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86-464: Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero is portrayed by Vincent Pastore . Big Pussy was a longtime close friend and mob enforcer for Tony Soprano , and was also shown to be close friends with fellow DiMeo crime family mobsters Paulie "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri , Silvio Dante , and was once a close friend to Tony's uncle Corrado "Junior" Soprano . In the tie-in video game it is revealed he has an illegitimate son named Joey LaRocca. Samson Moeakiola portrays

172-410: A wire in a cigar box. He then organized a hit on Sal, with Silvio and Paulie, on a boat. After a last toast, Tony, Paulie, and Silvio shot Sal to death, wrapped his body in plastic bags, chains, and weights, and dumped it into the ocean. Sal made several appearances after his death in dreams or flashbacks. Tony and other members of his crew told Sal's friends and family that he disappeared after entering

258-430: A $ 10,000 consolation prize for their charity, which is researching a cure for pancreatic cancer . On April 8, 2011, Pastore and a business partner appeared on Shark Tank for an investment in "Broccoli Wad", a product that holds money. All the "Sharks" wanted out, and Barbara Corcoran said that "this is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen on this show". She later had the idea of putting Pastore's face and name on

344-554: A Time in Brooklyn , Money Train , A Brooklyn State of Mind , The Deli , The Last Don II , Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits and Guy Ritchie 's Revolver . He served as associate producer of the film Doughboys . Pastore's other television credits include Grounded for Life , character Vinnie Fellachio in Son of the Beach , Law & Order (various roles from 1992 to 1996),

430-562: A baseball bat. Richie and Janice Soprano , Tony's sister, used to date in high school. When Richie gets out of prison, he and Janice resume their old relationship and eventually get engaged. Janice frequently encourages Richie to defy Tony, because she wants to be married to the boss. In the end, Richie prepares, with the approval of Tony's Uncle Junior , to take over the family as boss . Richie approaches acting capo Albert "Ally Boy" Barese to ask for his support in his takeover bid, but he declines. After weighing his options, Junior realizes he

516-1042: A bathhouse with Paulie, Sal refused to undress, blaming high blood pressure and alleging it would be bad for his back, but implying it could be because he was wearing a wire . The bathhouse incident further raised the crew's suspicions, especially when Sal disappeared soon afterwards. Paulie took over his collections, and the crew killed Altieri, whom the crew decided had been the rat. Sal resurfaced at Tony's home in 2000, claiming to have been in Puerto Rico receiving treatment from an acupuncturist for his bad back. He started lying to Agent Lipari, showing reluctance to divulge details. Acquaintance Jimmy Bones spots Sal with Agent Lipari, so Sal kills him to prevent him from telling what he knows. After Sal's return, his wife Angie and he experience relationship issues. Angie discusses leaving him with Carmela , who dissuades her, so she settles for sleeping in separate bedrooms. When Tony became acting boss, he made Silvio his consigliere , and Paulie

602-464: A bitter war with Carmine's son, Little Carmine . Johnny also threatened Tony Soprano's family after Soprano's cousin Tony Blundetto committed the unauthorized murder of Joseph "Joey Peeps" Peparelli, Johnny's protégé, on behalf of Little Carmine. After both New York factions suffered heavy casualties, the conflict was brought to an end when Little Carmine surrendered control of the family. This

688-437: A capo, with new addition Furio Giunta on equal footing with Sal despite Sal's years of service. Sal wore a wire to A.J. 's confirmation , but he spent most of the time privately counseling A.J., instead of talking business with the crew. Following Christopher Moltisanti 's shooting by associates Matthew Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte , Sal resumed his loyal soldier role despite his double life as an informant; he tracked down

774-495: A free man is to confront his old partner Peter "Beansie" Gaeta and try to extort money from Beansie's legitimate business investments. 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. Richie then drives over Beansie's legs as he leaves. Richie dislikes Tony's protégé Christopher Moltisanti because of his violent relationship with Richie's niece, Adriana La Cerva , and warns Christopher of

860-512: A good word for him to Tony as a favor for doing the hit. Eugene drives to Boston and finds Teddy eating dinner at a fast-food restaurant and shoots him repeatedly in the head. Eugene then walks out calmly. It is revealed Eugene has been an informant and cooperating witness for the FBI , though it is unclear for how long. After Ray Curto dies of a massive stroke while giving potentially damaging information to Agent Robyn Sanseverino about Tony discussing

