Michael Imperioli says Sopranos characters would back Trump supporters
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“The Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli gives his take on how characters on the popular series might be politically inclined.
In a recent interview IndependentThe 59-year-old actor admitted that, in his opinion, many of the characters in the HBO series, which ran for six seasons, “will probably be Trump supporters.”
“The series is about the American dream, especially from the eyes of immigrants,” he said. “I think if it were done today, that would be one of the biggest themes: the current climate in the United States and what is being done to immigrants.”
He continued: “The truth is that these characters are all immigrants, but I think in a strange way that a lot of them would probably be Trump supporters. So how do they reconcile those? When the Italians come and people forget about it or don’t want to see it – most of them had no papers.”
Imperioli said he thought the characters on “The Sopranos” would likely be supporters of President Trump. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
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The show ran from 1999 to 2007 and won 21 Emmy Awards, including outstanding drama series, supporting actress, supporting actor, lead actor, and actress.
Years after the show ended, a prequel titled “The Many Saints of Newark” was released in October 2021, starring Michael Gandolfini as the younger version of the main character Tony Soprano, played by Michael’s father James Gandolfini in the original series.
“I started watching the show after the audition process started. The audition process was the hardest part,” said Michael Gandolfini. Wall StreetJournal about preparing to audition for the movie. “This is my first time watching it. Seeing my dad and seeing how good my dad is made me angry and very proud in some ways.”
James Gandolfini died of a heart attack while on a family vacation in Rome, Italy, in 2013, when Michael was just 14 years old.
James won three Emmy Awards for his performance as Tony Soprano. (Anthony Neste/Getty Images)
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While James won three Emmys and several other awards for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the head of an Italian mob family in New Jersey, his co-star Drea de Matteo credits him with much more than his acting talent.
“So, this is a guy who calls us in to his trailer one by one and hands us each a check for $30,000. And we’re like, ‘What’s this for?’ we asked. “He said, ‘We made a deal for DVDs and they didn’t include you,'” he recalled in a March 2024 interview with Fox News Digital.
“He was a gem. He was humble,” he continued, saying that after the Emmys he handed out expensive watches to everyone in the cast and ordered “meals for the cast and crew every Friday.”
When it comes to James’ legacy, Matteo says he wants people to remember him as Tony Soprano.
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Michael Imperioli and Drea de Matteo on the set of “The Sopranos”. (Anthony Neste/Getty Images)
“Watching those performances, watching him perform as an actor, what an incredible performance,” De Matteo said. “I want people to remember Tony Soprano No. 1. I mean, that was the legacy he left. And then he left a personal legacy to his family, to the friends he knew, to the cast he knew.”
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The show also starred Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and others.
