History Characters / TheSopranosDiMeoCrimeFamilyAssociates

* FunctionalAddict: Downplayed, he attempts numerous tasks while taking crystal meth but many of them don't really end well.

* PetTheDog: He's a remorseless criminal and creep, but he defends Chris and makes it clear to Tony he had nothing to do with the second Comley highjacking.

* WalkingSpoiler: Basically all of Brendan's actions in the story [[spoiler: and the fact that he dies early on]] means he's hard to talk about.

->''"You fuckin' think a minute!"''

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:Begs Tony not to shoot him.]]

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sean Gismonte. The "heterosexual" part is debatable, according to Furio.

* ItsPersonal: His shooting of Chris Moltisanti, Tony Soprano's nephew, pretty much sealed his horrible fate.
* IWantMyMommy: [[spoiler: His last words are calling out to his mother.]]

* ProfessionalButtKisser: He and Sean do anything to suck up to anyone whose above them, trying to get ahead in the mob. [[spoiler: Their lack of subtlety and patience is ultimate what gets them killed.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Sean Gismonte's Red. Even then, both have hot tempers.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: Tony and Big Pussy empty their pistols into him.]]

* UndignifiedDeath: Pisses himself and cries "Mommy" just before he is killed.

* DumbMuscle: The stupider of the duo.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Matthew Bevilaqua.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Is taken seriously by nobody, but he still manages to put two bullets into Christopher.

* UndignifiedDeath: Shot through the head by the guy he had just gunned down because he didn't think to unbuckle his seatbelt 'before' carrying out the hit.

* GoryDiscretionShot: PlayedStraight during his death scene, but [[AvertedTrope averted]] when Chris and Adriana find his body later.

* FunctionalAddict: Attempts numerous tasks while taking crystal meth.

* MoeGreeneSpecial: Shot clean through the eye while in his bathtub by Mikey Palmice.
* PetTheDog: He defends Chris and makes it clear to Tony he had nothing to do with the second Comley highjacking.

* TooDumbToLive: Repeatedly disrespects and rips off the business of an influential mob boss as an unmade guy, while also disrespecting the memory of Jackie Aprile to the man's best friend.

* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Valery's Red.

%%* TheDragon: Slava's.

* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Slava's Blue.

* IncestantAdmirer: At one point he's seen checking out Adriana, even though she's his ''first cousin'' (his father and her mother being siblings).

* UncertainDoom: His only episode ends with his fate unknown, but given that the Russian mob never retaliates, we can only assume that Valery never got to tell them about his ordeal.

* BittersweetEnding: Gets paralyzed for life thanks to Richie Aprile, but is able to leave the mob behind. In the end, he secures a comfortable position in Florida and has a decent relationship with his wife.

* BittersweetEnding: Gets paralyzed for life but secures a comfortable position in Florida and has a decent relationship with his wife.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections "You know who my father was?"]]]]

* AmbitionIsEvil: His desire to rise to the top of the [=DiMeo=] crime family while running roughshod over its rules and hierarchy

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JerryAdler

->'''Played by:''' Frank Ciornei

->'''Played by:''' Vitali Baganov

-->''"Cocksuckers, I'll kill you both!"''

[[folder: Lou [=DiMaggio=] and the Atwell Avenue Boys]]

->'''Played by:''' John Castellana (Lou)

->'''Played by:''' Creator/SofiaMilos

->'''Played by:''' Paul Herman

->'''Played by:''' Jason Cerbone

->'''Played by:''' Carl Capotorto

->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnthonyDeSando

->'''Played by:''' Lillo Brancato Jr.

->'''Played by:''' Chris Tardio

->'''Played by:''' Tony Ray Rossi

->'''Played by:''' John Eddins (William), Touche (Rasheen)

->'''Played by:''' Joseph Perrino (Gervasi), Creator/MichaelDrayer (Parisi)

->'''Played by:''' Daniel Sauli

->'''Played by:''' Creator/PeterRiegert

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoeLisi

->'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidMargulies

->'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardPortnow

->'''Played by:''' Anthony Ribustello

->'''Played by:''' Lenny Venito

->'''Played by:''' Louis Gross

->'''Played by:''' Edoardo Ballerini

[[folder: Ahmed and Muhammad]]

->'''Played by:''' Taleb Adlah (Ahmed), Creator/DonnieKeshawarz (Muhammed)

->'''Played by:''' uncredited actor

->'''Played by:''' Karen Sillas

* ProperlyParanoid: Carries a HandCannon and is smart enough to recognize he's being stalked but misses his chance to kill Tony.

* ProperlyParanoid: He lives in a perfectly reasonable fear for his life once his friendship with Tony begins to unravel over a [[NeverLendToAFriend grudgingly-repaid loan]], even if it's not clear if Tony ever considers seriously murdering him. [[MurderIsTheBestSolution Bobby suggests it]], and they both show up at Hesh home to take him to a "boat show", which he wisely declines. At the same time, Tony is offended by what he perceives to be a "pissy attitude" emanating from Hesh, despite being less than friendly with him.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Slowly breaks off his relationship with Tony Soprano as the Tony continues to indulge in his gambling addiction and refuses to pay back his debt to him until the very last minute. By that point, his girlfriend's death leaves him distant to Tony's insincere condolences.

* BerserkButton: Hesh agress that Native Americans were slaughtered unjustly and is initially supportive of the anti-Columbus protests. But when a Cuban friend says that Columbus was as bad as Hitler, Hesh bristles and accuses him of trivializing the Holocaust, causing the two men to nearly come to blows.

