At Meadow Soprano's graduation, Tony proposed Christopher for membership (becoming a made man). In April 1999 Christopher also assisted in the murder of Jimmy Altieri by luring him to a hotel room where he was shot by Silvio Dante. Soprano's mother, Livia, held Moltisanti in high regard because he had once put up her storm windows, and this affection may have saved him from a worse fate. They have two children together: Meadow Soprano and Anthony "A.J." Moltisanti was also entrusted with traveling to meet an aging family of hitmen with Silvio while organizing a hit on Johnny Sack. THE SOPRANOS ended was left open in case James Gandolfini wanted to do a Tony Soprano revival claims Big Pussy star Vincent Pastore ahead … They later agreed to bury the hatchet due to their mutual friendship. This created a gradually building tension between the two that peaked during the Pine Barrens incident. (2002), Credenzo Curtis and Stanley Johnson: After being released from the Eleuthera drug recovery program, Tony gave Christopher the responsibility of hiring a couple of assassins to take out New York boss Carmine Lupertazzi, Sr. at the request of, Raoul: Christopher threw a brick at him and then Paulie shot him. Chris also loved expensive cars, having owned a 1997 Lexus LS400, 1999 Mercedes CLK 430, 2000 Land Rover Range Rover, 2003 Hummer H2, John Sacramoni's 2004 Maserati Coupé (which "Sacks" sold after he was arrested), and the 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT, which he purchased after the Maserati was seized by the government and which he crashed while driving intoxicated with Tony as passenger. Full Name Blundetto, Soprano, and Moltisanti all grew up and played on a farm owned by their uncle, Pat Blundetto. (2002), J.T. Tony gets arrested and goes to jail. Chris supplied drugs to the band, ordering that they take them to stay hopped up. and Moltisanti killed him. He noticed a crow on the windowsill at the ceremony and took this as a bad omen. Chris' readiness for the responsibility of leading his own crew is unclear as he is distracted by a potential career in Hollywood, has relapsed into drug use, and displays unresolved feelings over his murdered fiancee. In March 1999 Prior to the failed attempt on Tony's life , William "Petite" Clayborn and Rasheen Ray, the two men hired to perform the contract on Tony, tailed Christopher Moltisanti in their Ford Taurus, a fact that Christopher remembers and which allows Tony and his crew to realise that Junior took out a contract on him. Silvio was actually the guiding force behind Patsy's actions, as he was also jealous of Chris' promotion. In the second season Chris is shot by his subordinates Matthew Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte but survives. Later, the two got drunk on the wine they had stolen, and Moltisanti recalled telling Soprano of Adriana's treachery. Blundetto arranged a meeting with the doctor who treated Tony and Adriana following the crash to explain that both passengers must have been upright and in their seat belts when it occurred. Months later, Moltisanti was back in AA meetings. These trucks were under the protection of Junior Soprano, and the hijacking prompted Junior to request a sit-down and demand compensation. (1999), Sean Gismonte: Shot and killed by Chris in self-defense after he and associate, Carlo Renzi: Shot in the head and killed by Chris in self-defense during poker game robbery. Moltisanti was partnered with Paulie and told to split the difference. When Sack resolved his dispute with Ralphie, the hit was called off. Tony Soprano has been a father figure to Christopher since the death of his father, Dickie Moltisanti. In January 2001 Moltisanti was present when Jackie Aprile, Jr. and friends tried to rob a card game run by Pontecorvo. In November 2000 He also opened the Crazy Horse Nightclub in Long Branch, New Jersey with Furio Giunta as a partner,and Adrianna as front operator. Throughout this time, Chris maintains a turbulent and sometimes violent relationship with Adriana. Christopher also tried to help his girlfriend, Adriana La Cerva, establish a career as a record producer. David Chase instead offered him the role of playing Paulie Gualtieri; Sirico agreed under the condition that his … He then bonds his nephew to him by having him murder the recently retired Lieutenant Detective Barry Haydu, after telling Chris that Haydu had murdered his father. Deceased (Suffocated in a car crash), November 2007, New Jersey. Chris later travels to his uncle Pat Blundetto's farm alongside Tony and Tony B. He initially planned to place the body in