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'''Christopher Moltisanti''', played by [[Michael Imperioli]], was a [[fictional]] character in the [[HBO]] [[television|TV]] series, ''[[The Sopranos]]''. He was [[Tony Soprano]]'s protégé and a [[Caporegime|Capo]] in the [[DiMeo Crime Family]] who rose quickly through the family's ranks over the show's run.
'''Christopher Moltisanti''', played by [[Michael Imperioli]], was a [[fictional]] character in the [[HBO]] [[television|TV]] series, ''[[The Sopranos]]''. He was [[Tony Soprano]]'s protégé and a [[Caporegime|Capo]] in the [[DiMeo Crime Family]] who rose quickly through the family's ranks over the show's run.


I AM TEH POOPSMITH!!!!!
==Biography==
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Moltisanti was a second cousin to [[Carmela Soprano]]. Tony Soprano affectionately considered Christopher a nephew (they had a cousin in common growing up), and has looked out for him over the years, as Christopher never had a father figure growing up (his actual father, Dickie, was killed when Christopher was very young). Moltisanti was engaged to [[Adriana La Cerva]] before her murder.

Moltisanti shared very little of his uncle's internal conflicts regarding his life of crime. He was very loyal to his uncle, and Soprano trusted him more than anyone else in the organizaton. Tony entrusted him with some sensitive jobs, including disposing the bodies of [[Richie Aprile]], [[Ralph Cifaretto]] and [[Tony Blundetto]]. Moltisanti acted as Tony's sounding board, issuing orders in order to protect him from potential [[racketeering]] charges. Tony was planning on making Moltisanti his successor.

Moltisanti had his share of problems, however; he was prone to violent and impulsive behavior, and had been distracted at times by lofty pursuits such as [[screenwriting]], for which he displayed no talent. Some members of the crime family appeared to be jealous of his closeness to his uncle. In particular, his fast ascendance had led to friction between him and fellow mobsters [[Silvio Dante]], [[Patsy Parisi]] and [[Paulie Walnuts|Paulie Gualtieri]]. He also had problems with drug use, eventually becoming addicted to [[heroin]] and being forced into [[Drug rehabilitation|rehab]] by his family (particularly his uncle), friends, and his fiancée, Adriana. His resolve was tested but he has kept clean, except for a few lapses. He also had, in the past, provided Tony's daughter with [[speed]]. Moltisanti also loved expensive cars, having owned a [[Lexus LS400]], [[Mercedes-Benz W208|Mercedes CLK 430]], [[Land Rover Range Rover]], [[Hummer H2]], recently purchased [[John Sacrimoni|Johnny Sack]]'s [[Maserati]] coupe, had it seized, and died in a Cadillac Escalade Ext.

==="Nephew" to Tony Soprano===
Tony and Carmela Soprano were connected to Christopher via two separate family relationships:

Chris's late father, Dickie Moltisanti, was Carmela's first cousin: Dickie's mother and Carmela's father were siblings.

Chris's mother, Joanne, is Uncle Al's sister; Uncle Al's wife Quintina is Tony's mother [[Livia Soprano]]'s sister. Thus Uncle Al and his wife--[[Tony Blundetto]]'s parents--are uncle and aunt to both Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti. In other words Tony Soprano and Christopher are both first cousins to Tony Blundetto, but not to one another.

In the end, however Tony murders him after a car crash after learning that Chris had once again used drugs.

===Season One===
Christopher Moltisanti's main goal in joining the mafia was to get noticed and to rise up through the ranks; he was overjoyed when he found his name printed in a local newspaper alongside other mobsters. He was Tony's driver initially, and helped him as an enforcer. He "made his bones" killing [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Emil Kolar|Emil Kolar]] in order to settle a dispute the family was having over the Triborough Towers garbage routes. He initially planned to place the body in a Kolar Bros. dumpster to send a warning, à la [[Luca Brasi]] from ''[[The Godfather]]''. [[Sal Bonpensiero|"Big Pussy" Bonpensiero]] convinced him to put it elsewhere as the mystery would be more effective and bring less heat to the crew. Moltisanti later complained that he did not receive enough recognition for his resolution of this problem. This murder haunted his dreams, and he has gone so far as to dig up and move Kolar's corpse.

