William Bender, "The Last Aria of Tony Soprano", The New York Times, February 26, 2006. Tony says he is there for the stonemason job but does not speak English well (Tony's grandfather was an immigrant stonemason). For example, her first boyfriend at college was of part black heritage, and Tony's racism led him to try to drive him away. Matthew Bevilaqua was the partner of Sean Gismonte and an associate in Tony Soprano's crew. He is often shown watching programs on the History Channel about great leaders such as George Patton, Erwin Rommel and Winston Churchill. Soldiers from Johnny Boy's crew, Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero and Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri, passed their loyalty on to Tony after Johnny Boy died, Tony then became acting capo of his father's old crew in 1986, making him the youngest capo in the family, at only 27. Now obviously this isn't what got Matthew killed but it shows his true character. In the second season finale, Tony asks Pussy if he may have tipped off the FBI about the Bevilaqua hit. In high school he met his future bride, Carmela DeAngelis. Tony sustains some injury to his ear which is partially shot off, and minor bruises and cuts from crashing his vehicle. Tony has a panic attack while visiting his mother's home after she moves to Green Grove. There is a caterpillar crawling on the back of Ralph's head. However, since his Uncle Richie's release from prison and subsequent death, Jackie had become more and more involved in the Mafia. The last drink Matt is given by Pussy prior to his execution is a diet Coke, referred to by Tony as a "sugarless motherfucker", despite being offered a Fanta. It was only appropriate then that he should appear in HBO's hit mob drama "The Sopranos"in the midst of his accumulating momentum. Before Tony realized his mother had helped to plan the attack on him, he had been very close to her and had taken care of her. Tony admits that he feels guilty because his mother could not be allowed to live with his family. While at the brokerage they got into trouble with Chris for stealing other brokers' cars and beating a broker who advised a client against buying into Webistics. He was released from incarceration early because of good behavior and educational requirements he agreed to meet. Family However, In December of 2006 ("Kaisha"), he admits to Phil Leotardo (who had just suffered a heart attack), that while he was in a coma, he went to a place, but he knows he never wants to go back there. Reddit community dedicated to the HBO hit TV series, The Sopranos, and movie, The Many Saints of Newark. Later he sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage operated by DiMeo crime family soldier Christopher Moltisanti. This closeness leads Tony to have something of a "crush" on Dr. Melfi, something that is unattainable. Tony has a penchant for carrying on extramarital affairs. Tony Soprano He has always tried to conceal his criminal life from them something that Meadow saw through early on and A.J. In a later session Dr. Melfi pushes Tony to admit he has feelings of anger towards his mother and he again storms out. 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. "Oh wow RIP," responded actor Lillo Brancato Jr, who played young mobster Matthew Bevilaqua on the series. 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. Affiliations He was later taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died. Tony and Pussy blast countless bullets into him even after he's obviously dead. He later discovers that he'd hallucinated Isabella due to taking too much lithium, and that Isabella represented the mother he never had. In the first he is being driven by Carmela in the back of his father's old car while Ralph sits in the passenger seat. Tony describes a dream where a bird steals his penis Melfi extrapolates from this to reveal that Tony projected his love for his family onto the family of ducks living in his back pool and this brings him to tears, to his consternation. Instead of calling 911, he suffocates Christopher to death. And in the end, you're completely alone with it all. Tony's over-protectiveness of Meadow has led to feuds between them on several occasions. Or have paid off the person doing the testing. He said if Tony had listened to his conscience, he could have continued on in a career in sports, possibly succeeding him as coach. Tony leaves out the violence associated with his criminal career. Richie refused to protect Matt because he knew DiMeo street boss Tony Soprano would kill anyone involved in the attack. Lillo Brancato, Jr. (born March 30, 1976) is a Colombian-born American actor, known for his performance as "Calogero Anello" in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. Actor Lillo Brancato, best known for getting wacked by Tony Soprano as half-wit Matthew Bevilaqua in the HBO series The Sopranos, is returning to acting after eight years in prison, and some New York Police officers aren't happy about it. He has yet to discuss his