a Kolar Bros. dumpster to send a warning, à la Luca Brasi from The Godfather. As the newest member of the Family, Moltisanti got control of a betting shop and was charged with a minimum weekly dues payment to his capo: Paulie Gualtieri. (At first he refused, but Adriana warned Meadow would go elsewhere to a less reputable dealer and possibly receive harmfully adulterated drugs or be raped and murdered.) Partner Dolan, looking for someone to talk to. He also had problems with substance abuse, eventually becoming addicted to heroin and alcohol, and being forced into rehab by his family (particularly his uncle), friends, and his fiancee, Adriana. First Appearance At Jackie's funeral, Chris is arrested on a gambling charge along with Patsy Parisi and Silvio Dante. In the third season Chris finally becomes a made man. AJ Soprano reads Howard Zinn's A People's History of United States, for no apparent reason. Janice Soprano Baccalieri, played by Aida Turturro, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Although they were able to successfully conceal the body, Soprano decided his nephew needed help. Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri is a fictional character portrayed by Tony Sirico on the HBO series The Sopranos, one of the chief henchmen of series protagonist Tony Soprano. "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero convinced him to put it elsewhere as the mystery would be more effective and bring less heat to the crew. He and Tony were injured in a serious car accident while driving back from a meeting with Phil Leotardo and the New York crew. July 20 1972 They became engaged before he is sent to rehab. Moltisanti's drug use spiraled out of control following his temporary promotion. Moltisanti also continues his work as a writer and actor, even creating a screenplay which was praised by Studio executives. Brendan and two others go through with the heist, which ends in the accidental death of the driver. Shortly before the shooting, Chris and Adriana had gotten into a fight and she moved in with her mother, but Chris gets her back by proposing to her, against her mother's advice. Moltisanti is a roommate of Brendan Filone before his murder and engaged to Adriana La Cerva before her murder. Junior, angered that his authority was flouted, stages a mock execution for Chris in the New Jersey Meadowlands. On the nature side, Christopher - like his gambling addict cousin Tony Blundetto - likely inherited his addictive personality; Christopher's mother Joanne was shown to be an alcoholic, his cousin Hugo ("Hugh") DeAngelis (Carmela Soprano's father) was shown (in "Marco Polo") to be, at minimum, a borderline alcoholic, and his father, Dickie, had been drug-addicted. Later, the two get drunk on the wine they had stolen, and Chris recalls telling Tony of Adriana's treachery. When Tony calls upon him to dispose of Ralph Cifaretto's body, he realizes that Chris is high on heroin. Although a different blood relation than being the brother to one of his parents, Tony Soprano affectionately considered Christopher a nephew due to the age difference, and had looked out for him over the years, as Christopher never had a father figure growing up (his actual father, Dickie, was killed when Christopher was very young). Corrado "Junior" Soprano: Former Boss (1999-2005). Matthew Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte were his subordinates in this operation. He had a belated bachelor party with the Soprano crime family at Nuovo Vesuvio where "Larry Boy" Barese made a toast to his future. Despite this temporary designation, however, Tony's actual Consigliere and Underboss, Silvio and Paulie, respectively, still outranked Christopher. (Photo by HBO) “This will be the definitive Sopranos podcast,” said Imperioli, 53, who won an Emmy award for his starring role as Christopher Moltisanti, the protégé of Tony Soprano. Tony suffocated his nephew by pinching his nostrils shut, leading Christopher to asphyxiate to … When discussing making a biographical movie of Joe Gallo with Jon Favreau, Moltisanti mentions that he vaguely remembered Gallo being murdered in 1972, as he was only a kid (3 years old). Chris is promoted to capo, in keeping with Tony's long term plan to raise his nephew through the ranks until he eventually is appointed boss. Christopher Moltisanti Chris' crew get involved in a credit card fraud scam; his AA sponsor James "Murmur" Zancone and Benny Fazio take numbers from local businesses and sell them on to associates Ahmed and Muhammad. There is friction when Chris has difficulty making payments to Paulie, who