Michael Imperioli says Sopranos characters would again Trump supporters

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" The Sopranos " star, Michael Imperioli, provides his opinion on how the characters from the hit present would lean politically.

In a latest interview with The Independent , the 59-year-old actor admitted that, in his opinion, lots of the characters from the hit HBO present that ran for six seasons, "would in all probability be Trump supporters."

"The present is concerning the American dream, particularly by way of the eyes of immigrants," he stated. "I believe that may be one of many massive themes if it was made at the moment: the present local weather within the U.S., and what they’re doing to immigrants."

He continued: "The actual fact is that these characters are all immigrants, however I believe a number of them would in all probability be Trump supporters, oddly sufficient. So how do they reconcile these issues? When Italians came visiting – and other people neglect this, or they don’t wish to see it – a number of them had been undocumented."

Imperioli stated he thinks the characters in "The Sopranos" would seemingly be supporters of President Trump. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Photographs)

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The present aired from 1999 to 2007, and received 21 Emmy Awards , together with excellent drama sequence, supporting actress, supporting actor, lead actor and actress and others.

Years after the present got here to an finish, a prequel movie, "The Many Saints of Newark," was launched in October 2021, starring Michael Gandolfini because the younger model of the principle character Tony Soprano, initially portrayed by Michael's father, James Gandolfini, within the unique present.

"As soon as the audition course of began, I began watching the present. ... The audition course of was the toughest half," Michael Gandolfini informed The Wall Street Journal about getting ready to audition for the film. "Simply anticipating the primary time. Seeing my dad and seeing how good my dad was — which pissed me off in some regard and made me really feel so proud."

James Gandolfini died in 2013 from a coronary heart assault whereas on a household trip in Rome, Italy, when Michael was solely 14 years outdated.

James received three Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Tony Soprano. (Anthony Neste/Getty Photographs)

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Whereas James received three Emmys and lots of different awards for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the pinnacle of an Italian mob household in New Jersey, his co-star, Drea de Matteo, remembers him for greater than his performing prowess.

"I imply, it is a man who known as us into his trailer one after the other and gave us each checks for $30,000 . And we're like, ‘What is that this for?’ He is like, 'We simply minimize a deal for DVDs, they usually did not embrace you guys,'" she recalled in an interview with Fox Information Digital in March 2024.

She went on to say he as soon as handed out costly watches to everybody on the solid following the Emmy Awards, and that he would order "meals for the crew and the solid each Friday," including, "He was a gem. He was humble."

In terms of James' legacy, de Matteo says she desires folks to recollect him as Tony Soprano.

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Michael Imperioli and Drea de Matteo on the set of "The Sopranos." (Anthony Neste/Getty Photographs)

"Watching these performances, watching his efficiency as an actor, simply what an unbelievable efficiency," de Matteo stated. "I would like folks to recollect Tony Soprano, No. 1. I imply, that was the legacy he left. Then, inside his household, he left a private legacy, and the buddies that he knew and the solid members he knew."