Furthermore, he conspired with Tony's own mother, Livia Soprano, to have Tony killed (although the hit failed). Lol. And in the end, you're completely alone with it all. He was sometimes referred to as "Drinkwater"; "beve l'acqua" is Italian for "drink the water". Family Reddit community dedicated to the HBO hit TV series, The Sopranos, and movie, The Many Saints of Newark. Matthew Bevilaqua is a supporting character portrayed by Lillo Brancato, Jr. 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. 's friendship with "the Jasons", sons of two of his associates, and A.J. [7] Following his release from prison in 2013, Brancato made his return to acting with Back in The Day (2016). Tony is an avid animal lover and enjoys feeding the ducks which visit his pool. Tony says he is there for the stonemason job but does not speak English well (Tony's grandfather was an immigrant stonemason). Later led by Christopher; Matt and Sean commited several robberies on commercial sites, although they had to pay a large percentage of the cash to Tony Soprano. Aliases Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Ronald F. SpearsKevin FinnertyMr. Sean attempted to follow Matt but his seatbelt was stuck and he could not escape. He got killed because Sean Jizz left him hanging in the motherfucking cocksucking wind. I think he did mention he went to college somewhere? Bevilaqua got into trouble with Moltisanti for needlessly attracting police attention by stealing nearby cars and assaulting an innocent stockbroker. 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. He is again shown in his father's old car accompanied by a range of past associates. She is cooking dinner and when she goes over to the oven the scarf drapes across Tony. His mistresses have been, in chronological order, of Russian, Italian, Italian/Cuban, and Jewish descent. Charges of second-degree murder were also leveled against him, but they didn't stick. Tony maintains an avid interest in history, particularly World War II. On December 31, 2013, he was released on parole. BEVILAQUA, Matthew Matthew Newton Bevilaqua passed away on February 20, 2015. 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. Siblings Bevilaqua and Gismonte angered boss Tony Soprano by candidly talking about criminal activities, wasting their chances at quickly becoming made men. 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. As she goes to peel away the scarf, Tony wakes up and makes his way to the bathroom for some medication. 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. In the second season finale, Tony asks Pussy if he may have tipped off the FBI about the Bevilaqua hit. Rank Later Dr. Melfi tries prescribing Lithium as a mood stabilizer. William Bender, "The Last Aria of Tony Soprano", The New York Times, February 26, 2006. DiMeo enforcer Furio Giunta and an associate visit Matt and Sean at their apartment for Tony's cut from the burglaries. Fate However, since his Uncle Richie's release from prison and subsequent death, Jackie had become more and more involved in the Mafia. Religion The relationship between Tony and Dr. Melfi has been up-and-down, with Tony reaching a level of comfort with Dr. Melfi that he has never experienced with anyone else before, not even his wife. 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 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. 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. Status 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. He was also the older brother of former DiMeo acting boss Jackie, Sr. Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Nickname(s) He was charged with a seventh-degree Class A misdemeanor for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Meadow Soprano (daughter)Anthony Soprano, Jr. (son) In "Fortunate Son" Tony discusses a childhood memory of an early panic attack. Rank Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Brancato was charged with second-degree murder, and his trial began on November 17, 2008. In November 2007 ("Kennedy and Heidi"), a stressed Tony Soprano has a dream following the death of his nephew Christopher Moltisanti. He also leaves without closing the apartment door. Matt and Sean attempted a drive-by hit on Christopher which results in him shooting Sean to death in self-defense. promised Jackie Jr.'s father that he would try to keep his son on the straight path. 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). He is best known for his portrayal of Calogero C Anello in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. After the attempt on Tony's life, he proceeds to confront his mother at the retirement home, but discovers she has had a stroke. He later discovers that he'd hallucinated Isabella due to taking too much lithium, and that Isabella represented the mother he never had. 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. James Gandolfini (adult)Bobby Boriello (child)Danny Petrillo (teenager)Michael Gandolfini (teenager)William Ludwig (child) Tony Blundetto was arrested for his part in a hijacking when the two cousins were young men. 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). Probably didnt finish like that strunz Jackie Jr. Kid was always a dumb fuck, didnt he almost drown in three inches of water?. Matthew Bevilaqua. Matthew Bevilaqua (1976-2000) was an associate of the DiMeo crime family and the partner-in-crime of Sean Gismonte. He's also appeared in several films since his release from prison, the most recent of which being "Made in Mexico" in 2021. The actor who plays Sean Gismonte was a teenager when his role was filmed, in which case he was the oldest teenager I've ever seen. Tony tells Dr. Melfi a story about ducks landing in his pool. 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. Sean Gismonte is an associate of the DiMeo crime family. 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. In a previous episode he calls Tony "T" and Tony tells him to refer to him as Tony. Tony has a penchant for carrying on extramarital affairs. Anthony John Soprano Born on June 9, 1983, Matt was a resident of Atlanta, GA. As a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America and a cert Nationality 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. 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. The murder of one of his best friends Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in Funhouse weighs heavily on Tony. 