Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri played by Tony Sirico, is a caporegime (captain) and later underboss in the DiMeo crime family.
Silvio Manfred Dante is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos, portrayed by Steven Van Zandt. He is the consigliere and right-hand man to Tony Soprano in the DiMeo crime family.
Season 2. In season two, when Tony becomes the family's street boss, while Junior remains boss only in name, Paulie is promoted to capo of Tony's old crew.
He was a capo in the DiMeo crime family and led the Aprile crew. He was also the older brother of former DiMeo acting boss Jackie, Sr.
Rank: Associate (was made in Season 3, becoming a Soldier then appointed to Acting Capo of Paulie's Crew during his incarceration and then finally a full Capo in the final two seasons.)
Giovanni Francis "Johnny Boy" Soprano was a capo of the DiMeo crime family. He was the father of Tony Soprano, who would later become boss of the family.
Phil Leotardo is the final antagonist of the HBO series The Sopranos, appearing as the main antagonist in both seasons five and six respectively. He is a ruthless mobster who started off as Capo for the Lupertazzi Crime Family before later becoming it's new leader after the death of his former boss Johnny Sack.
After much deliberation, Tony Soprano promoted Ralph Cifaretto to captain of the Aprile Crew, viewing him as the most qualified for the job, despite the bad blood between them.
However, after an incident of domestic violence in which Richie punched her in the face for defending his son's potential homosexuality, Janice shot and killed Richie and called on her brother to dispose of the body.
Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri played by Tony Sirico, is a caporegime (captain) and later underboss in the DiMeo crime family.
In the first season, Tony is a caporegime and also serves as acting underboss for ailing acting boss Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile in the DiMeo crime family.
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.”
He is nicknamed "Bobby Bacala". A mobster, Bobby is first shown as a soldier and then later top aide to Corrado "Junior" Soprano. Throughout the series, he rises through the ranks of the organized crime organization, becoming a captain, as well as Tony Soprano's brother-in-law.
Although not officially a captain, Bobby was a high ranking soldier who ran Junior Soprano's interests as acting captain and reported directly to Junior, and more recently to Tony Soprano. Prior to his death, he became the underboss of the DiMeo Crime Family, behind only Silvio Dante and Tony Soprano.
However, the cancer had recurred and by "Denial, Anger, Acceptance", he was admitted to hospital and his Acting Underboss Tony Soprano, and Capos visited him there to pay respects.
After Capo Carlo Gervasi turned informant, Paulie Gualtieri was given control of his crew, which also consisted of remnants of Vito Spatafore's crew.
Ray Curto, The Secret Informant
Many characters betrayed Tony, but there was one he never knew.
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.
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.
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.
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.