946-610: A grim prognosis from an oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic . Phil subsequently threw a celebration to acknowledge his new position as boss of the Lupertazzi family. Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore ( / p æ ˈ s t ɔːr / ; born July 14, 1946) is an American actor. Often cast as a mafioso , he is best known for his portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO series The Sopranos . Pastore

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1032-431: A hit occurred there, set the restaurant ablaze so that the hit would be avoided and Artie could rebuild the restaurant with the payout from his insurance policy. Artie rebuilds the restaurant, renaming it Nuovo Vesuvio. However, Artie had a strong emotional attachment to the old restaurant, which he inherited from his father, and confronts Tony with a hunting rifle in the parking lot of Satriale's when he finds out that Tony

1118-491: A hit. Johnny's efforts to maintain control of his family ultimately proved futile. His lawyer, Ron Perse, floated the possibility of cooperating with the FBI, but John was quick to dismiss this. However, as the trial neared, Ron arranged a deal with the government on Johnny's behalf. Facing a massive asset seizure that would have left both him and his beloved wife destitute, Johnny pleaded guilty to 47 RICO predicates in exchange for

1204-560: A made guy!" Tony justifies his actions by saying that Ralph "disrespected the Bing". Johnny Sack, a high-ranking member in the Lupertazzi family , once ordered a hit on Cifaretto for making an off-color joke about his wife's obesity, although he later cooled down and called it off. Although unknown to Johnny Sack, his own hit was approved by Tony and Carmine in order to protect the highly valuable Esplanade project to which Ralph's involvement

1290-527: A meat cleaver, after which he and Tony bury Ralph's severed head, toupee, and hands on a farm inside a bowling bag, and throw his body, wrapped in canvas, weights and chains off a cliff into a flooded rock quarry, sinking it immediately. Eugene Pontecorvo is portrayed by Robert Funaro . Eugene was a made man in the Aprile Crew. Hesh Rabkin mentions to Soprano family members that Eugene's father committed suicide by inert gas asphyxiation in his vehicle at

1376-463: A murder, the FBI informs Eugene they also refuse to allow him to move to Florida, as they need him as a material witness in New Jersey to help build a case against Tony in the wake of Curto's death. Silvio informs Eugene that Tony denied his request to move to Florida. With Tony and the FBI both hindering his family's chance to escape the mafia life, coupled with his stress at home and seeing it as

1462-483: A radio host on the New Rochelle, New York station WVOX in 2004 and 2012, with guest appearances in-between. In September 2020, Pastore started a podcast with Goumba Johnny called Fuhgeddaboudit with Vinny Pastore . In 2019, Pastore launched a tomato sauce business under the name of Vincent Pastore's Italian Sauce. The sauce is made with San Marzano tomatoes , is non- GMO and has no added sugar. Pastore

1548-410: A reduced sentence of 15 years and a fine of $ 4.2 million, effectively ending his role as boss but leaving Ginny enough money to live comfortably. As part of the deal, he was also required to give an allocution admitting his involvement in organized crime (although he did not reveal the names of any associates, just admitting the mere existence of La Cosa Nostra is a breach of omertà ). Members of both

1634-401: A romantic future with their child which makes her happy, only for Ralph to insult her by telling her if their child is a girl, she should name her "Tracee" because she "is going to become a cock-sucking slob, just like her mother." Tracee spits at him and slaps him in retaliation, and he brutally beats her to death. Tony finds out and strikes him repeatedly. Ralph defends himself by shouting, "I'm

1720-432: A young Bonpensiero in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark . The son of Lino Bonpensiero, Salvatore Bonpensiero started out as a cat burglar , and was affectionately known as Pussy, in reference to those talents. He was called "Big Pussy" to distinguish him from Gennaro "Little Pussy" Malenga. Sal had a wife Angie and three children. He operated an auto body shop with his brother Edward "Duke" Bonpensiero. Sal

1806-604: Is a method of murder or body disposal, usually associated with criminals such as the Mafia or gangs . It involves weighing down the victim, who may be dead or alive, with concrete and throwing them into water in the hope the body will never be found. In the US, the term has become a tongue-in-cheek euphemism for a threat of death by criminals. While a common trope in fiction , only one real-life case has ever been authenticated. Cement shoes involve first binding, incapacitating or killing

