Tony did not really plan to murder his nephew but saw the opportunity after a car accident caused by Moltisanti being high on drugs and finally had enough of Christopher's behavior. The murder of Matthew Bevilaqua was pure vengeance and an act that he believed had to be carried out since Christopher getting shot was a direct affront to him as boss of the DiMeo family, and as Christopher's cousin. I love when Tony wipes his hands on his shirt during that little interaction. Nonetheless, this gave his family quite a scare and a painful memory of his nearly fatal shooting the previous year. [4], Although he was born in Colombia, Brancato has said, "I consider myself Italian. Among other differences, his accent has changed and his hotel's bartender condescends him (in sharp contrast to the bartender at The Bing, who is a recurring punching bag for Tony). Lillo Broncato told police that he broke into the empty home in order to obtain drugs and any other valuables. Matthew Bevilaqua is a supporting character portrayed by Lillo Brancato, Jr. In the fifth season finale, after Adriana is murdered, Tony asks Christopher if Adriana may have mentioned anything about Ralph or the "Bevilacqua kid" as he was taking precautions, making sure she hadn't said anything to the FBI to implicate them in relation to the murders. Tony Blundetto was arrested for his part in a hijacking when the two cousins were young men. In the second season finale, Tony asks Pussy if he may have tipped off the FBI about the Bevilaqua hit. Furthermore, he conspired with Tony's own mother, Livia Soprano, to have Tony killed (although the hit failed). Meadow's next boyfriend was Jackie Aprile Jr., the son of Tony's old friend Jackie Aprile, Sr. Tony had. The relationship between Tony and his uncle, Corrado John Soprano, Jr. (better known as Junior Soprano), was very close for many years, with Junior acting as a father figure for Tony following the death of Giovanni (AKA Johnny Boy) Soprano, Tony's father. He had a stock broker licence so was probably better than buying fish and sweeping cheese. Tony leaves out the violence associated with his criminal career. It is on my muddles that I look back with horroron the things that I might have avoided.E.M. He was charged with a seventh-degree Class A misdemeanor for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Bevilaqua was later kidnapped by Soprano and Paulie Gualtieri, Salvatore Bonpensiero, who took him to a warehouse and tied him to a chair. Brancato was charged with second-degree murder, and his trial began on November 17, 2008. As with Jackie Junior wannabes always misread things and fucked up on relying on old tales of when members stepped up - thinking whacking Chrissy would score points with Aprile was a serious misread. Spouse Brancato can be heard narrating the music video for the Chris Brown and Young Thug song "City Girls", released on December 4, 2020. There is a caterpillar crawling on the back of Ralph's head. Upon seeing the money, Furio is prompted to demand 1,000 dollars from them for himself. In a previous episode he calls Tony "T" and Tony tells him to refer to him as Tony. When the witness learned that the murder was mafia-related, he then refused to cooperate. 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. In the episode when Tony's sister, Janice, goes back to Seattle, it is revealed during a rushed conversation between Janice and Tony that their mother suffers from narcissistic personality disorder. [12], Armento (who was the father of Brancato's girlfriend Stefanie) was found to have fired the fatal shot that killed Enchautegui, and subsequently convicted of first-degree murder on October 30, 2008, receiving a sentence of life in prison without parole. From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, It has been suggested that this article be, Bevilacqua (left), with Christopher Moltisanti and Sean Gismonte, List of characters from The Sopranos in the Soprano crime family, Learn how and when to remove this template message. However, since his Uncle Richie's release from prison and subsequent death, Jackie had become more and more involved in the Mafia. Finally, in the penultimate episode of the series, "The Blue Comet", Melfi severs her relationship with Tony as his therapist after reading research recommended by her own therapist that sociopaths can use talk therapy to actually improve their skills in manipulating others and using what is learned in therapy to become more capable criminals. Occupation They got into trouble with Christopher for stealing nearby cars which could draw too much attention from the police. Occupation(s) [13] On December 22, 2008, a jury found him not guilty of murder, but found him guilty of first-degree attempted burglary. 