* BlackSheep: Jason Parisi appears to be this. His brother Patrick is a successful attorney dating Meadow Soprano, while Jason is a budding criminal.

* GentleGiant: When he's not angered, he's actually quite respectful and gentle.

* TheLoinsSleepTonight: He's unable to perform in bed after Tony humiliates him in front of Irina.

* AmbitionIsEvil: Attempts to climb in the ranks too quickly.

* WrongGenreSavvy: He seems to think he's a hotshot young gangster in the vein of [[Film/Goodfellas Henry Hill]] who invokes respect and will rise to the same ranks as his father easily. Suffice it to say, things don't work out that way for him.

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: "Waste management consultant for Barone Sanitation" is Tony's official job.

* BerserkButton: While Hesh agrees that Native Americans were slaughtered unjustly when a Cuban friend asserts that Columbus was as bad as Hitler, Hesh bristles and accuses him of trivializing the Holocaust, causing the two men to nearly come to blows.

* GreedyJew: He's a crooked businessman who bilked black musicians of the bulk of their legitimate earnings over the years and cheated Johnny Boy Soprano's mistress out of the money she was supposed to get until Tony calls him on it decades later.
* HasAType: Hesh is often seen enjoying the company of comely women of African American descent, which is notable considering his attitudes demonstrated under PoliticallyIncorrectVillain.
* KosherNostra: Jewish, criminal, and affiliated with the mob.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Allegedly based on real-world mob-linked music industry figure Mo Levy.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: It doesn't come up as often as other members of the crime family, but Hesh does hold some prejudices of his own. His work with up-and-coming black artists during the old days has led to some controversy in the music industry with newer musicians accusing him of scamming them. When Massive Genius comes to collect royalties for a friend's family, Hesh snaps back at him:

* ProperlyParanoid: He lives in a perfectly reasonable fear for his life once his friendship with Tony begins to unravel over a [[NeverLendToAFriend grudgingly-repaid loan]], and it's not clear if Tony ever considers seriously murdering him. [[MurderIsTheBestSolution Bobby suggests it]], and they both show up at Hesh home to take him to a "boat show", which he wisely declines. At the same time, Tony is offended by what he perceives to be a "pissy attitude" emanating from Hesh, despite being less than friendly with him.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Slowly breaks off his relationship with Tony as the latter continues to indulge in his gambling addiction and refuses to pay back his debt to him until the very last minute. By that point, his girlfriend's death leaves him distant to Tony's insincere condolences.

* {{Foil}}: To Christopher. Both are young and impulsive criminals who do well with grunt work but are ambitious beyond their ability and hunger for infamy and respect. They both cruise by on their name and close link to the dreaded family boss, but with both Jackie Sr. and Richie dead, Jackie is unprotected from the consequences of his fuck ups. In one telling scene, Jackie sneers at Christopher's ascension and claims his rise was purely down to nepotism... [[{{Hypocrite}} while invoking his father's name every time he needs a clout boost or excuse]].

* StupidEvil: He might just be the dumbest character on the entire series, constantly letting his impulsiveness, entitlement, bad temper and laughably misplaced sense of confidence lead him to make stupid mistakes that [[spoiler: end up getting him killed]]. He practically makes Chris, who at least had some skill at crime and sense of self-preservation, look like a genius by comparison.

* DeliberatelyBadExample: Serves as this to Christopher. Jackie's complete incompetence at being a criminal reminds the viewers that, for all of Christopher's screw ups and breaks he's gotten because of nepotism, he does at least have genuine skills that make him an effective soldier for the family.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: His plan to ingratiate himself with the mob by robbing one of their card games.

* EvilCounterpart: To AJ. Both are the sons of powerful mob bosses who share their first name and are regularly shown as spoiled, selfish and lazy. But while AJ knows full well he isn't suited to the life and never tries to act otherwise nor does he try to use Tony's name for clout, Jackie struts around like he's a made man based solely on his father's name and his attempts to be a tough guy are laughable before they become tragic. And while AJ never does anything especially bad, save some of his actions with the two Jasons in the final season, Jackie's wannabe gangster act and attempted robbery ends up getting Sunshine and his own friends killed before resulting in his own death.

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Jackie Sr. was a well-respected mob figure who rose all the way to being a family boss. Jackie Jr, on the other hand, receives no respect, is completely out of his depth in the mob lifestyle, and is unceremoniously killed off once he tries to get his start.

* CreepyBlueEyes: Lou certainly has these, although most likely a side-effect of his blindness. Doesn't make them any less creepy.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She was the romantic confidante of Vin Makazian. It's implied that she had feelings for him.

The madame of a high-end brothel used by the DiMeo family and other corrupt Jersey figures.

* TheGhost: Is never seen outside of brief five second news footage in first episode, where he is played by an uncredited actor.
* SignificantNameOverlap: Hesh initially assumes that Junior is going to whack Pussy Bonpensiero.
-->'''Tony:''' You think he's gonna fuck with big pussy? My pussy?
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite his lack of proper screentime, his conflict with Junior is quite relevant twice:
** First of all, Junior's attempt to kill him forced Tony to burn down the original Vesuvio in order to protect Artie's business, which nearly destroyed their friendship.
** Then, in Season 6, [[spoiler: severely senile Junior confuses Tony for Little Pussy and shoots him, which causes Corrado's falling out with pretty much everyone and a severe SuccessionCrisis in the mafia.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Downplayed - Tony mentions him being dead for several years in Season 6 premiere, which implies that Junior still killed him at some point, although Little Pussy could've died for different reasons.