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1892-436: Is a regular fixture at the restaurant's bar, flirting with Martina. The restaurant is losing many customers to the new rival restaurant, Da Giovanni's. Nuovo Vesuvio's finances worsen when American Express will not let its customers use its cards there, because several account numbers had been stolen and used to run up charges elsewhere. Artie confronts Martina, who instantly breaks, tearfully admitting to stealing, then passing,

1978-400: Is approached by Frenchman Jean-Philippe, the brother of the new hostess at Vesuvio, for a $ 50,000 short-term loan to distribute Armagnac in the US. Artie agrees to lend him the money at high interest. He tries to borrow the money from Ralph, who declines but mentions it to Tony, who reminds Artie of their friendship and insists that he accept the loan from him. Ten days pass and Jean-Philippe

2064-423: Is better off with Tony in charge and tips him off about Richie's plans. Silvio Dante advises Tony that there is nothing to gain from leaving Richie alive, so Tony instructs Silvio to have Richie killed. However, after returning home one night, Richie gets into an argument with Janice over Richie's son's possible homosexuality , during which he punches her in the mouth before settling down for dinner. Janice leaves

2150-431: Is characterized as an excellent earner but also unstable and prone to violence. He returned to New Jersey in 2000, following the disappearance of Richie Aprile . 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". Tony viewed Ralph as obnoxious and insubordinate, so he passed Ralph over for promotion, and made Gigi Cestone captain of

2236-398: Is divorced. He was previously married to Nancy Berke with whom he has a daughter, Renee. He befriended Berke's subsequent husband and donated the winnings from his stint on The Apprentice to a charity in his name. He currently lives on City Island . In 2014, Pastore was diagnosed with prostate cancer . sleep with the fishes Cement shoes , concrete shoes , or Chicago overcoat

2322-417: Is later tasked with reclaiming Tony's assumed debt from Jean-Philippe. Furio eventually becomes infatuated with Tony's wife, Carmela , who shares the same feelings. The two never truly become romantically entwined, which creates significant sexual tension between them. Carmela repeatedly finds excuses to visit Furio including assisting him in buying and decorating a house and planning a house-warming party. At

2408-611: Is never stated whether Furio has been found. John Sacrimoni , better known as Johnny Sack , is played by Vincent Curatola . He was the longtime underboss of Carmine Lupertazzi , the boss of the Brooklyn -based Lupertazzi crime family . Until he received a severance package , he operated largely out of Essany Scaffolding. Until incarcerated, Sacrimoni resided on a comfortable estate in North Caldwell, New Jersey. As underboss, he handled political payoffs and bid-rigging for

2494-540: Is not answering the phone. Artie goes to his home; Jean-Philippe says plainly that the deal has failed and there is no money. Artie attacks him. Jean-Philippe gets the better of him, rips out his earring, and throws him out. At home, Artie overdoses on alcohol and pills and calls Tony to apologize. Tony deduces that his friend is trying to kill himself and calls 911. At the hospital, Tony says that Artie can clear his $ 6,000 tab at Nuovo Vesuvio in lieu of payment. Artie expresses admiration that Tony could intuitively foresee that

2580-549: Is played by Kathrine Narducci . Charmaine is the wife of Artie Bucco and a childhood friend of Carmela and Tony Soprano . She co-owns the restaurant Nuovo Vesuvio with her husband. Charmaine runs the front of the house, and Artie is the head chef. Charmaine's education is referenced periodically in the series: in The Test Dream it is revealed that she is a licensed notary public and in Everybody Hurts it

2666-501: Is revealed that she went to the Wharton School of Business . She and her husband have three children: Chiara Bucco, Melissa Bucco, and Arthur "Art" Bucco III. In Season 1, Charmaine and Carmela drift apart. Charmaine resents that Carmela enjoys an affluent lifestyle that is only made possible by her husband's criminal activities. She discourages Artie from associating with Tony because of his criminal lifestyle. When Carmela hires

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2752-441: Is to extract payment from a tanning salon owner whose wife has convinced him to withhold payment. He breaks the owner's arm with a baseball bat and shoots him in the kneecap —all of which make a positive impression on Tony. In Season 3 in " Amour Fou ", Furio is shot in the leg by Jackie Aprile Jr. while Jackie and his friends Dino Zerilli and Carlo Renzi rob Ralph Cifaretto 's card game in an attempt to gain recognition amongst