subsequently humiliates him. Christopher invited Emil to a sit-down at Satriale's and shot him in the head while he was snorting cocaine. In a dream, Tony admits to Dr. Melfi that he did in fact murder Christopher as well as other friends and family members before, specifically mentioning his cousin Tony Blundetto and his best friend Big Pussy Bonpensiero. (2004), Teddy Spirodakis: Chris asked Eugene Pontecorvo to do him the favor of going to whack Spirodakis in exchange for Chris' putting in a good word to Tony for Eugene's retirement from the Family. Moltisanti later relapsed into heroin use and wept to his uncle out of grief for Adriana. We run down some of the more intriguing possibilities to explain what really happened in that famous ending. Although they successfully hide the body, Tony decides his nephew needs help. Tony trusts Christopher with sensitive tasks, such as disposing of the bodies of murdered capos Richie Aprile and Ralph Cifaretto, and arranging the assassination of New York boss Carmine Lupertazzi. Moltisanti was engaged to Adriana La Cerva before her murder. Christopher Moltisanti's legitimate job at the time was a Union Safety Official position in a local union that Tony got for him in order to keep the IRS off his financial history. On their way home they spotted some bikers robbing a strip mall and took part of the haul for themselves. He is spared only after Tony Blundetto intercedes for him. Moltisanti's substance abuse was likely a result of nature as well as nurture. Christopher was occasionally haunted by Kolar's ghost. Another example was where Christopher and Adriana used a bong of marijuana along with Furio prior to attending the funeral of Livia Soprano, and his subsequent high came to the notice of Carmela when people were trying to recall good memories of her at the wake, Christopher was speaking in dreamy terms. The song he listens to before the accident is "Comfortably Numb," performed live by Roger Waters, Van Morrison, and Rick Danko & Levon Helm of The Band. Home Chris, jealous and resentful of Jackie as a rival for Tony's favor, expresses his intent to kill Jackie, saying if he finds him he'll kill him tonight, which Tony denies. He rose from associate to caporegime over the course of the series. Moltisanti took a road trip to Pennsylvania with Soprano just before the feast. In August, Moltisanti later travelled to his uncle Pat Blundetto's farm alongside Soprano and Tony Blundetto. Christopher confronts Haydu at his home and Haydu denies having heard of Dickie Moltisanti and claimed that someone was "obviously" setting him up; however, he inadvertently admitted knowing Dickie Moltisanti by stating "Look, whoever told you I had anything to do with his death is lying! Directed by Henry Bronchtein. This led to a firefight (started by the bikers immediately after Christopher shot out one of the tires on the bikers' van so the bikers wouldn't be able to pursue them) in which Moltisanti shot one of the bikers as Soprano drove away. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Synopsis. He initially plans to place the body in a Kolar Bros. dumpster to send a warning, but Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero convinces him to put it elsewhere as it would bring less heat to the crew. Christopher has helped dispose of several people murdered by other people throughout the series, mainly Tony. Moltisanti later complained that he did not receive enough recognition for his resolution of this problem. Moltisanti's other early work involved robbing a charity concert at Rutgers, and working with Jackie Aprile, Jr. and his friend Benny Fazio. Joseph "Beppy" Sasso: … He grows disillusioned with Tony and frustrated with his progress in the family, and distances himself from the business by making a film and trying to become a Hollywood screenwriter. Chris Maccaviti (episode 2.05)Chris Montevani (episode 5.11) Chrissy Chris tells the crew that during his coma, he had seen himself in either hell or purgatory and warned them that Brendan and Mikey told him that three o'clock would be a significant time in their future. that technically Christopher and Tony are cousins. Chris was short on payments he was supposed to kick up to Paulie. Tony, whose beloved race horse was killed in a fire set by Ralph, becomes very angry. Date of Birth James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in the final scene of The Sopranos (Image: Daily Record). A contract was put on Aprile and he was eventually found in the Boonton Projects. Given Chris' resentment towards Tony about Adriana's death, and his continued