Christopher Moltisanti's legitimate job at the time was a Union Safety Official position in a local union that Tony got for him to keep the IRS off of his financial history.

Another notable instance of Moltisanti's early criminal activity with the Soprano crew is his hijacking of Comley trucks with his friend [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Brendan Filone|Brendan Filone]]. These trucks were under the protection of [[Junior Soprano]], and the hijacking prompted Junior to request a sit-down and demand compensation. The late Acting Boss Jackie Aprile Sr. ruled that that Moltisanti and Filone make restitution to Junior and leave Comley trucks alone. The two reluctantly complied and paid the $15,000 tribute to Junior, although Tony did take his cut, somewhere around $3,000. At a club
with their girlfriends, Chris and Brendan planned another heist while high on [[Methamphetamine|crystal meth]]. However, on the night of the job, he backed down because he had decided to throw his loyalty wholly in with Soprano and his crew. Brendan went through with the hijacking with two others, but it went sour and Brendan's associate dropped his firearm, causing it to fire and strike the driver, killing him. Brendan contacted Christopher for help. Christopher was reprimanded by Soprano for not using his leadership to prevent Brendan from undertaking the job. The pair were ordered to return the truck to Comley and they complied. Christopher was also extorting drug dealers for 10 percent of their income before Junior Soprano's crew took over his collections.

Junior was angered that his authority was flouted, however, and organized a [[mock execution]] for Moltisanti. Soprano's mother, [[Livia Soprano|Livia]], held Moltisanti in high regard because he had once put up her storm windows, and this affection may have saved him from a worse fate. He was abducted from a hot dog stand and driven out to the [[New Jersey Meadowlands]] by two [[Eastern Europe]]an thugs where they performed Junior's orders. Moltisanti was so terrified he lost control of his [[bowels]]. A less fortunate Brendan was shot in the eye by [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Mikey Palmice|Mikey Palmice]]. Later in the season Moltisanti confronted and killed Palmice under Tony's orders.

Christopher also assisted in the murder of [[Jimmy Altieri]] by luring film to a hotel room where he was shot by Silvio Dante.

===Season Two===
Moltisanti was put in charge of the family's Webistics [[pump and dump]] stock scam. He received his [[stock broker]] licence by having someone take the exam in his name. [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Matthew Bevilaqua|Matthew Bevilaqua]] and [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Sean Gismonte|Sean Gismonte]] were his subordinates in this operation. He also used them to break a number of bank safes to supplement his income. They betrayed him, however, attempting to kill him to get recognition and speed their promotion. While leaving the Skyways Diner, Moltisanti was shot by his two associates in a drive by. They crashed their car, however, and he shot Sean through the head, killing him instantly. Matt ran away unscathed.
Moltisanti had to have his [[spleen]] removed and went through a [[Psychological trauma|trauma]]tic recovery process with Adriana by his side. Soprano's ire at the shooters was such that he killed Matt personally. Moltisanti later told the crew that he had seen himself in either [[hell]] or [[purgatory]] after being shot and warned them that three o'clock might be a significant time in their future. Following the death of Richie Aprile, Soprano called Moltisanti and [[Furio Giunta]] to dispose of his body; they used [[Satriale's Pork Store|Satriale's]] butchery facilities to dismember the corpse.
At Meadow Soprano's graduation, Tony proposed Christopher for membership.

===Season three===
Moltisanti became a [[made man]] in 2001 alongside [[Eugene Pontecorvo]]. He noticed a crow on the windowsill at the ceremony and took this as a bad [[omen]]. As the newest member of the Family, Moltisanti got control of a betting shop and was charged with a minimum weekly dues payment to his ''[[caporegime|capo]]'': Paulie Gualtieri, who teased him by checking him for wires and insisted he pay for drinks and meals. This created a gradually building tension between the two. Moltisanti's other early work involved robbing a charity concert at Rutgers, and working with [[Jackie Aprile, Jr.]] and his friend [[Benny Fazio]], who was just out of prison, He also opened the Crazy Horse Nightclub in Long Branch, New Jersey with [[Furio Giunta]] as a partner.