experiences while unconscious with anyone close to him. 2000Chester Township, New Jersey, U.S(aged 24) Unknown Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, "How Sopranos Star Lillo Brancato Descended into Addiction and Violence And His Life After Prison", "Lillo Brancato lands first movie role in 'Back In The Day' following jail stint; police union head calls for boycott", "Chris Brown and Young Thug Share "City Girls" Music Video", "New York Penal Law 220.03 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree & Your Criminal Defense: Does Quantity of the Drug Matter? While Enchautegui waited for backup, a gunfight erupted and Enchautegui was shot. [4] He further appeared in Renaissance Man (1994), followed by a minor but climactic role as a radio operator in Crimson Tide (1995). His son Anthony Jr. frequently accompanies him on fishing outings and during the second season he presents his son with a gift of a Fenwick rod and a Penn International reel, both extremely high quality products. Tony's longtime friend and fellow captain Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile, Sr. took on the role of acting boss in December 1995. Bevilaqua got into trouble with Moltisanti for needlessly attracting police attention by stealing nearby cars and assaulting an innocent stockbroker. Over the course of the show he is seen to enjoy Jefferson Airplane, Eric Clapton, The Clash, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, AC/DC, Rush, Eagles, Journey, Boston, and Deep Purple. Christopher was seriously wounded in the attack and rushed to the hospital. After Jackie worsens and Tony is called a Frankenstein by a business associate he returns to therapy to discuss these things with Dr. Melfi she asks him if he feels like a monster. Matthew Bevilaqua He had Brendan Filone killed, which infuriated Tony. On the fateful night of Dec. 10, 2005, a heroic police officer lost his life because of my drug taking and bad decision making," he said (per People Magazine ). Italian-American In Season 1, he is moved to tears by her performance at a choir recital. With Jackie in and out of the hospital, and as such not able to fully run the family, Tony began to take on many of his duties, much to his Uncle Junior's chagrin. Tony had been using his putative nephew Christopher Moltisanti as a buffer between him and his capos during the past two seasons in order to insulate himself from the FBI. Bevilaqua and Gismonte also assisted . Biographical Information As it turned out, the young star's mentors were right. [6] Brancato was a fan of De Niro and impressed the scout with an impression of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver. . "I became an actor and achieved a lot early on, and it was all destroyed because of my bad choices of using and abusing drugs. Sean was distractingly good looking compared to Drinkwater. Meadow learned of her father's actions and didn't speak to him for several months, eventually reconciling at Christmas in 2000. Matt wanted to move up in the ranks along with his best friend, Sean. TonyTony Uncle-JohnnyToneT. Charges of second-degree murder were also leveled against him, but they didn't stick. Salvatore realizes this is his last day alive and begs not to shot in the face. 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. I think there was a theme in the show that there was no one to "take over". Matt ran away from the scene and went to the Aprile crew's hangout asking capo Richie Aprile for help hoping Richie's dislike of Chris for hitting his niece, Adriana. As Moltisanti left the diner, Gismonte fired several shots at him, wounding him. DiMeo Family So besides the fact that his last name means "drink water" and the last thing he did was drink a sugarless motherfucking soda. By 1995, Tony was a well-respected caporegime in the organization when the boss of the family, Ercoli "Eckley" DiMeo, was sent to prison. Junior would unknowingly act as the lightning rod for the feds, while Tony would run the family from behind the scenes as a de facto boss starting in April 1999. Tony becomes angry and storms out because he feels she is trying to trick him and manipulate his thoughts using the pictures that decorate her office. Brancato studied at Mount Saint Michael Academy. Religion Catholic Tony is dressed in trousers, suspenders and an undershirt. As she goes to peel away the scarf, Tony wakes up and makes his way to the bathroom for some medication. Chris shoots and kills Sean but Matt escapes. In the sixth season, while in Florida with Paulie, he rents a sport fishing boat, though he is not shown to have caught anything. He played baseball and football, and according to Sal Bonpensiero, he nearly made All-County. Soprano. 