Tony was also close to his cousin Tony Blundetto. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. When the family visits Green Grove, a retirement community which Tony is trying to place his mother in, Livia's derisive outburst prompts a second panic attack. Lol. Matt and Sean were from West Orange, New Jersey.Matt wanted to move up in the ranks along with his best friend, Sean. In 2000, the two men failed in their attempt to assassinate Christopher Moltisanti as a favor to Richie Aprile, with Gismonte being shot dead by Moltisanti during the attempted drive-by at the Skyway Diner. Tony fails to attend their next scheduled session. By late spring, however, he was back in the hospital and had begun chemotherapy treatments. He ended up in a car accident in an unrequested "stake-out" gone wrong. Later Dr. Melfi tries prescribing Lithium as a mood stabilizer. CNN reports that it was a little after 5am whenDaniel Enchautegui, a 28-year-old off duty police officer, heard a slight commotion coming from the house next door to his. 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. Died seems to be doing better. Later they discuss Livia's car accident and Melfi suggests depression may have contributed to the accident - Tony misunderstands her and becomes angry. Most notably, after murdering his nephew, Christopher Moltisanti, he feels a rush of relief for finally being rid of his nephew, whom he felt he could no longer trust and had become a burden. 's depression, a 'rotten putrid gene' that Tony believes he passed down to his son. 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). Catholic To gain respect from Richie and to quickly make their mark, Matt and Sean plan an unsanctioned hit on Christopher. 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. 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. Salvatore realizes this is his last day alive and begs not to shot in the face. James Gandolfini (adult)Bobby Boriello (child)Danny Petrillo (teenager)Michael Gandolfini (teenager)William Ludwig (child) Born Later he sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage operated by DiMeo crime family soldier Christopher Moltisanti. 1976New Jersey, U.S I think he did mention he went to college somewhere? Sean "Gis" Gismonte portrayed by Chris Tardio is an associate of the Soprano Crew, and member of the DiMeo crime family. He also leaves without closing the apartment door. During this episode Tony introduces the concept of him acting like the sad clown - happy on the outside but sad on the inside. Eventually, Big Pussy Bonpensiero learned of Matt's whereabouts. The voice of a younger version of his daughter calls him back. Tony and Pussy blast countless bullets into him even after he's obviously dead. Matt and Sean also took part in the Soprano crew's picket busting efforts at Massarone construction. Tony eventually abandoned the blinding affection he held for Salvatore and realized his old friend's betrayal after a portentous dream where Salvatore appeared as a fish and told him that he had known all along. When the witness learned that the murder was mafia-related, he then refused to cooperate. 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. The character was murdered in "From Where to Eternity", before appearing in flashback during "Bust Out". In the show, Lillo Brancato Jr. plays the role of Matthew Bevilaqua. Its hard to sift out whether he was dumb or just not street smart and misread things. [7] Following his release from prison in 2013, Brancato made his return to acting with Back in The Day (2016). Tony has two children: Meadow Soprano and Anthony (A.J.) You got no fucking idea what it's like to be number one. He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos . A.J. Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Bevilaqua&oldid=3144075, Articles lacking sources from December 2009, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from September 2015, Fictional American people of Italian descent, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. Matthew Bevilaqua (1976-2000) was an associate of the DiMeo crime family and the partner-in-crime of Sean Gismonte. At the end of the third episode he awakes from his coma in a confused but stable state. His father was always involved in crime and Tony recalls some of his activities in flashbacks on the show. He played baseball and football, and according to Sal Bonpensiero, he nearly made All-County. Born in 1977, he was 23 years old when he was killed, in "From Where to Eternity." Tony begins to open up once Dr. Melfi explains the doctor-patient confidentiality rules. 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. It sinks in that he's Tempting Fate if he continues to carry on with Carmela. 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. BEVILAQUA, Matthew Matthew Newton Bevilaqua passed away on February 20, 2015. So they were gay for each other. Charges of second-degree murder were also leveled against him, but they didn't stick. . The Sopranos Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Sean attempted to follow Matt but his seatbelt was stuck and he could not escape. 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. The feds continued to try to pin the murder on Tony, but remained unsuccessful. Now obviously this isn't what got Matthew killed but it shows his true character. Enchautegui had served with the NYPD for three years and was assigned to the 40th Precinct in the Bronx. Also Appears In 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. 