He and Paulie Walnut's finally resolved their issues while stranded in the [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)|Pine Barrens]]. They had been tasked with making Silvio's collections while he was ill, and Paulie's temper had gotten them into a fight with a [[Russia]]n named Valery. Belieiving they had killed Valery, they drove him out to the Pine Barrens. When they opened the trunk of their car, however, they found him still alive. Paulie made Valery dig his own grave, but he escaped by hitting Moltisanti with the spade. The two mobsters pursued him, but became hopelessly lost and were stranded overnight in a broken down vehicle. They almost came to blows, but resolved to trust one another. They were rescued the next day by Soprano and [[Bobby Baccalieri]].

Moltisanti was present when Jackie Aprile, Jr. and friends tried to rob a card game run by Pontecorvo. Moltisanti killed Aprile's friend Dino Zerrilli as he tried to escape. A contract was put on Aprile and he was eventually found and killed. At Aprile's funeral Christopher was arrested on a gambling charge along with Patsy Parisi and Silvio Dante only to get released a couple hours later.

===Season Four===
Soprano made Moltisanti his main contact in his criminal dealings to insulate him from prosecution. He then bonded his nephew to him by having him murder Lt. Det. [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Barry Haydu|Barry Haydu]]. He told Moltisanti that Haydu had murdered his father, and gave him the detective's address. Moltisanti surprised Haydu in his home and restrained him in order to question him. Haydu denied any guilt, but Moltisanti killed him anyway.

He was made acting ''capo'' of his crew when Gaultieri was imprisoned on a gun charge and was awarded a no show job at the Esplanade construction site. His promotion irked Parisi, who had seniority. The two came to blows over Parisi's continued theft from the construction site, despite orders from Soprano. Silvio was actually the guiding force behind Parisi's actions, as he was also jealous of Moltisanti's promotion. Moltisanti was also entrusted with traveling to meet an aging family of hitmen with Silvio while organizing a hit on Johnny Sack. When Sack resolved his dispute with Ralphie, the hit was called off.

Moltisanti's drug use spiraled out of control following his temporary promotion. When Soprano called upon him to dispose of Ralphie's body, he realized that Moltisanti was high. Although they were able to successfully conceal the body, Soprano decided his nephew needed help. Later, he was car jacked by a [[Latino]] gang while trying to buy heroin. After Moltisanti physically abused Adriana, Soprano organised an intervention. When Soprano learned that Moltisanti had accidentally killed Adriana's dog, Cosette, by sitting on it when high, he became very angry. He insisted Moltisanti go into rehab and assigned Patsy to guard him.

Following Moltisanti's successful rehabilitation, Soprano entrusted him with the planned hit on [[Carmine Lupertazzi]]; Moltisanti contracted the job out to [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Credenzo Curtis|Credenzo Curtis]] and [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Stanley Johnson|Stanley Johnson]], some associates from the days of his heroin usage. When the job was called off and Soprano urged him to make sure it couldn't be traced to them, Moltisanti had Benny murder the hired help while he stood by.

===Season Five===
Moltisanti got into an argument with Paulie Walnuts while hanging out telling past stories including the Pine Barrens tale. Paulie called Chris "Tony's Little Favorite."

Moltisanti was put in charge of a cigarette smuggling operation. Moltisanti was partnered with Paulie and told to split the difference. While Moltisanti was travelling to Delaware to unload some cigarettes Tony and Adriana were involved in a car accident and rumors began to spread about oral sex causing the crash. Moltisanti found out, got drunk, started a fight with [[Vito Spatafore]] and pulled a gun on Tony in the Bada Bing. Following this incident Tony was ready to kill Moltisanti when their cousin [[Tony Blundetto]] stepped in and saved his life. Blundetto arranged a meeting with the doctor who treated Tony following the crash to explain that both passengers were upright when it occurred. Moltisanti reconciled with both Spatafore and Tony.

