The FBI continued to try to pin the murder on Tony, but remained unsuccessful. The eyewitness himself has one when he learns that Matthew Bevilaqua was tied to the Soprano family. After A.J. Tony gained notoriety in the DiMeo crime family by robbing a card game run by Michele "Feech" La Manna along with Silvio and Jackie. They got into trouble with Christopher for stealing nearby cars which could draw too much attention from the police. American MafiaDiMeo crime family Matthew Bevilaqua Tony is later seen with A.J. This prompts him to seek help for the attacks. Italian-American 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. 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. Matt then goes into hiding. He was later taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died. Matt and Sean were from West Orange, New Jersey. Chris shoots and kills Sean but Matt escapes. back on track, Tony rekindles A.J. Matthew Bevilaqua Nickname (s) Matt Drinkwater Born March 30, 1976, West Orange, New Jersey Died April 2000, Newark, New Jersey (Aged 24) Cause of Death Gunshots Citizenship Italian - American Career Information Occupation Mobster Rank Associate Affiliations DiMeo Crime Family In the second season finale, Tony asks Pussy if he may have tipped off the FBI about the Bevilaqua hit. And a weak fucking sniveling lying drug addict is the worst kind of bet.". consistently demonstrates throughout the series that he lacks his father's dominating persona and cunning. Home Charges of second-degree murder were also leveled against him, but they didn't stick. However, he was plagued in having to "show the sad face" while the rest of his family grieves. This does not deter Tony's rage as he angrily lets his mother know that he found out about the truth. Tony instead tells A.J. [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. Sean Gismonte (died 2000) was a DiMeo crime family associate and the partner-in-crime of Matthew Bevilacqua. 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. He was a capo in the DiMeo crime family and led the Aprile crew. There, A.J. Matthew Bevilaqua (1976-2000) was an associate of the DiMeo crime family and the partner-in-crime of Sean Gismonte. They also get into trouble for brutally beating up a broker, Kevin, and sending him to the hospital for recommending the sale of other stocks. Tony went to high school with Artie Bucco and Davey Scatino and remained friends with them into later life. Tony tells Dr. Melfi a story about ducks landing in his pool. Police Say Statements Differ", Former 'Sopranos' Actor Brancato Gets Parole, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lillo_Brancato&oldid=1141728889, Prisoners and detainees of New York (state), Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Petty Officer Third Class Russell Vossler, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 14:02. Furthermore, he conspired with Tony's own mother, Livia Soprano, to have Tony killed (although the hit failed). ", "The Officer Down Memorial Page: Detective Daniel Enchautegui", "Murder trial scheduled for 'Sopranos' actor", "Did Suspects Know Victim Was an Officer? Leave condolences in the Guest Book, send sympathy flowers, and pay respect to your loved one. Matthew Bevilaqua and his buddy Sean Gismonte were associates of the Soprano crew and at times did odd jobs and scams with Christopher. 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. He committed his first murder at the age of 23 on Labor Day weekend in 1982, killing a small-time bookie named Willie Overall. He grew up living with his mother, father, and two sisters Janice and Barbara in the Ironbound in Newark, New Jersey. 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 becomes convinced that he is in love with her, but she turns him down when he makes advances towards her. The director, whose brother-in-law is a police officer, edited down all of Brancato's scenes during post-production. 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. Brancato also played a mobster in the TV series Falcone, which debuted in 2000. 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. Mikey Palmice (3) Uncle Junior's subordinate Mikey Palmice got violent quite early. The Sopranos Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Reddit community dedicated to the HBO hit TV series, The Sopranos, and movie, The Many Saints of Newark. Vic Musto's subtle change in facial expression after Davey describes how Tony collects his debts amounts to this as well. Bobby Boriello played Tony in the episode "Down Neck" in which Tony recalls many childhood events relating to his childhood realization that his father was involved in organized crime, including his recollection of father's relationship with his older sister, Janice, and his use of her as a cover for attending meetings with criminal associates at a children's amusement park. After that he also tells her that he murdered Salvatore Bonpensiero and his cousin Tony Blundetto. To hide this from associates, he lied that he was unable to participate because he had been mugged and injured. Tony has mistakenly taken another man's briefcase - Kevin Finnerty's - along with all of his identification and work. Sean was distractingly good looking compared to Drinkwater. 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). 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. 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. Every decision you make affects every facet of every other fucking thing. Born on June 9, 1983, Matt was a resident of Atlanta, GA. As a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America and a cert Meadow Soprano (daughter)Anthony Soprano, Jr. (son) He favors dark features but also had a few brief flings with blond European women, including a Russian housekeeper and a stewardess from Icelandic Airways. 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. While nervously guzzling down the drink, Tony again asks Matt if Richie Aprile was responsible, to which Matt answers in the negative. He remarks how he spent countless hours with Tony on the football field, only to throw it away by going into crime. Tony was especially proud of A.J. In a previous episode he calls Tony "T" and Tony tells him to refer to him as Tony. Every morning I wake up thinking, is today, the day that one of my best friends is gonna dime me to the FBI? Tony takes great pride in Meadow's achievements. After killing Christopher, Tony tries to discover whether other mobsters or family members had similar feelings, it seems, however, that they do not. Matthew Bevilaqua, shot to death by Tony and Big Pussy for attempting to kill Christopher (April 2000). 