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. Male Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office Matt went to Pace College. Janice Baccalieri (sister)Barbara Giglione (sister) Matt's death also appeared to have a psychological effect on Tony. The Sopranos sees his new friends attack a Somalian student on a bike and he regresses into depression. He is a cousin of Louis Gismonte, a convict who spent time in the license plate workshop with DiMeo capo Richie Aprile. Siblings Tony Blundetto was arrested for his part in a hijacking when the two cousins were young men. He was Matthew Bevilaqua's partner in crime and an associate in the Soprano crew. [13] On December 22, 2008, a jury found him not guilty of murder, but found him guilty of first-degree attempted burglary. The witness identified Tony from a picture without knowing that he was a high ranking mobster. 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. His father shepherded Tony through his ascendancy, until his death in 1986 from emphysema, brought on by a heavy smoking habit. Republican Party. Dark Brown he is benefiting from the death of a great police officer, and that is totally unacceptable." . Matt's last words are screaming for his mother. 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. 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. And in the end, you're completely alone with it all. Tony also recalls that when he was only 13 his father would let him play around on the construction sites he ran, even driving heavy machinery, such as backhoes and diggers. The second episode of the sixth season, "Join the Club" reveals Tony is currently in a medically-induced coma in the hospital. 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. He worked under Tony's protg and honorary nephew Christopher Moltisanti in the family's pump and Dump scam. 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. 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. On April 2006 ("Members Only"), uncle Junior, suffering from dementia, believes Tony to be "Little Pussy" Malanga and shoots him in the abdomen. He is an associate of the DiMeo crime family and a member of the Soprano crew. To keep them segregated, family members used to call Tony Blundetto "Tony Uncle Al" and Tony Soprano "Tony Uncle Johnny". While Enchautegui waited for backup, a gunfight erupted and Enchautegui was shot. 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. 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 ). Rank Tony was on bed rest for a few days and quickly recovered. Bobby Baccalieri was being groomed as Moltisanti's replacement until he was killed by Phil Leotardo's hitmen when the Lupertazzi crime family launched a war against the DiMeo Crime Family. Associate A naive and slimy yet ambitious "cheese fuck", he worked the Soprano crew's executive card game along with Sean. The car rolls off a hill and crashes upright. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! She tells him that their flight from the pool sparked his panic attack through the overwhelming fear of somehow losing his own family. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Matt also did some burglary jobs with Chris and Sean. Matt wanted to move up in the ranks along with his best friend, Sean. Find Matthew Bevilaqua obituaries and memorials at Legacy.com. Citizenship Though spelled without a 'c,' Matthew Bevilaqua was shot to death by Tony Soprano (played by Gandolfini) and his colleague "Big Pussy" after Bevilaqua had attempted to murder Christopher Moltisante. Tony finally decides that while he loved Christopher, he would always be unreliable and dangerous to others. 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? 2000Chester Township, New Jersey, U.S(aged 24) For example, her first boyfriend at college was of part black heritage, and Tony's racism led him to try to drive him away. Tony has a panic attack while visiting his mother's home after she moves to Green Grove. Pussy denies this accusation, although Tony executes him regardless. Matthew Bevilaqua is a supporting character portrayed by Lillo Brancato, Jr. He later discovers that he'd hallucinated Isabella due to taking too much lithium, and that Isabella represented the mother he never had. He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos. also realized with guidance from his sister. 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. Corrado Soprano, Jr. (uncle)Quintina Blundetto (aunt)Tony Blundetto (cousin)Hugh DeAngelis (father-in-law)Mary DeAngelis (mother-in-law)Bobby Baccalieri (brother-in-law)Bobby Baccalieri III (Step-nephew)Sophia Baccalieri (step-niece) Domenica Baccalieri (niece)Thomas Giglione, Jr. (brother-in-law)Alyssa Giglione (niece)Thomas Giglione III (nephew)Christopher Moltisanti (cousin-in-law)Brian Cammarata (cousin-in-law) He was sometimes referred to as "Drinkwater"; "beve l'acqua" is Italian for "drink the water". Chris seemed to initially think he was just going to rob and kill people, then go party with celebrities. It was only appropriate then that he should appear in HBO's hit mob drama "The Sopranos"in the midst of his accumulating momentum. Pussy and Tony drag a beaten Matt to a locked refreshment shack and after interrogating him to make sure that he and Sean were acting on their own. So besides the fact that his last name means "drink water" and the last thing he did was drink a sugarless motherfucking soda. was doing well until he and Blanca broke up. Matt and Sean attempted a drive-by hit on Christopher which results in him shooting Sean to death in self-defense. Tony went to high school with Artie Bucco and Davey Scatino and remained friends with them into later life. He has always tried to conceal his criminal life from them something that Meadow saw through early on and A.J. This later turns sour after A.J. Tony is an avid animal lover and