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. Tony was initially pleased with the relationship, believing Jackie to be a hard-working pre-med student from a good family. After flunking out of Ramapo State, A.J. 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. Male Gismonte then blames Bevilaqua for making him do all the talking. The coach, who is once again a living man, chastises Tony for dropping out of school. 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. This later turns sour after A.J. [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. Chris seemed to initially think he was just going to rob and kill people, then go party with celebrities. Richie attempts to kill Matt by attacking him with a baseball bat. 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. But Tony's mother was a bitter and pessimistic woman who rejected Tony's help and became very angry with him when he placed her in a retirement community, which Livia claimed was a "nursing home". Anthony "Tony" John Soprano (born August 22, 1959-December 2007), also known as Tony Soprano, is the De facto Boss of the DiMeo crime family. Also Appears In 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. The car rolls off a hill and crashes upright. Tony's over-protectiveness of Meadow has led to feuds between them on several occasions. After that he also tells her that he murdered Salvatore Bonpensiero and his cousin Tony Blundetto. Matthew Bevilaqua Sopranos residence, North Caldwell, New Jersey Matthew Bevilaqua is a supporting character portrayed by Lillo Brancato, Jr. 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. He then left the car and started running while shooting at Moltisanti; Gismonte was shot dead by Moltisanti while struggling with the passenger seat's seatbelt. Citizenship Furio jokingly remarks that they "suck each other's cocks" in Italian to his associate. Tony asks if he enjoyed the diet soft drink, to which Matt answers in the positive. The shadowy figure in the doorway of the house has the profile of his mother, Livia, who is dead. As someone with a stock broker license, he definitely had to have at least some level of booksmarts. Tony's longtime friend and fellow captain Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile, Sr. took on the role of acting boss in December 1995. 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. 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). Prior to this, Bonpensiero confessed to being an informant, and the four have one last drink. He was addicted to cocaine and heroin by his mid-20s. As it turned out, the young star's mentors were right. He was Matthew Bevilaqua's partner in crime and an associate in the Soprano crew. The feds continued to try to pin the murder on Tony, but remained unsuccessful. The Sopranos Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. We learn that he has been left to care for his mother alone by his sisters. Matthew Bevilaqua, shot to death by Tony and Big Pussy for attempting to kill Christopher (April 2000). Due to their lower status, Matt and Sean could not refuse. 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. Sean and Matthew shared an apartment together. Born on June 9, 1983, Matt was a resident of Atlanta, GA. As a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America. Tony admits that he feels guilty because his mother could not be allowed to live with his family. It's a quiz you only need a 70 to pass, but only has a 65% pass rate, and at the time he would have taken it, it was a longer test because they hadn't split it into the two separate series 7 and the 66 exams. 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. . It sinks in that he's Tempting Fate if he continues to carry on with Carmela. [6] Brancato was a fan of De Niro and impressed the scout with an impression of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver. 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 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. "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. In the show, Lillo Brancato Jr. plays the role of Matthew Bevilaqua. Tony was initially very resistant to the idea that there was a psychiatric cause for his symptoms. Sean's ambition was to impress his superiors in order to move up the ranks with his best . During this episode Tony introduces the concept of him acting like the sad clown - happy on the outside but sad on the inside. 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. When he died, Johnny Boy Soprano had risen to the level of captain of his own crew as had his brother Corrado "Junior" Soprano. consistently demonstrates throughout the series that he lacks his father's dominating persona and cunning. Lillo Brancato Jr. (born Saul Rodriguez; August 30, 1976) is an American actor. While nervously guzzling down the drink, Tony again asks Matt if Richie Aprile was responsible, to which Matt answers in the negative. Matt and Sean were desperate to make a name for themselves . Tony remembers having to buy expensive dinners for Richie Aprile as a newly made man. Soprano. In the episode "46 Long" they continue discussing Tony's mother and her difficulties living alone. Tony is dressed in trousers, suspenders and an undershirt. 's lack of focus after graduation. 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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Associate He becomes convinced that he is in love with her, but she turns him down when he makes advances towards her. He visits her apartment and finds her in a black dress with a black scarf around her neck. Tony then says he is glad to hear it, as "that is the last sugarless drink you are ever going to have", as he and Pussy open fire. Tony gained notoriety in the DiMeo crime family by robbing a card game run by Michele "Feech" La Manna along with Silvio and Jackie. 