Lillo Brancato Jr. (born Saul Rodriguez; August 30, 1976) is an American actor. James Gandolfini (adult)Bobby Boriello (child)Danny Petrillo (teenager)Michael Gandolfini (teenager)William Ludwig (child) Matthew Bevilaqua is a supporting character portrayed by Lillo Brancato, Jr. [4] He further appeared in Renaissance Man (1994), followed by a minor but climactic role as a radio operator in Crimson Tide (1995). John Soprano (father)Livia Soprano (mother) Eventually, Big Pussy Bonpensiero learned of Matt's whereabouts. Status The director, whose brother-in-law is a police officer, edited down all of Brancato's scenes during post-production. Tony has suffered from panic attacks that sometimes cause him to lose consciousness since his childhood. Biography Every morning I wake up thinking, is today, the day that one of my best friends is gonna dime me to the FBI? Rank Sean then blames Matt for making him do all the talking. He saw his father and uncle mutilate Mr. Satriale, the local butcher, and later fainted at a family dinner made with free meat from Satriale's shop. Tony sustains some injury to his ear which is partially shot off, and minor bruises and cuts from crashing his vehicle. Tony leaves out the violence associated with his criminal career. Find Matthew Bevilaqua obituaries and memorials at Legacy.com. Brancato can be heard narrating the music video for the Chris Brown and Young Thug song "City Girls", released on December 4, 2020. In the second season finale, Tony asks Pussy if he may have tipped off the FBI about the Bevilaqua hit. tries to drown himself in a swimming pool, but decides he wants to live; he is unable to escape the pool, however. The three of them were involved with a "pump and dump" of stocks in the website Webistics, Junior Soprano's executive card game, and some burglary jobs. Tony was initially very resistant to the idea that there was a psychiatric cause for his symptoms. Tony was born on August 22, 1959, to Livia and Johnny Soprano. During Furio's visit for Tony's money, Sean and Matt act very unprofessional by showing Furio their entire cut of money from the job, hidden in a dresser. Tony realized this when he caught Jackie at strip clubs and a casino. loafs around the house, parties, and for a time holds a job at Blockbuster, until his father, hoping to keep A.J. Or have paid off the person doing the testing. promised Jackie Jr.'s father that he would try to keep his son on the straight path. Instead of calling 911, he suffocates Christopher to death. Portrayed By Brancato admitted to developing an addiction to drugs and alcohol at a young age that became increasingly more severe over the years, and it all came to a grisly head onDecember 10, 2005. After his monumental debut in Robert Dinero's "A Bronx Tale" (1993),TV and movie big wigs shared high hopes for the budding star. Tony begins to open up once Dr. Melfi explains the doctor-patient confidentiality rules. Something I noticed about Matthew Bevilaqua's death scene So besides the fact that his last name means "drink water" and the last thing he did was drink a sugarless motherfucking soda. Tony remembers having to buy expensive dinners for Richie Aprile as a newly made man. He is often shown watching programs on the History Channel about great leaders such as George Patton, Erwin Rommel and Winston Churchill. . Melfi theorizes that Isabella was an idealized maternal figure that Tony's subconscious produced because of he was deeply upset at his own mother's actions at the time. Behind the Scenes When the witness learned that the murder was mafia-related, he then refused to cooperate and denied it was Tony Soprano who he had indeed witnessed. Probably didnt finish like that strunz Jackie Jr. Kid was always a dumb fuck, didnt he almost drown in three inches of water?. Bevilaqua and Gizmonte didn't have the patience but they had the ambition. However, Tony reassures himself that Moltisanti's murder was necessary, despite the hurt caused to his family and friends. So besides the fact that his last name means "drink water" and the last thing he did was drink a sugarless motherfucking soda. Furthermore, he conspired with Tony's own mother, Livia Soprano, to have Tony killed (although the hit failed). At the end of the third episode he awakes from his coma in a confused but stable state. Tony is often portrayed as a loving father he attends his children's sporting events on a regular basis and does all he can to insure they have all the luxuries and opportunities that life has to offer. Tony's referral to therapy allowed a discussion of his thoughts and feelings away from both aspects of his life this forum for reaching into the character's thoughts has been described as a Greek chorus and key to the viewers understanding of the character. meets Blanca, and in Tony's opinion, A.J. Male He eventually beat Jackie up to warn him about abusing his daughter's feelings and confiscated a gun from him. He committed his first murder at the age of 23 on Labor Day weekend in 1982, killing a small-time bookie named Willie Overall. Matt heavily blames Sean for the hit, likely as Sean was an easy scapegoat since he is now dead. Later Dr. Melfi tries prescribing Lithium as a mood stabilizer. He had one very short encounter with an Asian-American escort during "The Test Dream". Fate The pair came face-to-face with the officer, and in a moment of frenzied panic, Armento produced a firearm and shot Enchautegui in the chest (he died shortly after). Tony went to high school with Artie Bucco and Davey Scatino and remained friends with them into later life. [15] On January 9, 2009, a judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison. Tony is an avid animal lover and enjoys feeding the ducks which visit his pool. While he may have been an important character in the series, Squicciarini still had his own demons when he was alive. Later he sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage operated by DiMeo crime family soldier Christopher Moltisanti. BEVILAQUA, Matthew Matthew Newton Bevilaqua passed away on February 20, 2015. consistently demonstrates throughout the series that he lacks his father's dominating persona and cunning. After seeing Matt shaking and pissing his pants, Tony orders Pussy to get him a soft drink of choice to calm him down. 