2838-511: Is unlikely he will approve. Eugene attempts to bribe Tony with David Yurman watches for Tony, Carmela, Meadow and A.J. He again tries to coax Tony by handing him over a share of the inheritance. Christopher Moltisanti assigns Eugene the task of killing Teddy Spirodakis in Boston who owed Christopher money and failed to pay him. Eugene is reluctant but must follow Christopher's order due to his rank of capo . Chris assures Eugene that he will put in

2924-751: The Neapolitan Camorra crime boss Annalisa Zucca for Furio to be transferred to New Jersey to work for him as part of an international car theft operation deal. In order to get Furio a visa, Tony initially gets him a job as a mozzarella maker in the Nuovo Vesuvio Restaurant, enticing Artie Bucco with the idea that Tony will pay Furio's salary and he does not have to be on the restaurant's payroll. Furio becomes one of Tony's most feared enforcers, intimidating and beating up multiple people who owe Tony money, as well as acting as Tony's driver and bodyguard . Furio's first assignment

3010-568: The fourth season of the American version of the competitive dance series Dancing with the Stars . He withdrew from the competition after only one week. Pastore said that he found the necessary training and preparation too physically demanding. John Ratzenberger took his place in the competition. Pastore was featured as a contestant on the January 2008 edition of Celebrity Apprentice . In

3096-573: The 2012 indie feature Surviving Family . He appears in the 2013 film I'm in Love with a Church Girl . In 2014, he appeared in the Broadway musical Bullets Over Broadway as Nick Valenti. Pastore lost 29 lbs on the fourth season of the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006. On February 20, 2007, ABC announced that Pastore would participate in

3182-473: The Aprile crew. After Cestone dies of a heart attack, Tony reluctantly installs Ralph as capo. In the episode " University ", Ralph is involved with a 20-year-old stripper named Tracee, who becomes pregnant with his child. At the Bing, Tracee insults Ralph in front of his friends and makes fun of his perceived lack of masculinity. He follows her outside, where they argue. Ralph sweet-talks Tracee by telling her of

3268-521: The Buccos to cater a silent auction fundraiser at the Soprano home, Carmela treats Charmaine like a servant. 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. Following a series of escalating arguments, Artie and Charmaine separate. Artie moves out of

3354-640: The Lupertazzi family, was particularly disgusted by his predecessor's decision. Phil himself had previously stood trial and been sentenced to 20 years. Other mobsters including Richie Aprile, Tony Blundetto and "Feech" La Manna had all previously stood trial with lengthy sentences over their heads and never faltered. During his incarceration, Johnny developed lung cancer . He died at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri not long after receiving

3440-414: The Lupertazzi organization. Sacrimoni became boss after Carmine's death, and was also a friend of Tony Soprano . His wife Ginny was obese, and he reacted violently to remarks about her weight. He once ordered a hit on Ralph Cifaretto for making one such off-color joke, although he later called it off. Although unknown to Johnny, Tony and Carmine approved a hit on him (later called off) in order to protect

3526-490: The Lustgarden Foundation. On July 1, 2008, Pastore appeared on NBC 's new show, Celebrity Family Feud , as part of a family team trying to win $ 50,000 for their favorite charity. He first competed, with his friends and family, against the cast of The Girls Next Door . Then Pastore's team made it to the finals against Kathie Lee Gifford 's family, but did not win. However, Pastore and his team picked up

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3612-571: The Season 4 penultimate episode " Eloise ", Furio witnesses Tony's infidelity firsthand on a night out at a casino. A helicopter has been arranged to take them home and while Tony is urinating on the tarmac, Furio suddenly grabs him by his jacket and contemplates pushing Tony into the rear rotor blades of the helicopter. "What the fuck you doin'?!" exclaims Tony in a very inebriated voice. Furio then pulls him away and plays it off by telling Tony "You were standing too close...". Furio, no longer able to bear

3698-409: The Soprano and Lupertazzi families were angered by his admission, believing that John should have stood trial and stayed silent instead of confirming his membership and rank in the Lupertazzi crime family . Once sentenced and incarcerated, Johnny was considered persona non grata among his former associates. Phil Leotardo , the former acting-boss during Johnny's incarceration and now de facto boss of

3784-720: The VH1 Marc Cronin-produced reality show Famous Food . In the show, contestants are assigned the task of opening a restaurant on the Sunset Strip . He appeared with Joseph R. Gannascoli on Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back on January 21, 2020. Pastore previously hosted The Wiseguy Show on Sirius Satellite Radio on the now defunct Raw Dog channel 104. Described as a "weekly three-hour celebration of Italian-American culture." Produced by Sopranos co-star Steven Van Zandt , it currently airs on Wednesdays from 6pm-9pm ET. He has also had stints as