desire to enter the film business, the two continue to drift apart. When the job was called off and Soprano urged him to make sure it couldn't be traced to them, Moltisanti had Benny and Peter "Bissell" LaRosa murder the hired help while he waited in his car. https://www.charactour.com/hub/characters/view/Tony-Soprano.The-Sopranos In April, Moltisanti was put in charge of a cigarette smuggling operation. Ralph had been beaten and choked to death by Tony. When he relapses to drinking after yet another confrontation with Paulie, he becomes very angry with the crew and leaves. Tony is able to climb out of the SUV, but Chris is badly injured and coughing up blood. Moltisanti found out,started a fight with Vito Spatafore, got drunk and pulled a gun on Tony in the Bada Bing. Despite wanting Christopher to succeed, Tony doubts his nephew's loyalty and suitability to be his successor, and he fears that Christopher's immaturity and frequent drug problems make him a ripe target to turn state's evidence. Junior was angered that his authority was flouted, however, and organized a mock execution for Moltisanti. Paulie 'Walnuts', Benito Fazio Jr., Brendan Filone, Tony Soprano, Following this Tony had Moltisanti go into hiding because he feared Leotardo might seek revenge on Blundetto's family. Brendan contacted Christopher for help. Spot the Watch: The Sopranos. Tony and Junior discuss Christopher Moltisanti's heroin use. Mikey Palmice: Former Underboss (1999-2000). Christopher later avenges Brendan's death when he and Paulie ambush and murder Mikey out in the woods. This makes Tony B 1st cousins to Tony Soprano and his sisters. The use of numbers from Nuovo Vesuvio[I] leads to a violent dispute between Benny and Tony's friend Artie Bucco. https://www.charactour.com/.../view/Christopher-Moltisanti.The-Sopranos In April 2000 While leaving the Skyways Diner, Moltisanti was shot several times by his two associates in a drive by. Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. In February 2003 When Tony called upon him to dispose of Ralphie's body, Soprano realized that Moltisanti was high. He spends the night at the Feast of St. Elzear festival with a stray dog. Sanitation over waste management contracts, in the backroom of, Michael "Mikey Grab Bag" Palmice: Shot in the chest by Chris and Paulie for conspiring to kill Tony with Junior and for killing Brendan Filone, Christopher's friend. He and Tony were injured in a serious car accident while driving back from a meeting with Phil Leotardo and the New York crew. 1999 – 2005. Brendan is shot in the eye by Mikey Palmice. The Sopranos star Joseph Siravo has passed away aged 64. When the band refused to do so, Chris got violent and assaulted the singer. Institutionalized. As Tony and Chris drive back from a meeting with Phil Leotardo and the New York crew, Chris – clearly impaired by drugs and alcohol – crashes his Cadillac Escalade. After Moltisanti physically abused Adriana, Soprano organized an intervention. Moltisanti and Acting Capo Albert Barese killed Aprile's friend Dino Zerrilli as he tried to escape. Killed by Christopher & Paulie. Christopher then pleaded with Tony to help him avoid getting in trouble for driving under the influence, mumbling about not being able to pass a drug test and losing his driver's license. His parents were Richard Moltisanti and Joanne Blundetto (their surname is Italian for "Many Saints" - David Chase frequently gives Sopranos characters ironic or symbolic names), a soldier in the Soprano crew of the DiMeo Crime Family. Paulie 'Walnuts', Benito Fazio Jr., Brendan Filone, Tony Soprano, Union safety official (1998), stockbroker (1999-2000), movie producer (2006-2007), nightclub owner (2000-2004). Christopher said he was diagnosed with a hairline fracture and would be hospitalized for one night. While Junior served as the family’s official boss, Tony was always the acting boss. (January 2001), Raoul: Christopher threw a brick at him and then Paulie shot him. Another notable instance of Moltisanti's early criminal activity with the Soprano crew is his hijacking of Comley trucks with his friend Brendan Filone. Later, Chris is carjacked by a Puerto Rican gang while trying to buy heroin. Years later, however, after he learned that Adriana was reluctantly providing information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he turned to Soprano rather than accept her plea to join her as a government informant. But he is not related to Tony Soprano. This leads to friction with his new capo Paulie Gualtieri, culminating in the Pine Barrens incident and although they make an