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Did you know...In the episode
"Commendatori"
while the actors were seated at the table
in Italy
David Chase sat facing
Pauly wallnuts!!

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One of the most famous quotes of the series has got to be Silvio Dante's impression of
Al Pacino
in The Godfather......
"Just when I thought I was out ,They pull me back in!"

Did you know...
Jamie-Lynn Sigler appeared in the movie
"A Brooklyn State of Mind"?

Tequila Joes - used as "The Lollypop Club

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Did you know...David Chase' daughter Michelle DeCesare plays Hunter Scangerelo?

Did you know ... that maureen Dante, Silvios wife is infact his real life wife?

Tony's tattoo which is infact NOT real but a temperary tattoo used each time they need it.

Tony Soprano brings his mother to a nursing home, while they're visiting, a group of elderly people is shown watching tv. They are infact watching the Rockford Files David Chase creator of The Sopranos worked on the show from 1976-80 it was his first big break as a writer and producer.

Tony Sirico only agreed to sign up to the Sopranos if it was guaranteed that Paulie Walnuts would NOT be a rat.

In episode eight of season one, "The Legend of Tennesee Moltisante" Christopher Moltisante (Michael Imperioli) shoots a bakery clerk in the foot because he perceives him to be disrespectful. In Goodfellas, he himself was shot in the foot for the very same reason.

Although Nancy Marchand, who played Livia Soprano, had passed away by the time Episode 28 ("Proshai, Livushka") began filming, she appears in a brief scene at the beginning in which she has a conversation with her son, Tony. Producers pieced together dialogue from previous episodes for Livia's half of the conversation, and used state-of-the-art CGI effects to place old footage of her face on a body double. The effect cost about $250,000, and took two weeks to put together.

Director Mike Nichols is incorrectly listed as playing "Dr. Krakower" in Episode #33 "Second Opinion" in 2001, when the role was actually played by Sully Boyar.

Joe Puccilo had a walk on part in the pilot ep as Beppy he is infact David Chase' cousin and in real life is referred to as "Uncle Junior" by his family including David Chase this is obviouslyt where David Chase got the idea for the name of the character at least.

Drea De Matteo first played the "Hostesss" in the pilot and had only one line later they brought her back as christophers girlfriend and built up the hostess thing then.

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Did you know......... Federico Castelluccio who plays Furio is infact an artist/painter?
Did you know.........Drea was infact named Andrea and has shortened her name to Drea
Joe Gannascoli played two character in the show firstly a bakershop customer and later as Vito Spatafore
Lorraine Bracco worked as a professional model and as a DJ for a while.
Dominic Chianese played the part of Jonny Ola in "The Godfather II" and had a part in Kojak.
A body double was used in the now famous shower scene with Lorraine Bracco.
The Fox network paid David Chase to write the pilot then turned down the idea of making the series..... thankfully HBO took it up.
Michael Imperioli has written episodes of the Sopranos aswell as a lot of other things not least his film "Summer of Sam"

Father Phil was played by two different actors firstly by Michael Santoro and then by Paul Schulze this was not the only character to have been played by two actors
Irena was first played by Siberia M Federico then by Oksana Babiy now better known as Oksana Lada.

Anthony 'Tony' Soprano I'm like King Midas in reverse. Everything I touch turns to shit.
Anthony 'A.J.' Soprano Jr What, no fucking ziti? (With Father Phil present)

Anthony 'Tony' Soprano There's an old Italian saying: you fuck up once, you lose two teeth.

Corrado Erico 'Uncle Junior' Soprano Federal marshals are so far up my ass I can taste Brylcreem.

Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Uncle Junior and I, we had our problems with the Business. But I never should have razzed him about eating pussy. This whole war could have been averted. Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this.

Dr. Jennifer Melfi Have you ever had a prostate exam?
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Are you kidding? I don't let anyone wag their finger in my FACE.

Anthony 'Tony' Soprano You're looking good. Looking better.
Corrado Erico 'Uncle Junior' Soprano Tony, if you're gonna lie to me, tell me there's a broad in the car waiting to tongue my balls.
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[Uncle Junior just told Tony he had a mentally handicapped uncle]
Tony: I remember my mother and my mother arguing about... something, I don't know. I remember her talking about my father's feeble-minded brother, but I thought she meant you !!!

Corrado Erico 'Uncle Junior' Soprano Anthony is a cunt hair away from owning all Northern Jersey - and I am that cunt hair.

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