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. . The Webistics scam was a typical pump and dump exercise. The feds continued to try to pin the murder on Tony, but remained unsuccessful. Despite his love of fishing, he is sometimes haunted by visions of, Tony is also an amateur yachtsman and has owned two motor yachts over the course of the show -. Gismonte then blames Bevilaqua for making him do all the talking. Melfi prescribes Prozac as an anti-depressant, telling him that no one needs to suffer from depression with the wonders of modern pharmacology. Tony was not alone in nightmares, as Silvio and Paulie admit in private they have all been haunted by nightmares of killing a good friend. Chris seemed to initially think he was just going to rob and kill people, then go party with celebrities. To keep them segregated, family members used to call Tony Blundetto "Tony Uncle Al" and Tony Soprano "Tony Uncle Johnny". One of the two assailants, Clayborn, is shot dead by Ray in an attempt to kill Tony, and Ray is left bruised but runs off. He had Brendan Filone killed, which infuriated Tony. He has his first on-screen panic attack while cooking sausages at his son's birthday party this occurs in a flashback in the Pilot. Matthew Bevilaqua is a supporting character portrayed by Lillo Brancato, Jr. In June 1998 ("Pilot"), Tony tells Dr. Melfi about a dream he had wherein a screw in his belly button, when removed, causes his penis to fall off. So they were gay for each other. In the second season of The Sopranos, which HBO broadcast in 2000, Brancato starred as Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster associated with Tony Soprano's crime syndicate. In 2000, he was executed by Tony Soprano for attempting to assassinate his nephew Christopher Moltisanti. The witness identified Tony from a picture without knowing that he was a mob boss. In 2018, a documentary chronicling the actor's infamous descent was released. However, he also sometimes alienates his children with his behavior. For example, her first boyfriend at college was of part black heritage, and Tony's racism led him to try to drive him away. 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. This does not deter Tony's rage as he angrily lets his mother know that he found out about the truth. 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. Tony finally decides that while he loved Christopher, he would always be unreliable and dangerous to others. 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. On March 26 1999 ("Isabella"), Tony is attacked by William Johnson "Petite" Clayborn and Rasheen Ray, two thugs sent by Uncle Junior under orders to execute Tony. He worked under Tony's protg and honorary nephew Christopher Moltisanti in the family's pump and Dump scam. Soprano. Tony's worries again amplified around A.J. When he walked over to investigate, LilloBrancato and his friendSteven Armento burst through the front door after burglarizing the residence. Italian-American Young Tony Soprano has been portrayed by several actors. He was Matthew Bevilaqua's partner in crime and an associate in the Soprano crew. Brancato was born Saul Rodriguez in Bogot, Colombia,[1] on August 30, 1976. Richie chased Matt away with a baseball bat and Matt went into hiding. Tony's longtime friend and fellow captain Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile, Sr. took on the role of acting boss in December 1995. Tony says he is there for the stonemason job but does not speak English well (Tony's grandfather was an immigrant stonemason). Tony was also close to his cousin Tony Blundetto. 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. Brancato was arrested on December 10, 2005, in the Bronx for the murder of police officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was at home and off-duty at the time of his death, during a botched burglary. He had one very short encounter with an Asian-American escort during "The Test Dream". Male Tony takes satisfaction in it, as it is revenge for an attempt on the life of one of his relatives. In the second dream Tony follows Ralph to an old house, which Ralph enters. Tony describes the experience of the panic attack as feeling like he had "ginger ale in his skull". A similar interesting fact, but in reverse, is that Vincent Piazza was in his early 30's when he played AJ's friend Hernan O'Brian, a teenager. Furio jokingly remarks that they "suck each other's cocks" in Italian to his associate. [10], Brancato started using drugs and alcohol shortly after beginning his acting career in 1992. After killing Christopher, Tony tries to discover whether other mobsters or family members had similar feelings, it seems, however, that they do not. He often tells people about her aspiration to become a pediatrician. When discussing it with Johnny Sack, Tony is quite angry as he tells John that he paid a lot, showing the weight that having to kill his cousin was causing Tony. We learn that he has been left to care for his mother alone by his sisters. 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. Affiliation Tony was supposed to join Blundetto on the job but failed to because of a panic attack. By late spring, however, he was back in the hospital and had begun chemotherapy treatments. 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. Matt had tried to kill Chris in order to prove himself to the non-nonsense capo Richie Aprille. He was released from incarceration early because of good behavior and educational requirements he agreed to meet. Their relationship after this nearly deteriorates, as Tony barely speaks to her after that. 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. On April 2006 ("Members Only"), uncle Junior, suffering from dementia, believes Tony to be "Little Pussy" Malanga and shoots him in the abdomen. Tony's earlier chaotic life via flashback. Died also realized with guidance from his sister. Bevilaqua and Gizmonte didn't have the patience but they had the ambition. 