3870-692: The age of 52. It is implied he is from North Bergen, New Jersey . Eugene was introduced on the show as an associate in the Soprano crime family in the episode " Proshai, Livushka ". Eugene subsequently becomes a made man in the following episode " Fortunate Son " along with Christopher Moltisanti . In Season 6's premiere episode " Members Only ", Eugene inherited $ 2 million from his deceased aunt. He begins developing serious stress with his home life due to his wife pushing him to talk Tony into allowing them to retire to Fort Myers, Florida . When Eugene discusses this with Tony, Tony says he would think about it, but he states that Eugene took an oath , indicating that it

3956-424: The boss, whom Richie had known since before Tony had become a made man . Richie feels he is entitled to more control and a higher ranking position in the family for having paid his dues in prison. Tony promises to give Richie his due, an offer which Richie immediately rebuffs, saying Tony does not have the authority to do it. Richie's tensions with Tony escalate throughout Season 2 . One of Richie's first actions as

4042-425: The box, and labeling it "Vinnie's Wad". She offered $ 50,000 for a 40% stake in the company, and would give half of her ownership to Pastore in exchange for his name and face on the packaging; Pastore and his partner agreed. A year later, Pastore made an appearance on an episode of truTV 's World's Smartest Inventions after his commercial for "The Broccoli Wad" aired on the show. As of July 10, 2011 he appeared on

4128-488: The burden that the internal conflict is causing him (that of his feelings conflicting with his honor, as well as his respect for the "family" hierarchy), sells his house and moves back to Italy. Carmela is devastated, and eventually reveals her feelings for him in an argument with Tony, to which Tony replies "If certain people see him, he's a dead man". In Season 5, it is said that Tony has men looking for him in Italy. However, it

4214-506: The cast of General Hospital as Maximus Giambetti, father of two characters on the show. He once again plays a mobster. He had roles in 2008's College Road Trip and Our Last Days As Children . He also starred in the 2008 film Dough Boys . In 2009, Pastore starred in Pavaline Studio's debut short film, Alienated . In 2010, he starred in the award-winning indie mob-comedy Pizza With Bullets . Pastore played Mayor Avenoso in

4300-830: The character Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero . In addition to The Sopranos , he has appeared in Mickey Blue Eyes , Flodders in America , Two Family House (with The Sopranos cast mates Michael Rispoli , Kathrine Narducci , Matt Servitto , Michele Santopietro and Sharon Angela ), Under Hellgate Bridge , Riding in Cars with Boys , Witness to the Mob , Deuces Wild , Made , Mafia! , The Hurricane , Serving Sara , American Cousins , A Tale of Two Pizzas , This Thing of Ours , Remedy , Shark Tale , Bachelor Party Vegas , The Family , Once Upon

4386-513: The charge card numbers to Benny. Artie is enraged and storms to Benny's house in the middle of the night. Benny tries to deny his involvement, and Artie starts a brawl, knocking Benny unconscious on his front porch. A furious Benny tells Tony he wants Artie dead, but Tony is able to keep him from doing so. Later, Artie appears to restore his business. Artie had also catered Christopher Moltisanti 's belated bachelor party at Nuovo Vesuvio without coming into confrontation with Benny. Charmaine Bucco

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4472-448: The concrete because it was not given enough time to dry before being thrown into the ocean. Concrete has been used as a weight to dispose of a body. In 1941, the body of Philadelphia racketeer Johnnie Goodman was found by a crab fisherman in a New Jersey creek, weighed down with an 18-kilogram (40-pound) block of concrete. On August 24, 1964, the body of Ernest Rupolo , aged 52, a trigger man who informed on Vito Genovese in 1944,

4558-468: The consequences should he ever hit her again while they are still unmarried. Christopher's two young associates, Matthew Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte , learn of Richie's dislike for their boss, and shoot Christopher, hoping to impress Richie. The shooting goes wrong, however, and Christopher survives while Sean is killed. Richie had nothing to do with planning the hit, and when he learns of it, he refuses to help Bevilaqua and chases him off his premises waving

4644-487: The crime family. In Season 4 in " Everybody Hurts ", a sly Frenchman named Jean-Philippe talks Artie Bucco into temporarily lending him $ 50,000 for a business venture to distribute Armagnac in the US. Artie borrows the money from Tony Soprano, but when Artie goes to Jean-Philippe's apartment to collect the money, he claims he does not have it and does not know when or if he is going to get it. Artie and Jean-Philippe scuffle briefly, but Artie leaves bruised and bloodied. Furio