enjoys feeding the ducks which visit his pool. Political party 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. Pussy denies this accusation, although Tony executes him regardless. However, Tony reassures himself that Moltisanti's murder was necessary, despite the hurt caused to his family and friends. Unknown 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. This drove Meadow to drinking and depression, although they'd broken up shortly before his death. His old friend Silvio Dante also joined him as a soldier in his crew. He earned his brokerage license from Pace University and first sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage operated by Christopher Moltisanti. August 22, 1959[1] Matthew Bevilaqua is a supporting character portrayed by Lillo Brancato, Jr. Instead of calling 911, he suffocates Christopher to death. He had one very short encounter with an Asian-American escort during "The Test Dream". Tony was initially very resistant to the idea that there was a psychiatric cause for his symptoms. He is best known for his portrayal of Calogero C Anello in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. 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. Nationality 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. He earned his brokerage license from Pace University and first sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage . His fears are confirmed as A.J. why exactly does Tony have Puss give Matt Bevilaqua a last drink To give Matt a false sense of security, Tony wants Matt to calm down, by having Pussy give Matt a soda; Matt will think things might just be okay, he won't be killed because Tony is being nice by having Pussy give him a drink. 86. 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. Tony seems to have a soft spot for classic black and white films, as he is often seem watching them before sleep and regularly commentating on them. "Early on in my career, I spoke to Bob [Robert Dinero] and Chazz [Palminteri] about how profound changes would occur in my life," Lillo Brancato told People Magazinein October of 2017. They decided to impress Richie Aprile by killing their former friend Moltisanti, his rival. MobsterStockbroker Plaster falls down in front of Tony and when he looks up he sees that the chandelier is almost pulled out of the ceiling. 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). After that he also tells her that he murdered Salvatore Bonpensiero and his cousin Tony Blundetto. 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. Sadly, Big Mike's time on the Sopranos came to an end following his death in 2001. In a later session Dr. Melfi pushes Tony to admit he has feelings of anger towards his mother and he again storms out. He got killed because Sean Jizz left him hanging in the motherfucking cocksucking wind. As the song "Don't Stop Believin'" plays in the background, the screen instantly cuts to black as Tony looks up, representing the fact that he himself, has been hit. Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Tony's attitude to life has been changed by his near death experience. Matthew Bevilaqua and his buddy Sean Gismonte were associates of the Soprano crew and at times did odd jobs and scams with Christopher. Matthew Bevilaqua was the partner of Sean Gismonte and an associate in Tony Soprano's crew. However, prior to completing his freshman year, he dropped out and elected to go into his father's criminal work. Matthew "Matt Drinkwater" Bevilacqua, played by Lillo Brancato Jr., is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was elevated to permanent capo in the late-eighties. 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. Tony could come off as a hypocrite at times. 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. [17] As of 2020, Brancato claimed to be thirteen years sober and has returned to acting.[18]. He also shows that he blames Carmela for preventing his mother from living with them. consistently demonstrates throughout the series that he lacks his father's dominating persona and cunning. He said if Tony had listened to his conscience, he could have continued on in a career in sports, possibly succeeding him as coach. For a time, Lillo Brancato was one of Hollywood's most watched young actors. He eventually beat Jackie up to warn him about abusing his daughter's feelings and confiscated a gun from him. 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. The eyewitness himself has one when he learns that Matthew Bevilaqua was tied to the Soprano family. Full name 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. When he finds out it's almost worse than a regular job because you can never quit, he starts getting deeper into drug addiction. Career information 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. [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. The caterpillar turns into a butterfly. 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. Every decision you make affects every facet of every other fucking thing. 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. The witness identified Tony from a picture without knowing that he was a mob boss. He manages to dial 911 but loses consciousness before being able to tell the operator what happened. Religion However, since his Uncle Richie's release from prison and subsequent death, Jackie had become more and more involved in the Mafia. Richie chased Matt away with a baseball bat and Matt went into hiding. He did lack any form of common sense however. Though there is a possibility that the test results were forged, for example they could have had someone else take the exam for him.
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