Moltisanti later travelled to his uncle [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Pat Blundetto|Pat Blundetto]]'s farm alongside Soprano and [[Tony Blundetto]]. They helped Pat move bodies hidden on the farm as he was planning to move away. While there, Moltisanti recalled being bullied by the two Tonys and their behavior seemed to repeat itself when they ribbed him over his addiction problems.

Throughout this time, Moltisanti maintained a turbulent and sometimes violent relationship with Adriana. He indulged her aspirations for a career in the music business by allowing her to produce a demo and later giving her a club to run. They became engaged before his drug addiction forced him into rehab. Years later, however, after he learned that Adriana was reluctantly providing information to the [[FBI]], he turned to Soprano rather than accept her plea to join her as a government informant. He relayed the news at a difficult meeting in Soprano's basement. Soprano's immediate reaction was to check him for a wire. Soprano then deceived Adriana by convincing her that Moltisanti had attempted [[suicide]] and that he was sending [[Silvio Dante]] to transport her to the hospital, only for her to be driven into the woods and executed. Moltisanti later relapsed into heroin use and wept to his uncle out of grief for Adriana.

Blundetto almost started a war with the Lupertazzi crime family by killing [[Phil Leotardo]]'s brother Billy. Following this Tony had Moltisanti go into hiding because he feared Leotardo might seek revenge on Blundetto's family. Eventually Tony was forced to kill Blundetto himself and he ordered Moltisanti to bury the body.

===Season Six===
Moltisanti was promoted to [[caporegime|capo]] in the DiMeo Family sometime between 2004 and 2006, in keeping with Tony's longterm plan to raise his nephew through the ranks until he is his sole contact to the rest of the family, through which all orders are issued. He used Moltisanti to organize the sensitive hit on [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the Lupertazzi Crime Family#Rusty Millio|Rusty Millio]]. He initially questioned Soprano's decision to contract the job out to their friends in [[Naples]], but later decided it was a smart move. He used his Italian speaking associate [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Corky Caporale|Corky Caporale]] to communicate with the hitmen and provide them with weapons and instructions, while paying him off with heroin. Moltisanti's readiness for the responsibility of leading his own crew is unclear as he has been distracted by the lure of a Hollywood career, relapsed into drug use, and displayed unresolved feelings over his murdered fiancée.

Moltisanti's crew got involved in a [[credit card fraud]] scam; taking numbers from local businesses and selling them on to associates [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Ahmed and Muhammad|Ahmed and Muhammad]]. He has wondered about whether his business associates have links to [[terrorism]]. The use of numbers from [[Nuovo Vesuvio]] led to a violent dispute between his longtime associate Benny Fazio and Soprano's friend [[Artie Bucco]]. Soprano blamed Moltisanti's trip to [[Los Angeles]] for the dispute not being settled quickly.

Moltisanti married [[List of characters from The Sopranos - Friends and Family#Kelli Lombardo|Kelli Lombardo]] in 2006 after learning that she was pregnant with his child. They made an offer on a new home together. He had a belated [[bachelor party]] with the Soprano crime family at Nuovo Vesuvio where [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the DiMeo Crime Family#Lawrence "Larry Boy" Barese|"Larry Boy" Barese]] made a toast to his future. When he later delivered Corky's final payment, including more heroin, however, he watched his friend inject the drug and could not resist following suit. He spent the night at the Feast of St. Elzear festival with a stray dog.

Moltisanti took a [[road trip]] to [[Pennsylvania]] with Soprano just prior to the feast. On their way home they spotted some [[biker]]s robbing a strip mall and took part of the haul for themselves. This led to a firefight in which Moltisanti shot one of the bikers as Soprano drove away. Later, the two got drunk on the wine they had stolen, and Moltisanti recalled telling Soprano of Adriana's treachery. The two expressed their love for and loyalty to each other — though when the two later tried to recreate their camaraderie sober, it fell flat and ended in an awkward silence. Months later, Moltisanti was back in [[Alcoholics Anonymous|AA]] meetings.