4730-440: The deal would go bad and so he would be able to profit from it; this makes Tony furious. Someone rings the bell at Jean-Philippe's apartment. He opens the door: it is Furio. In the third episode of Season 5, Tony learns that Artie has been living in a Motel 6 since the separation from his wife. Tony offers to let Artie stay in his mother's old house, where Tony has been living since his separation from Carmela . Artie accepts, and

4816-486: The end of Season 1, Artie learns from Tony's mother, Livia , that Tony was responsible for the arson at his original restaurant co-owned with his wife, Vesuvio, in Essex County, New Jersey . Tony's Uncle Junior had planned to stage a hit at Vesuvio on "Little Pussy" Malanga, despite Tony's repeated requests to move the location of the hit. Tony, knowing that the restaurant's patrons would be permanently chased away if

4902-537: The escaped Bevilaqua, and shot him to death with Tony. Sal eventually gave Agent Lipari information on Soprano's stolen airline tickets scam, leading to Tony's brief arrest. Tony accepted his suspicions about Sal after a portentous dream in which Sal appeared to him as a talking fish, a clear reference to the Mafia-related saying " sleep with the fishes ". To be certain, he searched for evidence in Sal's home and found

4988-555: The family home, but the two still reluctantly run the business together. Charmaine ultimately reconciles with Artie in Season 6. Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto is portrayed by Joe Pantoliano . Ralph is not present in Season 1 or 2, as he spends a prolonged period of time in Miami , Florida, and lived in Delray Beach, Florida . Ralph first appears as a soldier in the Aprile Crew in the second episode of Season 3, " Proshai, Livushka ". He

5074-402: The first and only documented case of "cement shoes" was reported. The body of Brooklyn gang member Peter Martinez, aged 28, better known on the streets as Petey Crack, washed up near Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn. His head was wrapped in duct tape, the immediate cause of his death. His feet and shins were encased in concrete set inside a five-gallon bucket. His body floated to the shore due to air in

5160-715: The friends of the Italian man that dances with Gail, whom Kleinfeld insults. He is listed in the credits as "Vinny Pastore" playing "Copa Wiseguy." Pastore got a bigger role in the comedy/crime film The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995) as Tony Scarboni, one of the three gangsters and Lazarro's (played by Alan Arkin ) clients. In the 1996 HBO television movie Gotti , Pastore played the character of Angelo Ruggiero , alongside future Sopranos cast members Tony Sirico , Frank Vincent and Dominic Chianese . In 1999, Pastore got his biggest role in The Sopranos , where he played

5246-517: The health problems of his comare 's mother. In 1998, he was arrested at a card game run by Soprano family capo Jimmy Altieri. He tried to escape but threw his back out and was caught. He was quickly bailed out, but was confined to his home due to injury. Dirty cop Vin Makazian told Tony he had a rat in his organization and pointed the finger at Sal. Tony assigned Paulie Gualtieri to investigate, and to kill Sal, but only if he saw explicit proof. At

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5332-672: The highly valuable Esplanade project to which Ralphie's involvement was key. Johnny cultivated a friendship with Paulie Gualtieri , making use of him as a source of information about the Soprano family business. The relationship began when Paulie felt sidelined by Tony over the Esplanade construction project and proved most fruitful when Paulie was imprisoned in 2002 — a time when he felt particularly neglected by his friends. Johnny lied to Paulie — telling him that Carmine held him in high regard and often asked about him. This encouraged Paulie to place more faith in his friendship with Johnny than in

5418-479: The house-warming they share a sexually charged dance. Furio later claims he forgot his sunglasses at the Soprano house, just as a ploy to talk with Carmela. When Furio's father dies, he returns to Italy for the funeral. He seeks the advice of his uncle, another Mafia member, telling him that Italy no longer feels like home and that he is in love with his boss's wife, feeling that they could truly communicate. His uncle makes it clear he has to move on or kill his boss. In

5504-588: The loyalty of his friends in the Soprano crime family. Through Paulie, Johnny learned about Tony's Frelinghuysen Avenue property windfall and HUD scam — allowing the Lupertazzi crime family to demand a piece of the action because their mutual interests made both projects possible. It was also Paulie who told John about Ralphie's insult about Ginny's weight. After a chance meeting with Carmine, Paulie discovered that Carmine did not even know who he was. Angered by John's deceit, Paulie became one of his biggest detractors. Following Carmine's 2004 death, Johnny's crew engaged in