uneasy truce, they clash again on several occasions. They became engaged before his drug addiction forced him into rehab. Tony Soprano (1st cousin once removed-by marriage)Carmela Soprano (1st cousin once removed)Janice Soprano (1st cousin once removed - by marriage)Barbara Soprano Giglione (1st cousin once removed - by marriage)Gregory Moltisanti (1st cousin)Al Blundetto (maternal uncle)Tony Blundetto (1st cousin)Pat Blundetto (maternal uncle)Meadow Soprano (2nd cousin)A.J. Tony Soprano affectionately considers Christopher a "nephew", and looks out for him over the years. Tony goes to Naples with Paulie and Christopher to negotiate the smuggling of stolen luxury cars to Italy with a local Camorra family distantly related to the Sopranos. https://sopranos.fandom.com/wiki/Christopher_Moltisanti?oldid=14907. If Valery survived the gunshots, it would not have counted as a murder. Tony said that as soon as he is out of the hospital, Christopher will be on his way to Eleuthera House, a rehab clinic in Pennsylvania. Tony suffocated his nephew by pinching his nostrils shut, leading Christopher to asphyxiate to death on his own blood. HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died … When Soprano learned that Moltisanti had accidentally killed Adriana's dog, Cosette, by sitting on it when high, he became very angry. Moltisanti was promoted to capo in the DiMeo Family sometime between 2005 and 2006, in keeping with Tony's long term plan to raise his nephew through the ranks until he is his sole contact to the rest of the family, through which all orders are issued, and eventually boss of the family. He describes Chris as a "drag" on his emotions, and "a weak, lying drug addict". Moltisanti surprised Haydu in his home and restrained him in order to question him. Chris relapses into heroin use and weeps to Tony out of grief for Adriana. One of his picks was a Cartier Pasha and often wore it with the grid on. On the nurture side, Christopher regularly associated with people who sold drugs (such as Uncle Junior and Mikey Palmice), who abused drugs (such as Brendan Filone and Ralph Cifaretto), and who used a variety of methods of self-medication and escapism (such as Tony Soprano's gluttony and Janice Soprano's flirtations with various religions). Accordingly, Tony Soprano and Chris are both first cousins to Tony Blundetto, but not to each other. Phil suggests that Johnny be left out of the transaction and Tony agrees.. Chris is tremulously told by his girlfriend, Kelli, that she is pregnant.He is thrilled; they get married and buy a large house. Deceased (Suffocated in a car crash), November 2007, New Jersey Christopher, clearly impaired by drugs and alcohol, lost control of his Escalade EXT, nearly side-swiped an oncoming car, ran off the road, and rolled several times before coming to a stop in a ditch. However, as Valery did not immediately die, and was seen running at full energy, his death has remained unconfirmed. While there, Chris recalls being bullied by the two Tonys, and they exhibit such behavior by ribbing him over his addiction problems. Chris initially questions Tony's decision to contract the job out to their friends in Naples, but later decides it was a smart move. In the fifth season Chris learns that Adriana has been working as an informant for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and that she wants them to go into the Witness Protection Program. Barry Haydu. After seeing that Caitlyn's baby seat has been completely destroyed in the accident, Tony suffocates the injured Chris and is finally rid of his troublesome nephew. Chris premieres his film Cleaver at a private screening with other Soprano associates, looking to having it distributed nationwide. Christopher (The Sopranos) 4 min read. Tony stumbled out of the car to help Chris after noticing that a branch had impaled the baby seat in the back where Chris' daughter could have been sitting. Some such women were prostitutes who, Chris told Paulie, Chris didn't have to pay; others were strippers (such as Sonya Aragon in Las Vegas) and even white-collar professionals (such as Julianna Skiff). Parents Soprano's ire at the shooters was such that he killed Matt personally. Moltisanti frequently wore FILA tracksuits and tank tops, and he had a penchant for pop culture (to which his frequent references engendered ribbing from the other north Jersey mobsters), and for having affairs, behind Adriana's back, with good-looking women of dubious repute. Christopher then marries his new girlfriend Kelli Lombardo and they have a daughter, Caitlyn, but his interest in his new wife