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. Matt and Sean were desperate to make a name for themselves . Fate In a dream sequence, Tony tells his true feelings about Christopher's death to Dr Melfi, saying: "I am relieved, he was a tremendous drag on my emotions, on my thoughts about the future. Richie chased Matt away with a baseball bat and Matt went into hiding. Matt and Sean also took part in the Soprano crew's picket busting efforts at Massarone construction. Matt heavily blames Sean for the hit, likely as Sean was an easy scapegoat since he is now dead. One of the last things Matthew says before Tony and Puss pull their guns on him is "Thank you T". Final Appearance Bevilaqua drove a sedan into the parking lot of the Skyway Diner under the Pulaski Skyway in Kearny, where Moltisanti was eating. Bevilaqua was later kidnapped by Soprano and Paulie Gualtieri, Salvatore Bonpensiero, who took him to a warehouse and tied him to a chair. Matthew Bevilaqua (1976-2000) was an associate of the DiMeo crime family and the partner-in-crime of Sean Gismonte. Later Dr. Melfi tries prescribing Lithium as a mood stabilizer. However, the "prying" from Dr. Melfi is uncomfortable for Tony and he often turns sarcastic and antagonistic towards her, leading to an ongoing strain in their relationship. Nonetheless, this gave his family quite a scare and a painful memory of his nearly fatal shooting the previous year. [8][9] He has since had supporting roles in films including Dead on Arrival (2017), a remake of D.O.A. When he finds out it's almost worse than a regular job because you can never quit, he starts getting deeper into drug addiction. However, he also sometimes alienates his children with his behavior. Pussy and Tony dragged a beaten Matt to a locked refreshment shack and after interrogating him to make sure that he and Sean were acting on their own, and not for someone else, shot him 21 times in the chest, stomach and head. Sean's ambition was to impress his superiors in order to move up the ranks with his best friend, Matt. With DiMeo in prison, Aprile became the official "Street Boss" of the family. He often tells people about her aspiration to become a pediatrician. The dream ends with Tony confronting Melfi, only to find out he's speaking to his mother, Livia. Upon seeing the money, Furio is prompted to demand 1,000 dollars from them for himself. In the show, Lillo Brancato portrayedMatthew Bevilaqua, a misguided young thug who gets caught up with the wrong crowd and succumbs to some pretty awful decision-making that doesn't bode well for him (via The New YorkPost). Sean Gismonte (died 2000) was a DiMeo crime family associate and the partner-in-crime of Matthew Bevilacqua. Born When the witness learned that the murder was mafia-related, he then refused to cooperate. On January 9, 2009, a judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison. Tony managed to strike a truce with Phil's underlings, however, and after Phil is assassinated, Tony returns safely to his criminal enterprise. Matthew Bevilaqua was born in New Jersey in 1976 to a family of Italian descent, and Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte became associates of Christopher Moltisanti in Paulie Gualtieri's crew of the DiMeo crime family. Bevilaqua and Gismonte both tried to impress Soprano in the Bada Bing restroom but angered him by speaking candidly about a "taste" of money they were giving him due to Tony's concern about wiretapping. He visits her apartment and finds her in a black dress with a black scarf around her neck. Sean Gismonte is an associate of the DiMeo crime family. Matthew "Matt Drinkwater" Bevilacqua, played by Lillo Brancato Jr., is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. The witness identified Tony from a picture without knowing that he was a mob boss because the police had lied to him and told him that Tony was a mere crack dealer. is finally getting back to college, this time at Rutgers University, to take classes and party with girls as Tony believes every college kid should. numerous times that he is proud that his son is gentle and kind. He helped to build a church in Tony's old neighborhood in Newark that Tony has taken his children to, so he can tell them about their heritage, and the value of hard work. In a previous episode he calls Tony "T" and Tony tells him to refer to him as Tony. Tony could come off as a hypocrite at times. Sean and Matthew shared an apartment together. The Webistics scam was an illegal pump and dump scam. With Jackie's death in September 1998 crisis emerged as to who would run the family, and the soldiers and other captains began to prepare for all-out war within the family, but Tony brought a quick end to the conflict by making Junior the official boss of the family. Tony was especially proud of A.J. Matt had tried to kill Chris in order to prove himself to the non-nonsense capo Richie Aprille. Home That the next generation didn't have what the prior generation did to continue "this thing". In November 2002 ("Everybody Hurts"), Tony dreams of his ex-comar Gloria Trillo shortly after learning of her suicide by hanging. After these jobs, they felt they were getting nowhere under DiMeo soldier Christopher Moltisanti and decided they needed to take decisive action to move up in the ranks of the family. Eventually, Soprano crew soldier Pussy Bonpensiero learns of Matt's whereabouts from a teenager after implying that whoever tells them where he is hiding will gain "points" with the DiMeo crime family. He becomes convinced that he is in love with her, but she turns him down when he makes advances towards her. He is shot to death on Tony's boat by Tony, Silvio, and Paulie, then weighted down and thrown into the ocean. Tony was part of an unofficial crew of young criminals consisting of Silvio Dante, Ralph Cifaretto and Jackie Aprile. 