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. away from a life of crime, gets him a job working construction. He resented being in therapy and refused to accept the diagnosis of panic attacks given him by the neurologists who had investigated his illness. The episode follows his attempts to discern his identity, recover his briefcase, and get back to his family. Siblings 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. The "Bronx Tale" star was later convicted of attempted burglary and sentenced to a decade behind bars. 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. Their relationship after this nearly deteriorates, as Tony barely speaks to her after that. 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. One of Tony's nightmares was where he was in a locker room all by himself, only to come upon the office of his deceased football coach. Sean Gismonte is an associate of the DiMeo crime family. He has yet to discuss his experiences while unconscious with anyone close to him. He reads The Art of War by Sun Tzu, a work which is quoted by several other characters on the show as well, particularly Paulie Gualtieri. Born In 2018, a documentary chronicling the actor's infamous descent was released. 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. 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. He often tells people about her aspiration to become a pediatrician. 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. Matthew "Matt Drinkwater" Bevilacqua, played by Lillo Brancato Jr., is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. In the episode immediately prior, Tony and his turncoat associate Big Pussy (who informed on the Soprano family to the feds) assassinated a young thug named Matthew Bevilaqua, in retaliation. Now obviously this isn't what got Matthew killed but it shows his true character. Matt had tried to kill Chris in order to prove himself to the non-nonsense capo Richie Aprille. Matt's death also appeared to have a psychological effect on Tony. [4], Although he was born in Colombia, Brancato has said, "I consider myself Italian. He also leaves without closing the apartment door. Tony also attended Seton Hall University. Sean "Gis" Gismonte portrayed by Chris Tardio is an associate of the Soprano Crew, and member of the DiMeo crime family. "They said once this movie goes out, you will have people around you who will expose you to dangerous things and you have to be careful." The Sopranos Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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. The murder of one of his best friends Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in Funhouse weighs heavily on Tony. On December 31, 2013, he was released on parole. Matthew needed learn his place and address Tony with some respect. With DiMeo in prison, Aprile became the official "Street Boss" of the family. Tony was also close to his cousin Tony Blundetto. [6] Brancato was a fan of De Niro and impressed the scout with an impression of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver. Brancato acted in three films in the mid-1990s, prior to joining the cast of The Sopranos. Lillo Broncato told police that he broke into the empty home in order to obtain drugs and any other valuables. Tony was initially very resistant to the idea that there was a psychiatric cause for his symptoms. Tony could come off as a hypocrite at times. Contents 1 Background 2 After Death 3 Appearances 3.1 Season 2 4 Trivia Background Matthew was Sean Gismonte 's partner-in-crime and an associate in the Soprano crew. His fears are confirmed as A.J. Disclaimer: All copyrights belong to HBO.Monetization is disabled on this channel.I don't make a profit from uploading this content and I never will, I am ju. 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. To gain respect from Richie and to quickly make their mark, Matt and Sean plan an unsanctioned hit on Christopher. He hopes that both his children will escape the life of crime he has led. Bevilaqua was later kidnapped by Soprano and Paulie Gualtieri, Salvatore Bonpensiero, who took him to a warehouse and tied him to a chair. Christopher was seriously wounded in the attack and rushed to the hospital. He worked under Tony's protg and honorary nephew Christopher Moltisanti in the family's pump and Dump scam. In this dream he tells his therapist Jennifer Melfi that Christopher was a burden and that he was relieved that he was dead. After the attempt on Tony's life, he proceeds to confront his mother at the retirement home, but discovers she has had a stroke. Read more about this topic: Matthew Bevilaqua, It is easy to face Death and Fate, and the things that sound so dreadful. 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. In high school he met his future bride, Carmela DeAngelis. 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. [12] Enchautegui confronted Brancato (then 29) and his accomplice, Steven Armento (48), outside a vacant house located at 3119 Arnow Place, next to his own, after hearing glass break. He played baseball and football, and according to Sal Bonpensiero, he nearly made All-County. In the sixth season, while in Florida with Paulie, he rents a sport fishing boat, though he is not shown to have caught anything. During a meeting with recently released DiMeo capo Richie Aprile, they make fun of Christopher's nose and also learn of Richie's disdain for him because Chris hit his niece, Adriana La Cerva. Matt"Drinkwater""Cheese-Fuck" In appreciation of Matt Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte Every single thing these 2 characters did was gold. He was Matthew Bevilaqua's partner in crime and an associate in the Soprano crew. Sean "Gis" Gismonte portrayed by Chris Tardio is an associate of the Soprano Crew, and member of the DiMeo crime family. BEVILAQUA, Matthew Matthew Newton Bevilaqua passed away on February 20, 2015. All due respect. Nonetheless, this gave his family quite a scare and a painful memory of his nearly fatal shooting the previous year. Bevilaqua and Gizmonte didn't have the patience but they had the ambition. It's too much to deal with almost. Associate However, like Bonpensiero, Tony was haunted by this murder. After hearing a story from Christopher about how Big Pussy Bonpensiero became a made man after he committed a murder on behalf of Tony's father Johnny Soprano, Matt and Sean shoot Chris and severely wounded him. The witness identified Tony from a picture without knowing that he was a mob boss. Dr. Melfi makes a connection between meat and Tony's panic attacks and also explores his mother's attitude to the fruits of his father's labor. PetragliaDr. 