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Joe Gannascoli suggested the storyline because it was based on a real gangster, but that real gangster was not killed for being gay. New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional . Vito Spatafore's character in The Sopranos is revealed to be gay, leading to a loss of respect from his and Tony's crew. Joseph R. Gannascoli , Vito Spatafore on The Sopranos : I was first on The Sopranos in a small part in Season One, as a guy in the bakery with Christopher, but after they brought me back as Vito in Season Two, I was looking for a way to get a little more to do on the show.

And that was the end of Vito Arena. Dressed in appropriate leather bar attire, Vito Spatafore — the heretofore closeted gay mobster — was sighted by a couple wiseguys who came by the sweaty S&M joint to collect their protection. 'Sopranos' star Joseph Gannascoli spoke with Showbiz Cheat Sheet about working on the classic mob show -- and how he suggested the secret life of Vito.

The Sopranos: Created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey Mafia boss who suffers from panic . After that, it was barely addressed until the next season, when Vito was spotted at a gay bar by some guys connected to the Jersey mob. Later on, my friend told me about this woman at the bar who was single, and I had an ex-girlfriend there that I was trying to make jealous.

Phil Leotardo was, imo, undeniably gay. Later on, in , he was pulling an armed robbery in Houston, but the guy behind the counter had a gun too and shot him. The Sopranos: Reunite with the family that started it all, and celebrate 25 years of the legendary HBO Original series. Vito Spatafore's character in The Sopranos is revealed to be gay, leading to a loss of respect from his and Tony's crew.

His sexuality sparks tension within the mob, with some expressing intense disapproval. 'Sopranos' star Joseph Gannascoli spoke with Showbiz Cheat Sheet about working on the classic mob show -- and how he suggested the secret life of Vito. Am I dying? My only concern was that I was going to be blowing a guy and that was it. Gannascoli wanted more screen time, and the gay gangster story gave his character more scenes.

That Thursday, I walked into a restaurant in my neighborhood, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn , and there was a big crowd and when I came in, everybody started laughing and clapping. It's hinted multiple times: He comes out of the closet, literally, right before killing Vito. Gannascoli: After the security guard scene aired, it was all anyone was talking about that Monday, from Howard Stern to every sports program.

That scene was a big deal for the whole week after that episode aired. We all had our moles though — set decorators, hairdressers, props — all those people got the episode first so they could prepare. Perhaps The Sopranos's boldest convention-challenging exploration came during the show's final season when Vito Spatafore - Tony Soprano's highest earner - was revealed to be a closeted gay man.

With James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt. Dressed in appropriate leather bar attire, Vito Spatafore — the heretofore closeted gay mobster — was sighted by a couple wiseguys who came by the sweaty S&M joint to collect their protection. In it, there was this guy named Vito Arena , who was gay, so I had that in the back of my mind and I thought that might be pretty interesting for my Vito.

His sexuality sparks tension within the mob, with some expressing intense disapproval. But while many series seek to tie up loose ends toward their conclusion, The Sopranos continued to break new ground, and never so ambitiously as with the final storyline for the character of Vito Spatafore. Back in , some in The Sopranos fanbase recoiled at the idea of a gay love story in their favorite show, but the arc did earn The Sopranos its only GLAAD nomination.

The series had already revolutionized television in countless ways, and after a nearly two-year absence from the airwaves, it was finally returning to HBO to wrap up its final season. Nothing really happens with this, but in Season Six, when Finn tells Tony, Tony finally believes the rumors about Vito. The difference between Vito Arena — who was, in real life, the gay hitman for the mob — and Vito Spatafore, the gay hitman in The Sopranos , is that Arena was a lower level mob associate while Spatafore was a made guy.

It was a good story idea, so he went for it. Eventually, Vito returned to New Jersey and was murdered like so many others in The Sopranos , but while his ending was predictably violent, the story that led up to it was far from expected. Gannascoli: The whole reason that I wanted to do this story was that I wanted to prove that I can act — to myself, really. The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase.

Stream Season 1 episodes of The Sopranos online and access extras such as interviews, previews and episode guides. Who was gay apart from Vito? Reddit community dedicated to the HBO hit TV series, The Sopranos, and movie, The Many Saints of Newark. The Sopranos Wiki is a collaborative community where we aim to keep track of everything relating to The Sopranos: characters, episodes, events, locations, and more.

This partially inspired the Vito Spatafore storyline. Perhaps The Sopranos's boldest convention-challenging exploration came during the show's final season when Vito Spatafore - Tony Soprano's highest earner - was revealed to be a closeted gay man.