's friendship with "the Jasons", sons of two of his associates, and A.J. Tony also has a distant relationship with Janice because she is always asking him for money and once tried to sell Livia's house by herself. He was elevated to permanent capo in the late-eighties. Tony is later seen with A.J. Parents Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Behind the Scenes Christopher admits that they seek medical aid or report this to the police, they will probably administer drug tests, which he will likely fail, so he asks for Tony to help him escape. He was addicted to cocaine and heroin by his mid-20s. In 2018, a documentary chronicling the actor's infamous descent was released. Status Born on June 9, 1983, Matt was a resident of Atlanta, GA. As a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America. Matthew Bevilaqua is played by Lillo Brancato Jr. Matthew was Sean Gismonte's partner-in-crime from West Orange, New Jersey and an associate working under Christopher Moltisanti in the Gualtieri crew. Maureen Van Zandt, who also featured in The Sopranos, shared a photo of Siravo on. Furthermore, as boss of the DiMeo family, he is fully responsible for the deaths of others killed on his orders. (Edward Morgan), It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.Eric Hoffer (19021983). Lillo Brancato Jr. (born Saul Rodriguez; August 30, 1976) is an American actor. Mikey Palmice (3) Uncle Junior's subordinate Mikey Palmice got violent quite early. John Soprano (father)Livia Soprano (mother) Brancato and his associate also suffered gunshot wounds from Enchautgui who was armed at the time, but they both survived. He is at first tempted to spare his old friend, but in the end knows what his priorities are, knowing that his lifelong friend is a government informant and a threat to his crime family. In March 1999 ("Isabella"), Tony, suffering from depression after Big Pussy disappears, acquaints himself with a dental student named Isabella who is staying in the Cusamano home while they are on vacation. Brancato acted in three films in the mid-1990s, prior to joining the cast of The Sopranos. Matt and Sean pulled a drive-by hit as Chris left the Skyways Diner in Kearny. He also shows that he blames Carmela for preventing his mother from living with them. He is then shot, although his request his granted as all bullets hit his torso. Despite a level of local notoriety, Tony has represented himself publicly as a waste management consultant to Barone Sanitation, one of the many fronts for his criminal enterprises. Due to their lower status, Matt and Sean could not refuse. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Young Tony Soprano has been portrayed by several actors. Crime Boss Waste Management Consultant for Barone SanitationCo-owner of Satriale's Pork StoreCo-owner of Bada Bing At home, Tony tells Carmela he would like to spend more time with A.J.. Carmela is somewhat surprised by this, figuring he would want to focus his attention on Meadow. Melfi prescribes Prozac as an anti-depressant, telling him that no one needs to suffer from depression with the wonders of modern pharmacology. Chris seemed to initially think he was just going to rob and kill people, then go party with celebrities. Tony's worries again amplified around A.J. In this dream he tells his therapist Jennifer Melfi that Christopher was a burden and that he was relieved that he was dead. Matt then goes into hiding. He didn't finger his prick, he created dysentery among the ranks, he was weak and had become a finook with bad underwear. His fears are confirmed as A.J. BEVILAQUA, Matthew Matthew Newton Bevilaqua passed away on February 20, 2015. He hopes that both his children will escape the life of crime he has led. He has a sentimental attachment towards animals, being traumatized by the loss of his childhood dog (as revealed in the episode, Tony enjoys fishing, as he is seen many times over the course of the show engaging in both freshwater and saltwater angling. This won him the role of De Niro's son in A Bronx Tale.[4]. While waiting for a contact in a shopping mall, Tony sees a little boy wandering about crying and asking for his mother, which triggers a mental image of Matt's last moments. Political party 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. In April 2003 ("Calling All Cars"), Tony has two dreams featuring Ralph Cifaretto. loafs around the house, parties, and for a time holds a job at Blockbuster, until his father, hoping to keep A.J. 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