===Season Six Part 2===

Christopher premiered his film ''[[Cleaver (The Sopranos)|Cleaver]]'' in 2007 at a private screening with other Soprano family members and friends and is looking to have it air nationwide. He also seems to be distancing himself from the criminal lifestyle and staying away from the Bada Bing strip club where he might go back into drug and alcohol using. When he relapsed to drinking after yet another confrontation with Paulie Walnuts, he became very angry with the crew and left. He later ended up at the home of his "friend" J.T. Dolan,looking for someone to talk to. When that didn't work out, he shot him in the head and left, adding to his murder count.

Christopher had a daughter with his wife Kelli and seems happy with his newfound success in the crime family and well in legitimate business. However, he had no problems with using his father-in-law to front stolen power drills at his store.

In a surprising twist, Christopher was killed by Tony in the episode "[[Kennedy and Heidi]]". He was injured in a severe car accident while driving back from a meeting with [[Phil Leotardo]] and the New York crew. Christopher lost control of his [[Cadillac Escalade EXT]], nearly side swiped an oncoming car, ran off the road and rolled several times before coming to a stop in a ditch. Christopher was not wearing a seat belt and the crash led to severe internal injuries, as noted by the blood he was coughing up. He then admitted to Tony that he would never pass a drug test, as he was high at the time. Tony stumbled out of the car to help Chris, after noticing that a branch had impaled the baby seat in the back where Chris' daughter could have been sitting. Chris' ongoing irresponsibility and increasing fears that he would turn State's witness infuriated Tony, and instead of calling for help, he suffocated his nephew by placing his hand over his nose, leading Christopher to choke to death on his own blood.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 05:20, 14 May 2007

Christopher Moltisanti
File:Christopher.jpg
First appearanceThe Sopranos (episode 1.01)
Last appearanceKennedy and Heidi (episode 6.18)
Created byDavid Chase
Portrayed byMichael Imperioli
In-universe information
AliasChris Maccaviti (episode 2.05)
Chris Moltivani (episode 5.11)
GenderMale
TitleCapo of Soprano crew
OccupationNightclub Owner/Movie Producer
FamilyJoanne Moltisanti (mother)
Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti (father)
Tony Soprano (cousin)
Carmela Soprano (cousin)
Tony Blundetto (cousin)
SpouseKelli Lombardo Moltisanti (wife)
Adriana La Cerva (ex-fiancee) Caitlin (daughter)

Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, was a fictional character in the HBO TV series, The Sopranos. He was Tony Soprano's protégé and a Capo in the DiMeo Crime Family who rose quickly through the family's ranks over the show's run.

I AM TEH POOPSMITH!!!!!

Trivia

  • Moltisanti shoots a bakery clerk in the foot in retaliation for slow service in Season 1 — a nod to the actor Imperioli's character in Goodfellas, Spider, who was shot in the foot for the same reason.
  • In one episode, Soprano and Silvio Dante are waiting for Moltisanti to arrive; when he shows up late he explains that "...the highway was jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power drive", paraphrasing the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's song "Born to Run". Steven Van Zandt (who plays Silvio Dante) is in Springsteen's E Street Band.
  • Moltisanti is the only character on the show who is allowed to regularly wear sunglasses, according to David Chase; however, both Soprano and Jackie Aprile Jr. have been seen wearing sunglasses on at least two occasions, and Big Pussy wears a pair during Jackie Sr.'s funeral in episode 4. At the end of episode 24, "House Arrest", Gaultieri is wearing sunglasses while sunbathing.
  • In the Family Guy episode "Sibling Rivalry", he helps Stewie dig a hole for a tree.
  • There is currently a lack of consensus among fans regarding Christopher Moltisanti's age. Early seasons suggested Moltisanti to be in his early twenties and much younger than his counterparts, but information regarding his childhood relationship with Tony Soprano and Tony Blundetto revealed in Season 5 put him at being much older. This possible inconsistency has made it difficult to determine his age.
  • Christopher is tied with Paulie Walnuts for the most on-screen murders with 8.

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