creator, David Chase, was originally debating whether to cast Steven Van Zandt as Tony. However, he ultimately decided to give Gandolfini the role and had Van Zandt play Silvio.
1 "Pine Barrens" (2001)
"Pine Barrens" is the highest-rated episode of The Sopranos, according to IMDb ratings, and is widely considered its funniest, too.
One of the most disturbing scenes in Sopranos history is when Tony's therapist, Dr. Melfi, is raped. The scene is long and unflinching in its realism, and would be upsetting to watch in any case, but is especially disturbing given that the audience feels attached to Melfi, a main character on the show.
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 has seemingly betrayed Vito—and thus the family—by selling him out. In The Godfather, this kind of betrayal is the worst of all sins. We see the matter discussed, in the Corleone family office, just before the viewer spends time in front of Clemenza's cozy abode.
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.”
Having Paulie brought to the Corleone compound Sonny Corleone deduced that Gatto had sold out his father. Sonny ordered Clemenza to have Gatto killed as soon as possible, saying he did not want to see Gatto again.
Capicola, also referred to as coppa, capocollo, or even gabagool among New York's Italian-American population, is an Italian cured meat made from pork shoulder and neck. It originated in Piacenza in the north of Italy and in the Calabria region in the south.
Five Families, moniker given to the five major Italian American Mafia families in New York City: Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese. The families and their inner workings were publicly revealed in 1963, when a Mafia soldier testified at a congressional hearing.