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. With DiMeo in prison, Aprile became the official "Street Boss" of the family. He was a disrespectful, dumb fuck, who never knew his place, and that's why he was killed. Hoping to get A.J. Find Matthew Bevilaqua obituaries and memorials at Legacy.com. By 1995, Tony was a well-respected caporegime in the organization when the boss of the family, Ercoli "Eckley" DiMeo, was sent to prison. After extensive testing that includes an MRI scan and blood work no physical cause can be found so Dr. Cusamano referred Tony to psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi. John Soprano (father)Livia Soprano (mother) You got no fucking idea what it's like to be number one. He was elevated to permanent capo in the late-eighties. He is a cousin of Louis Gismonte, a convict who spent time in the license plate workshop with DiMeo capo Richie Aprile. To hide this from associates, he lied that he was unable to participate because he had been mugged and injured. On April 2006 ("Members Only"), uncle Junior, suffering from dementia, believes Tony to be "Little Pussy" Malanga and shoots him in the abdomen. He resented being in therapy and refused to accept the diagnosis of panic attacks given him by the neurologists who had investigated his illness. loafs around the house, parties, and for a time holds a job at Blockbuster, until his father, hoping to keep A.J. Tony was supposed to join Blundetto on the job but failed to because of a panic attack. Matt ran away from the scene and went to Richie to tell him that the hit was done for him as a favor. Dark Brown Cause of death Matthew Bevilaqua and his buddy Sean Gismonte were associates of the Soprano crew and at times did odd jobs and scams with Christopher. 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. He typically has mistresses who he consistently sees for long periods of time, though he also has a number of brief one-night-stands with strippers from the Bada Bing. Bevilaqua and Gismonte also assisted . Later he sold shares in Webistics through a stock brokerage operated by DiMeo crime family soldier Christopher Moltisanti. The second episode of the sixth season, "Join the Club" reveals Tony is currently in a medically-induced coma in the hospital. This, combined with previous "disrespect" from mob superiors, heightened the already present urge to rapidly move up the ranks. 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. The murder of his nephew, Christopher Moltisanti, is done out of necessity in Tony's eyes; Moltisanti's reckless behavior and persistent addiction to heroin, cocaine, and alcohol presents a threat to Tony's life and the DiMeo crime family. Tony is later seen with A.J. Tony takes satisfaction in it, as it is revenge for an attempt on the life of one of his relatives. 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. 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. When he finds out it's almost worse than a regular job because you can never quit, he starts getting deeper into drug addiction. And a weak fucking sniveling lying drug addict is the worst kind of bet.". Meadow learned of her father's actions and didn't speak to him for several months, eventually reconciling at Christmas in 2000. From the beginning, Tony had doubts that his son could succeed him as Boss of the Dimeo Crime Family. Every decision you make affects every facet of every other fucking thing. Plaster falls down in front of Tony and when he looks up he sees that the chandelier is almost pulled out of the ceiling. 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. He hopes that both his children will escape the life of crime he has led. 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. 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. 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. The witness identified Tony from a picture without knowing that he was a high ranking mobster. 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. With the help of a therapist and medication, A.J. 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. He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos. Episodes with dream sequences include "Pax Soprana", "Isabella", "Funhouse", "Everybody Hurts", "Calling All Cars" and "The Test Dream". 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. 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. Tony repeatedly worried about being implicated in the show and felt as if he had "dodged a big bullet" when he got away clean. She tells him that their flight from the pool sparked his panic attack through the overwhelming fear of somehow losing his own family. He had a stock broker licence so was probably better than buying fish and sweeping cheese. While Enchautegui waited for backup, a gunfight erupted and Enchautegui was shot. 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). However, he also sometimes alienates his children with his behavior. 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. In therapy, when asked to remember happy childhood memories about his mother, Tony struggled to come up with any, eventually recalling that he witnessed his father falling down the stairs, causing the whole family to laugh, even his mother; he later described his mother as a cruel, joyless woman who wore his father down "to a little nub". 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). Later they discuss Livia's car accident and Melfi suggests depression may have contributed to the accident - Tony misunderstands her and becomes angry. Brancato studied at Mount Saint Michael Academy. 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. That the next generation didn't have what the prior generation did to continue "this thing". They wanted to move up rapidly in the ranks of the family but realized that they were not respected and were being used by Tony, Christopher, Furio, and other mobsters. ", "The Officer Down Memorial Page: Detective Daniel Enchautegui", "Murder trial scheduled for 'Sopranos' actor", "Did Suspects Know Victim Was an Officer? MobsterStockbroker Following the dream he acts differently to his friends and family, trying to see if they also feel relieved now that Christopher is dead. Matt"Drinkwater""Cheese-Fuck" He was Matthew Bevilaqua's partner in crime and an associate in the Soprano crew. The witness identified Tony from a picture without knowing that he was a mob boss. Portrayed By Tony also attended Seton Hall University. In the second and third episode the viewer sees Tony in a dream-like state, eventually arriving at what could be purgatory, where he is greeted by a man who takes the physical form of his late cousin Tony Blundetto. 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. Brancato acted in three films in the mid-1990s, prior to joining the cast of The Sopranos. 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. He also treated his putative nephew, Christopher Moltisanti (actually his wife's first cousin, once removed), as a son in many ways. 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. 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.
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