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Christopher Moltisanti, portrayed by Michael Imperioli, [1] is a fictional character of the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is Tony Soprano 's protégé and a member of the DiMeo crime family , rising from associate to captain over the course of the series.
Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) [1] is an American actor, novelist, screenwriter and musician. He is best known for his roles as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004, and as Dominic Di Grasso in the HBO comedy drama series The White Lotus in 2022.
Born in 1958, he is a cousin of Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti. To distinguish between them, they were called "Tony Uncle Johnny" (Soprano) and "Tony Uncle Al" (Blundetto) when they were kids, after their fathers' first names. Blundetto, Soprano, and Moltisanti all grew up and played on a farm owned by their uncle, Pat Blundetto.
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti, Tony Sirico as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri and Steve Van Zandt as Silvio Dante in 'The Sopranos' (2005).
In his commentary for the episode "The Telltale Moozadell", Michael Imperioli says the idea of Christopher's experiences in this episode came from a spec script he had written between the first and second seasons about Christopher overdosing on drugs and having an after-life experience. When he talked to showrunner David Chase about this, Chase ...
Christopher Moltisanti is initiated as a made man alongside Eugene Pontecorvo in a ceremony conducted by Tony Soprano.During the ceremony, he sees (or imagines he sees) a raven perched outside the window and fears it is a bad omen.
But he finally relented in 2021 with “The Many Saints of Newark,” a prequel focused on Christopher's mob boss father, Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola). ... supposed to be Tony Soprano’s ...
Just as Uncle Junior murdered Dickie Moltisanti, Uncle Tony eventually becomes Christopher Moltisanti’s killer, strangling him to death in one of the final episodes of the series.