What happened to Vito in The Sopranos? His tragic story, explained

The sopranos is one of the best things to happen to HBO, let alone television. With creative storylines and interesting characters, mafia violence nailed it all. It pushed television into one New era, often called the Golden Age.The sopranos did a great job of creating characters that audiences could relate to. Fans saw the rise of some of the supporting characters who kept the North Jersey Mafia alive. One of these characters was Vito Spatafore, played by Joseph R. Gannascoli.

Vito had a different storyline than most characters The sopranos but was faced with the same turmoil that most of the supporting characters had to deal with. Vito seized the opportunity to become an earner and worked hard to secure his place in the world of organized crime. He also had a personal life that hardly anyone knew about until it caught up with him. While Vito got off to a brave start in the North Jersey Mafia, His downfall is one of the most tragic events in the series.

Vito became a quick earner and showed loyalty

Vito’s first hit shows what happens when someone disobeys the mafia

When Vito is first introduced The sopranosHe tries to get justice for his brother, who was beaten into a coma. His storyline has a slow start, but the audience learns that he is legally related to Phil Leotardo and works with Richie Aprile’s team, Ralph Cifaretto. Tony approves the hit on the man who put Vito’s brother in a coma, which Vito appreciates.

• Gannascoli first appeared in an episode with Christopher, Imperioli’s character, playing an accidental extra before being cast as Vito.
• Gannascoli had hip problems throughout filming, which was also written about The sopranos.

In the third season Vito is hired to kill Jackie Aprile Jr. Which wasn’t an easy decision for Tony. Aprile’s father was an honorable man, but his son was a troublemaker and killed people he shouldn’t have killed. The blow Vito delivers is cruel and underhanded, but quickly dealt with. He sneaks up behind Aprile Jr. and shoots him in the back of the head. This proved its reliability. The fourth season was due to the murder of Ralph Cifaretto Vito is promoted to captain of Aprile’s crew.

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Vito had a secret private life

Vito was gay and didn’t want anyone to know

In The sopranosVito seemed like a typical mafia guy. He had several ways to make money. He thought about how to rise in the crime family and took care of his family. He even thought about replacing Tony if Tony didn’t make it out of the coma. When Tony was injured by his uncle, everyone speculated about who would step in for Tony. Vito was willing to pursue this even if it meant trouble with other members like Paulie Gualtieri. In all his endeavors, however he led a double life.

Vito worked as a contractor and Tony helped get his daughter’s boyfriend a job there. Finn, Meadow’s boyfriend, had some awkward conversations with Vito. The first awkward exchange was when Finn caught Vito having oral sex with a security guard on the construction site. Concerned for his safety, Finn simply confided in Meadow about the situation. Vito knew he was caught, so he continued trying to win Finn over, such as inviting him to a ball game. However, as an experienced man in the mafia Vito passive-aggressively threatened Finn, so Finn kept his mouth shut.

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Vito thrives in the sixth season but is ultimately wiped out

Vito’s secondary life begins to rise to the top and conflict with his other life

In the sixth season Vito loses a lot of weight and even brags to his fellow capos that he is the right man for Tony’s jobif Tony hadn’t recovered from his coma. Later, Johnny Sack, the New York crime boss, hosts a wedding for his daughter. During the wedding, Vito tells them that he feels ill and leaves the wedding with his family. However, when he gets home, he tells his wife that he has to pick up a late-earning package.

Instead of getting the pickup, Vito sets off for the club. There he slips into his other life, wearing a leather outfit with a leather biker hat to complete it. He kisses a man while dancing with him. Unfortunately for him, The rival crime family, who have minor problems with Tony, notice Vito on the dance floor. Vito tries his best to pass this moment off as a joke to the men who discovered him, but they had seen too much. Vito decides to flee to New Hampshireexpecting the two to pass this information on to everyone else.

• Season six of The sopranos was the only season to be split into two parts.
• Season six of The Sopranos are also the longest season of the series, comprising a total of twenty-one episodes.

When Vito is on the run, he takes on a new identity. He tells everyone he’s a sports journalist. He doesn’t start a whole new life, but does his best to escape his life in New Jersey. At a diner he meets a man named Jim Witowskiwho works there but is also a volunteer firefighter. Vito is immediately attracted to him and flirts with him in a subtle way. Later, when Jim makes the first move, Vito attacks him and does not fully accept his advances. Vito is still afraid of being exposed as a gay man, even if someone accepts him for it.

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Finally, Vito apologizes to Jim, but leaves him in the dark about his past. They seem to get along well and their relationship grows. Vito continues to lie and begins drinking heavily as his troubles in New Jersey continue to haunt him. Jim catches him in a lie, prompting Vito to confess more about his past. Jim helps him find work as a maintenance technician. For the first time in a long time, Vito had to work hard to earn a living. Even as this new life brews for him, his guilt overwhelms him and he leaves Jim behind to return to New Jersey.

Phil Leotardo goes behind Tony’s back and kills Vito in a humiliating and violent way

The mafia rules were ancient and unacceptable to LGBTQ+ people

When Vito returns home, he brings his brother Bryan with him for protection when he meets with Tony. He tries to buy out the Atlantic City business to escape, but also to maintain his loyalty to Tony. He also lies that his recent behavior is due to taking blood pressure medication, once again denying his true identity. Tony fires Vito and ultimately decides to kill him. However, Tony doesn’t make his decision in haste and keeps it quiet that Vito is back in town. For a moment, Vito believes that everything can go back to normal.

• Gannascoli starred in films such as Men in Black III And An act of war.
• Today, Gannascoli showcases his culinary skills by hosting catering events and cooking most of the food himself.

Tony knew he had to deal with the Lupertazzi crime family because Phil Leotardo felt hurt by Vito’s sexual orientation. Phil is Vito’s cousin-in-law, and when he found out Vito was gay, he made it clear he was strongly homophobic. bBefore Tony can make the difficult decision to kill Vito, Phil ambushes Vito at the hotel where he is hiding. Phil has his two men tie him up and tape his mouth shut, and they attack him to death with pool cues.

In some ways, Tony saw Vito’s murder as a comeuppance, as it gave his crew one less thing to worry about. He still knew he would miss the income that Vito continually brought to his crime family. However, when Gamiello, one of the men who killed Vito, brags about how graphically they killed him, two of Tony’s men kill him in retaliation. This exacerbated the growing conflict between the New York crime family and the New Jersey family and made war imminent. Vito’s death indirectly caused bigger waves in the last season The sopranos.

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Gannascoli was proud of his work and owes his success primarily to his portrayal of Vito. Speaking to Patch, Gannascoli said:

It wasn’t an easy role for him, but working with John Costelloe, who played Vito’s love interest, helped him portray it. Gannascoli had met him before and was a fan of his work. Gannascoli said he had no problem portraying a member of the LGBTQ+ community, but his performance sometimes drew some attention on the street. Some people found it difficult to separate the art from the artist, especially their homophobia towards a simple acting performance. His performance was received largely positively.

Vito’s fate in The sopranos reflects the harsh reality faced by those who are persecuted because of their identity. It is particularly difficult for those who work in an organization that is not inclusive. Vito suffered brutal consequences for identifying as gay. The sad thing was when he returned home he told his wife that his lifestyle of dating other men was behind him, further denying his true sexual orientation. Vito was a hard worker and even accomplished more than most members of Tony’s organization. Even though Vito was a manipulator and a murderer, he didn’t deserve to die just because he was gay.

Release date

January 10, 1999

Pour

James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Robert Iler, Drea De Matteo

Seasons

6

Creator

David Chase

Number of episodes

86

network

HBO Max

Streaming service(s)

Max

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