5590-631: The new office park construction project – another shared venture like the Esplanade project. Johnny was granted a six-hour release from prison to attend his daughter Allegra's wedding, and agreed to cover the cost of U.S. Marshals and metal detectors . When the time came for Johnny to leave, he was reluctant to go, desiring to wait until his daughter and her new husband departed. However, the marshals blocked her limousine and dragged Johnny away in handcuffs, causing him to break down in tears. When Lupertazzi capo Rusty Millio continued to make trouble for Johnny, Johnny reached out to Tony for help, and Tony arranged

5676-583: The ocean. Despite being a theme in Hollywood movies like Lady in Cement and books like E. L. Doctorow 's Billy Bathgate , whether such a cumbersome and time-consuming method of execution was practical remained in question. Cement takes many hours or even days to fully harden and, until 2016, there was never a documented case—although crime historian Thomas Reppetto said there have probably been real-life examples that have never been found. In May 2016,

5762-403: The old friends reconcile. In Season 6, Artie and Charmaine reconcile. There is a growing sense of dissatisfaction amongst Nuovo Vesuvio's diners, culminating in the episode " Luxury Lounge ". Artie has hired another young hostess whom he lusts after—Martina, an undocumented Albanian immigrant he has been helping through the U.S. government's immigration process. Soprano crew associate Benny Fazio

5848-520: The only way to allow his family to gain his inheritance and to move to Florida, Eugene hangs himself in his basement. Various characters give their opinion on his suicide but the nature of his death is never brought to Tony. Furio Giunta is played by Federico Castelluccio . Furio is an Italian gangster, referred to as a zip , working for Tony Soprano . Furio first appears in Season 2 in " Commendatori " as Tony's contact when visiting Italy who speaks both Italian and English. In Italy, Tony negotiates with

5934-444: The role of acting boss, while Johnny's brother-in-law Anthony Infante acted as a back channel for communications. Ginny remained supportive, often visiting him in prison. Johnny became more selfish while imprisoned, disregarding the problems of subordinates while saying that his "situation" should take precedence. He ordered Phil to maintain a good relationship with Tony and avoid starting a war over any business disputes, particularly

6020-492: The room and returns with a gun, shooting Richie twice and killing him. Distraught, she calls Tony, who has Christopher and Furio Giunta meet him to remove Richie's body. They bring his corpse to Satriale's to dismember it while Tony sends Janice off to Olympia, Washington to lie low. Arthur "Artie" Bucco Jr. is played by John Ventimiglia . Artie is a restaurateur and chef, and childhood friend of Tony Soprano , attending elementary school together. Artie appears throughout

6106-416: The second week, he participated in raising $ 52,286 by selling hot dogs on a Manhattan street for The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research. In a task of selling Broadway show tickets, with Pastore as project manager, he led his team to raise $ 33,300 for charity. In the fifth week, he got into a faked, blow-out conflict with the project manager of the task, Piers Morgan , in order to see if he could get

6192-415: The series, from the first episode to the penultimate episode. He and his wife, Charmaine Bucco , have three children: Chiara Bucco, Melissa Bucco, and Arthur "Art" Bucco III. Charmaine is frequently concerned about his attraction to Tony's criminal life and often warns Artie about his occasional attempts at involvement. Despite Artie and Tony's close friendship, their relationship sees several low points. At

6278-484: The show and Trump eventually accepted Pastore's resignation after trying to convince him to stay. The show ended with a sequence based on the series finale of The Sopranos , ending abruptly before Pastore could give the customary end-of-show interview in the cab. Week 6 episode begins with Pastore meeting his ex-wife Nancy in a restaurant and presenting her the check he received for being project manager for $ 50,000, in memory of her husband, Mitchell Burke's memorial fund with

6364-605: The soap opera One Life to Live , host of Repo-Men/Stealing for a Living , Ed , Queens Supreme , Vegas , Everybody Hates Chris , The Making of the Mob: New York , Blue Bloods , The Making of the Mob: Chicago , and an uncredited voice role in the television program Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Terry. In 2007, Pastore starred in the independent feature film P.J.: A Journey of the Heart . In 2008, he joined