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. [7] Following his release from prison in 2013, Brancato made his return to acting with Back in The Day (2016). 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. Pussy also ends up paying the teenager $20. 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. Salvatore realizes this is his last day alive and begs not to shot in the face. Press J to jump to the feed. Prior to this, Bonpensiero confessed to being an informant, and the four have one last drink. 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. 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. During the episode "The Second Coming", aired in part II of season six, Melfi's own therapist suggests to her that her work with Tony could be considered enabling toward Tony's sociopathic tendencies. [13] On December 22, 2008, a jury found him not guilty of murder, but found him guilty of first-degree attempted burglary. 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. At their next session Tony is still reluctant to face his own psychological weaknesses. This is probably because "T" is what close friends and associates call him not what some low level goons call him. [4] He further appeared in Renaissance Man (1994), followed by a minor but climactic role as a radio operator in Crimson Tide (1995). After flunking out of Ramapo State, A.J. He tries to find a car mechanic (who had worked on his Lincoln when Tony drove Lincolns) to put it back on, but a duck swoops down and snatches it from his hand. On the night of June 9 2000 ("Funhouse"), an extended dream sequence exposes many of Tony's subconscious thoughts and feelings through symbolic and sometimes bizarre events: he attempts suicide to preempt a doctor's diagnosis of early death by dousing himself in gasoline and lighting himself on fire, witnesses himself shooting Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri to death during a card game, has an innuendo-laden conversation with his therapist Dr. Melfi while sporting a prominent erection, and a fish that speaks with the voice of Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero confirms his suspicions that the longtime friend and soldier is a federal informant. Matt and Sean attempted a drive-by hit on Christopher which results in him shooting Sean to death in self-defense. They planned a hit on Chris in order to get recognized by DiMeo capo Richie Aprile, who they knew disliked Chris for striking his niece, Adriana La Cerva, however it is revealed that Richie wouldn't have approved had he known. In 2000, he was executed by Tony Soprano for attempting to assassinate his nephew Christopher Moltisanti. The murder of his cousin Tony Blundetto is solely to save him from a far worse death if he were to fall into Phil's hands, and also to satisfy the leadership of the Lupertazzi crime family and protect Soprano's men from their wrath for not giving up Blundetto. Children From the beginning, Tony had doubts that his son could succeed him as Boss of the Dimeo Crime Family. Born in 1977, he was 23 years old when he was killed, in "From Where to Eternity." Family meets Blanca, and in Tony's opinion, A.J. This subterfuge ended when Moltisanti was killed by Tony after an automobile accident. 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. 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 ). 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). The shadowy figure in the doorway of the house has the profile of his mother, Livia, who is dead. 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. 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. Find Matthew Bevilaqua obituaries and memorials at Legacy.com. He knocks on the door and a female figure descends slowly in shadow; the door creaks ominously. 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. He got killed because Sean Jizz left him hanging in the motherfucking cocksucking wind. On April 2006 ("Members Only"), uncle Junior, suffering from dementia, believes Tony to be "Little Pussy" Malanga and shoots him in the abdomen. He earned his brokerage license from Pace University and first sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage operated by Christopher Moltisanti. Tony was part of an unofficial crew of young criminals consisting of Silvio Dante, Ralph Cifaretto and Jackie Aprile. 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 -. Matt and Sean pulled a drive-by hit as Chris left the Skyways Diner in Kearny. From their introduction, "you're suppose to push webistics" to shitting at the scene of the crime to ultimately their deaths (Shawn just fucking dies with ZERO heroics), these guys had me absolutely glued to the screen. Tony is an avid animal lover and enjoys feeding the ducks which visit his pool. Status Also Appears In Tony's attitude to life has been changed by his near death experience. 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. Bevilaqua and Gismonte also assisted . By late spring, however, he was back in the hospital and had begun chemotherapy treatments. seems to be doing better. While Enchautegui waited for backup, a gunfight erupted and Enchautegui was shot. 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. Gender Political Information We learn that he has been left to care for his mother alone by his sisters. 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. Matthew Bevilaqua Tony's over-protectiveness of Meadow has led to feuds between them on several occasions. Matthew Bevilacqua was Sean Gismonte's partner-in-crime and an associate in the DiMeo crime family working under Christopher Moltisanti in the Gualtieri crew.
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