soon wanes. To distinguish between them, they were called "Tony Uncle Johnny" (Soprano) and "Tony Uncle Al" (Blundetto) when they were kids, after their fathers' first names. (2004), Adriana La Cerva: Once she confessed to Christopher that she had been an FBI informant, divulging important information about the DiMeo crime family Christopher's loyalty to Tony proved to be greater than his love for Adriana. Following 2004, he is made a captain of the DiMeo crime family. (2000), Valery: Possibly alive, he was shot in the head by Paulie in the woods when Chris and Paulie were chasing him. However, Tony is, technically, not Christopher's uncle. Vito Spatafore shot Aprile in the head ending his life. When recording for an album, a technician remarked he has already done 62 takes, and the quality of music often goes downhill with so many do-overs. Associate (1995–September 2000) Soldier (September 2000–2006)Acting Captain (October 2002)Captain (2006-death) Dickie Moltisanti was a soldier in Johnny Boy Soprano's crew and was very close to Tony Soprano. While Chris is traveling to North Carolina to pick up cigarettes, Tony and Adriana are involved in a car accident. Paulie called Chris "Tony's Little Favorite." Rank The late Acting Boss Jackie Aprile Sr. ruled that Moltisanti and Filone make restitution to Junior and leave Comley trucks alone. When Tony begins grooming Bobby Bacala for the position Chris once held, it is clear that their relationship has cooled. In the sixth episode of season 6, part 2, "Kennedy and Heidi", Tony sustains minor injuries in a car accident that seriously injures his nephew, Christopher Moltisanti. When Imperioli auditioned for the role of Christopher, he thought that series creator David Chase was unimpressed with his audition and was surprised when he was offered the part.[2]. Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti (father)Joanne Blundetto (mother) After he emerged from the rehab program, Moltisanti seemed to develop an addiction to soda pop as a substitute, particularly Coca Cola; it was made evident throughout the series although never addressed verbally. He used Moltisanti to organize the sensitive hit on Rusty Millio. Following Moltisanti's successful rehabilitation, on mid May 2003 Soprano entrusted him with the planned hit on Carmine Lupertazzi; Moltisanti contracted the job out to Credenzo Curtis and Stanley Johnson, some associates from the days of his heroin usage. Chris' late father, Dickie Moltisanti, was Carmela's first cousin, as Dickie's mother and Carmela's father are siblings. Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti (wife) In the episode "Cold Cuts" it is revealed that Chris grew up in Rochelle Park, New Jersey section of Paramus, New Jersey next to the Westfield Garden State Plaza. Al Blundetto's wife, Quintina, is, Valery: Shot in the head by Paulie in the woods when Chris and Paulie were chasing him. At Meadow Soprano's graduation, Tony proposes to let Chris be made. Information (2007), Richie Aprile: Bagged up, carried off, and cut up in the basement of Satriale's as requested by Tony after he was shot by Janice Soprano for hitting her. He was often spotted with a Cartier yellow gold watch. Moltisanti was very loyal to his uncle — whom he once called "the man I'm going to hell for" — and Soprano trusted him more than anyone else in the organization. Haydu's last words before he is killed by Christopher are "I'm sorry!" Christopher initially questioned Soprano's decision to contract the job out to their friends in Naples, but later decided it was a smart move. Tony sends Silvio Dante to meet with Adriana, purportedly to drive to the hospital to visit Chris, but in reality he executes her in the woods. The two expressed their love for and loyalty to each other — though when the two later tried to recreate their camaraderie sober, it fell flat and ended in an awkward silence. Tony was Christopher’s cousin by blood and by marriage, but he referred to him as his nephew because of how much older … Despite this, the two do not get married. The two come to blows over Patsy's continued theft from the construction site, despite orders from Tony. Chris is a cousin once removed of Tony's wife Carmela. Tony's fear that Christopher could potentially turn on him at the drop of a hat due to his weakness as a drug addict was also finally laid to rest along with Christopher. Christopher premiered his film Cleaver in 2007 at a private screening with other Soprano family members and friends and is looking to have it distributed nationwide. 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