6450-456: The suspicious timing of the fire with the $ 200,000 insurance payout, which was used for his son's medical expenses. Ralph denies the accusation, and rebukes and mocks Tony for being emotionally attached to the horse. A fight ensues in Ralph's kitchen during which Tony beats and strangles Ralph to death. Tony calls Christopher to dispose of the body. Chris dismembers Ralph's body in his bathtub with

6536-415: The victim and then placing each foot into a bucket or box, which is then filled with wet concrete (a mixture of cement powder, rock, water and sand), or even simply cement powder and water. Typically in films and novels, the victim is still alive as they watch the concrete harden, heightening the torture and drama. After the concrete sets, the victim is thrown into a body of water such as a river, lake or

6622-458: The witness protection program. Richard "Richie" Aprile is played by David Proval . Richie is the older brother of acting DiMeo crime family boss Jackie Aprile Sr. , and was a capo in the DiMeo crime family before being sent to prison for ten years. Richie was previously married and fathered a son, Richie Aprile Jr. Richie returned from prison to a very different family, with Tony Soprano as

6708-406: The women to let him on their team to spy on them. The episode had played out like an episode of The Sopranos with Pastore switching allegiances multiple times. Pastore was deliberately "ratted out" to the women by Morgan in the end, to make Pastore look bad to the women. While Pastore and the men then lost their task, before Trump even lifted a finger to fire anyone that week, Pastore resigned from

6794-443: Was a soldier in the Soprano crew, and he backed "Johnny Boy" Soprano's wishes to have Tony Soprano become capo following Johnny's death in 1986. In order to put his children through college, he dealt heroin on the side. Sometime between 1995 and 1998, Sal was caught by the FBI and decided to inform against the Soprano crew in order to avoid the possibility of life in prison . He was assigned Agent Skip Lipari as his handler. He

6880-637: Was born on July 14, 1946, to an Italian-American family in the Bronx , New York City, and grew up in New Rochelle, New York . Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and then attended Pace University for three years, before eventually going into the acting industry after befriending Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon . On June 3, 2015, during an appearance on Good Day New York , Pastore said he

6966-427: Was followed by Johnny's tentative reconciliation with Tony Soprano, who had personally taken Tony Blundetto's life to bury the hatchet. Johnny's time as boss was cut short when he was arrested by the FBI after the family's consigliere, Jimmy Petrille , turned state's evidence . While in jail awaiting trial, Johnny remained in control of the Lupertazzi family. In the sixth season, Johnny entrusted Phil Leotardo with

7052-616: Was found in Jamaica Bay , New York, with concrete blocks tied to his legs. It is also speculated that bootlegger Rocco Perri was murdered by being fitted with cement shoes and thrown into Hamilton Harbour in 1944. The French Army allegedly used cement shoes on Algerians who were murdered on so-called " death flights " during the Algerian War . The victims were called " crevettes Bigeard  [ fr ] " 'Bigeard shrimp' after General Marcel Bigeard , who allegedly ordered

7138-472: Was in the club business for close to 30 years, and got into acting in his forties. Pastore has made a career of portraying Italian-American gangsters in film and television. He began with small parts in the 1990s, in films such as Goodfellas and Carlito's Way . In Goodfellas , he is briefly seen rolling a coat rack through the kitchen of The Bamboo Lounge and is credited as "Vinny Pastore" playing "Man with Coat Rack". In Carlito's Way , he portrays one of

7224-447: Was key. Ralph purchases a prize racehorse from Hesh Rabkin named Pie-O-My. While Ralph only cares about the horse as a means to make money, Tony becomes emotionally attached to the horse. When Ralph's son Justin is accidentally impaled in the chest with an arrow as part of a game, Ralph is devastated and turns to Father Intintola for guidance. After Pie-O-My dies in a stable fire under questionable circumstances, Tony confronts Ralph over

7310-432: Was responsible. Eventually, Artie believes Tony's repeated denials of having been the arsonist. There is a brief tension between the two, but by the end of the Season 1 finale, they have made up. In Season 3, Artie becomes infatuated with Adriana. When she quits working as a hostess at his restaurant, he unsuccessfully tries to court her. This causes a rift in his marriage to Charmaine and the two separate. In Season 4, Artie

7396-411: Was revealed as an informant in the episode " Do Not Resuscitate ". 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. He traveled to Boca Raton to persuade Junior to return to New Jersey and settle a trucking dispute with Aprile. However, Sal was suspiciously late for the sit-down and blamed

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