2000Chester Township, New Jersey, U.S(aged 24) Bevilaqua was played by Lillo Brancato, who is best-known for his role in A Bronx Tale and was later arrested for a burglary-turned-deadly. Plaster falls down in front of Tony and when he looks up he sees that the chandelier is almost pulled out of the ceiling. Tony's feelings toward his son, however, are mixed, especially with worries about his future. is released from a mental health ward, Tony and Carmela dissuade him from joining the Army, and convince him instead to become involved in a film bankrolled by Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr., with the possibility of opening his own club. Unknown 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. However, like Bonpensiero, Tony was haunted by this murder. BEVILAQUA, Matthew Matthew Newton Bevilaqua passed away on February 20, 2015. Matthew Bevilaqua (1976-2000) was an associate of the DiMeo crime family and the partner-in-crime of Sean Gismonte. Matthew Bevilaqua (1976-2000) was an associate of the DiMeo crime family and the partner-in-crime of Sean Gismonte. Tony was born on August 22, 1959, to Livia and Johnny Soprano. The Sopranos: Matthew Bevilaqua gets whacked - YouTube 0:00 / 0:47 The Sopranos: Matthew Bevilaqua gets whacked SPOILER 37.2K subscribers Subscribe 104 36K views 7 years ago Season 2, Episode. However, Matt runs off and is chased by Richie. 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. Rank First Appearance Nationality 's friendship with "the Jasons", sons of two of his associates, and A.J. He is again shown in his father's old car accompanied by a range of past associates. Carmela Soprano This page was last modified on 6 January 2016, at 09:31. Probably didnt finish like that strunz Jackie Jr. Kid was always a dumb fuck, didnt he almost drown in three inches of water?. Tony has personally committed at least eight murders in the show, although he may have committed others that have not been shown or referenced considering his lengthy career in the Mafia. Children He also obtained a stockbroker license, although he may have acquired it in a manner similar to Christopher, by paying someone else to take the test for him. On December 22, 2008, a jury found him not guilty of murder, but found him guilty of first-degree attempted burglary. After years of investigating Tony Soprano (at one point trying to turn him into an informant) and failing to connect him to anything (the closest they came was pinning him to the murder of associate Matthew Bevilaqua in April 2000, which was tossed out when an eyewitness retracted his statement after finding out one of the shooters may have been 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. Vic Musto's subtle change in facial expression after Davey describes how Tony collects his debts amounts to this as well. In September 1998 ("Meadowlands"), Tony has a dream of several people in his life in Dr. Melfi's office, causing him to be paranoid that people will find out he is seeing a psychiatrist. He tells her about the stress of his business life he has a feeling that he has come in at the end of something and describes a reverence for the glorified "old days" of the Mafia. 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). 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. In the second season finale, Tony asks Pussy if he may have tipped off the FBI about the Bevilaqua hit. Tony remembers having to buy expensive dinners for Richie Aprile as a newly made man. The dream ends with Tony confronting Melfi, only to find out he's speaking to his mother, Livia. Later Dr. Melfi tries prescribing Lithium as a mood stabilizer. He talks philosophy with John Schwinn, another patient at the hospital, and mentions that while in the coma he had the experience of being drawn towards somewhere he did not want to go and narrowly avoiding it. Family Just as Tony is about to enter the house he wakes up. This closeness leads Tony to have something of a "crush" on Dr. Melfi, something that is unattainable. Matthew Bevilaqua (1950), and 5th Borough (2020). Full name [11], Six months later, on December 10, 2005, Brancato was arrested by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in the Bronx for the murder of 28-year-old police officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was at home and off-duty at the time of his death. consistently demonstrates throughout the series that he lacks his father's dominating persona and cunning. After A.J. He is an associate of the DiMeo crime family and a member of the Soprano crew. Tony loses consciousness and causes a small explosion when he drops a bottle of lighter fluid onto the coals. Biography However, Tony reassures himself that Moltisanti's murder was necessary, despite the hurt caused to his family and friends. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. However, prior to completing his freshman year, he dropped out and elected to go into his father's criminal work. Sean and Matt both tried to impress Tony in the Bada Bing restroom by talking about working with Chris but angered him by speaking candidly about criminal activities when the conversation could have been recorded by law enforcement. Lillo Brancato Jr. (born Saul Rodriguez; August 30, 1976) is an American actor. When Tony was about to call 911 for help, he sees the baby seat in the back seat of the SUV destroyed by a tree branch, and then closes his phone and proceeds to suffocate him by holding his nose shut so he chokes to death on his own blood. "Oh wow RIP," responded actor Lillo Brancato Jr, who played young mobster Matthew Bevilaqua on the series. 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. Tony has a penchant for carrying on extramarital affairs. Matthew Bevilaqua, 2000 At their next session Tony is still reluctant to face his own psychological weaknesses. Fate Crime Boss Waste Management Consultant for Barone SanitationCo-owner of Satriale's Pork StoreCo-owner of Bada Bing