's friendship with "the Jasons", sons of two of his associates, and A.J. The caterpillar turns into a butterfly. He is then shot, although his request his granted as all bullets hit his torso. He was charged with a seventh-degree Class A misdemeanor for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Though there is a possibility that the test results were forged, for example they could have had someone else take the exam for him. Brancato's last film before being charged in 2005 for first-degree burglary was Saturday Morning, released in 2007. The feds continued to try to pin the murder on Tony, but remained unsuccessful. In April 2006 ("Join the Club"), a comatose Tony finds himself in an alternate universe where he is a law-abiding salesman on a business trip. He was a capo in the DiMeo crime family and led the Aprile crew. This is probably because "T" is what close friends and associates call him not what some low level goons call him. Gismonte then blames Bevilaqua for making him do all the talking. For a time, Lillo Brancato was one of Hollywood's most watched young actors. Tony becomes the official boss after Junior is retired by the family, following Junior's shooting of Tony. While Brancato's career never became what it might have been, he wears his mistakes on his sleeve and has devoted himself to making right what he once made wrong. He had Brendan Filone killed, which infuriated Tony. Matthew Bevilaqua and his buddy Sean Gismonte were associates of the Soprano crew and at times did odd jobs and scams with Christopher. Sean Gismonte is an associate of the DiMeo crime family. [2] While in prison, Brancato continued his drug use, suffering a heroin overdose on at least one occasion. While nervously guzzling down the drink, Tony again asks Matt if Richie Aprile was responsible, to which Matt answers in the negative. Date of Birth Reddit community dedicated to the HBO hit TV series, The Sopranos, and movie, The Many Saints of Newark. The feds continued to try to pin the murder on Tony, but remained unsuccessful. Tony is dressed in trousers, suspenders and an undershirt. Tony was also close to his cousin Tony Blundetto. Chrissy himself would have got whacked very early but for who he was related to. This, combined with previous "disrespect" from mob superiors, heightened the already present urge to rapidly move up the ranks. He is shot to death on Tony's boat by Tony, Silvio, and Paulie, then weighted down and thrown into the ocean. The shadowy figure in the doorway of the house has the profile of his mother, Livia, who is dead. In season one, Tony states that he knew former Gambino crime family boss John Gotti in the 1980s in that Gotti outbid him at an auction but gave him a ride home in the vehicle. When Ralph mocks Tony for his sentimental attachment to the horse, claiming he loves animals yet "eats steak and sausage by the truckload", Tony loses control, already disturbed by Ralph's murder of Tracee due to her resemblance to Meadow, and violently murders Ralph with his bare hands. Additionally, Christopher's methods often violated the Mafia's code. In 2018, a documentary chronicling the actor's infamous descent was released. In their teenage years, the two Tony's spent summers at their Uncle Pat Blundetto's farm Pat was a soldier in the DiMeo organization. Junior took over the paternal role and continued to advise and assist Tony. In A Bronx Tale (1993), he played the main character Calogero 'C' Anello, a teenager torn between his father and a mob boss who befriended him as a child (according to New York Magazine, Brancato earned $25,000 ($46,900 today) for the role). Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero, shot by Tony, Silvio and Paulie on a yacht, after they discovered that he was an FBI informant (June 9 2000). He is best known for his portrayal of Calogero C Anello in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. They needed a better stewardship, I blame that on Chrissy, what the fuck were they learning under his wing? After A.J. And a weak fucking sniveling lying drug addict is the worst kind of bet.". on The Stugots, teaching his son how to steer. [6] On December 31, 2013, he was released on parole. Bevilaqua assured the two men that Gismonte was the one responsible for Moltisanti being injured, and Soprano, pretending to believe Bevilaqua, had Bonpensiero bring Bevilaqua a can of diet soda. They worked under DiMeo soldier Christopher Moltisanti at a stock firm assigned to push Webistics, selling shares in the company to naive clients to pump the share price before Soprano crew members dumped their shares for a profit. At the time, Tony thought Janice was his father's favorite child. In October 1998 ("Pax Soprana"), Tony has several dreams and fantasies of Dr. Melfi. Tony sympathetically approaches the lost child and offers to help reunite him with his family, which is then quickly done as the child's mother finds him. Tony sees Isabella several times during the episode and later learns that she never existed. Matthew Bevilaqua In the episode "Isabella" Tony sinks into a severe depressive episode and experiences hallucinations he sees a beautiful Italian woman named Isabella in his neighbor's garden. In 2018, a documentary chronicling the actor's infamous descent was released. He earned his brokerage license from Pace University and first sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage . Gloria is suddenly back at the table and offers Tony a choice between seeing what she has under her dress or under her scarf. She is cooking dinner and when she goes over to the oven the scarf drapes across Tony. He gave police permission to look in a cigarette box, where they found four bags of heroin. Officers originally pulled Brancato over for having a rear brake light out and found he had an expired registration and no other papers for the vehicle. It's too much to deal with almost. Tony takes great pride in Meadow's achievements. That the next generation didn't have what the prior generation did to continue "this thing". Tony describes the experience of the panic attack as feeling like he had "ginger ale in his skull". Matthew Bevilaqua - After Death After Death Cops later found Matt's body and a witness told officials about the murder, which according to a transcript was on the night of April 29, 2000, at about 9 PM. Tony was initially pleased with the relationship, believing Jackie to be a hard-working pre-med student from a good family. He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos. Tony's earlier chaotic life via flashback.