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Dominic Chianese Jr. (born August 8, 1964) is an American actor. He portrayed Dominic in a recurring role of The Sopranos. He is the son and namesake of Dominic Chianese, who portrayed Junior Soprano.
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Dominic is a recurring character portrayed by Dominic...
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Corrado John "Junior" Soprano, Jr, played by Dominic...
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Dominic Chianese (born February 24, 1931) is an American...
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Corrado John "Junior" Soprano Jr., portrayed by Dominic Chianese, [1] is a fictional character from the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Usually referred to as " Junior " or " Uncle June ", he is the boss of the DiMeo crime family for most of the series.
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The Many Saints of Newark
When his brother Giovanni "Johnny Boy" Soprano is sent to prison in 1967, Corrado "Junior" Soprano briefly takes over as acting capo of his crew. At the funeral of Aldo "Hollywood Dick" Moltisanti, the father of fellow soldier Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti, Junior takes Dickie aside and confides in him that he considers them to be brothers. He offers him his hand in friendship and promises to provide any favors he requires. Five years later in 1972, Johnny Boy is released from prison and takes...
Season 1
Following the arrest of Ercole DiMeo, founder and boss of the DiMeo crime family in late 1995, Junior got into a trucking dispute with new acting boss Jackie Aprile Sr. He fled to Boca Raton to avoid any repercussions, but Tony arranged a sit-down through Soprano crew soldier Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensieroto solve the problem. In the opening episode, Junior planned to kill "Little Pussy" Malanga (not to be confused with "Big Pussy") in Vesuvio, a restaurant owned by Tony's friend, Artie Bu...
Season 2 and 3
Soon, Junior was released from jail and placed under house arrest while awaiting trial, after his attorney convinced the judge that Junior was much sicker than he actually was. This mimicks the real life tactics of Genovese crime family mob boss Vincent Gigante who feigned mental illness to avoid federal prosecution. While he was under house arrest, Soprano captain Richie Aprilewas released from prison, and actively sought Junior's friendship. Soon, Junior found himself at the epicenter of a...
Brendan Filone: Murder ordered for robbing his trucks and killing oneof his drivers. (September 1998)Rusty Irish: Murder ordered for selling drugs to Old Man Capri's teenage grandson, Dominic. (October 1998)Donnie Paduana: Murder ordered for making jokes about Tony's motherwanting him killed and thinking that he may joke about him as well. (March 25, 1999)The Junior Soprano character may have been loosely based on the real life presumed boss of the Gambino crime family, Peter Gotti, and DeCavalcante Crime Family "made men" Joseph Sodano and Joseph Giacobbe with similarities in look, thick & large glasses, age, inheritance of the leadership from his nephew, John A. Gotti, and his relationship with lo...
Junior's murder of Dickie Moltisanti seems to have gone entirely unsuspected by both his brother and nephewfor decades, even by the end of the series: never once did Tony suspect Junior of having D...Prior to Junior's arrest in 1999, he hadn't been arrested since 1968.According to Junior's lawyer, he was a veteran of the Second World War.Junior owned a black 1992 Lincoln Town Car which appears during Seasons 1-5, his deputies Mikey Palmice and later Bobby Baccalieri chauffeur him around in it. It was said to have been stolen in New...Dominic Chianese is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013). Chianese was born in the Bronx, New York.
- February 24, 1931
Jan 26, 2021 · To find the soul of Tony Soprano's 'Uncle Junior' on 'The Sopranos,' Dominic Chianese tapped into some very personal memories. When writers for The Sopranos gathered to write episodes,...
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Nov 8, 2021 · Dominic Chianese Jr. “Dominic” from The Sopranos on Uncle Junior, James Gandolfini, and role!Check out the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8...
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Dominic Chianese (born February 24, 1931) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He portrayed Junior Soprano in a main role of The Sopranos. His son and namesake Dominic Chianese Jr. had a recurring role as Dominic.
