Tony Soprano
Carmela Soprano
Meadow Soprano
Anthony Soprano, Jr
Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Christopher Moltisanti
Silvio Dante
Paulie Walnuts
Junior Soprano
Tony Blundetto
Adriana La Cerva
Janice Soprano
Bobby 'Bacala' Baccilieri
Patsy Parisi
Ralph Cifaretto
Furio Giunta
'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero
Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni
Richie Aprile
Hesh Rabkin
Livia Soprano
Carmine Lupertazzi
List of characters
Anthony "Tony" Soprano is the fictional mafia boss of the DiMeo family in the HBO TV series, The Sopranos, played by James Gandolfini.
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Throughout the series, Tony Soprano has to juggle the ongoing needs of both his personal family and his professional family. He has a strained relationship with his wife, Carmela (whom, by the end of the fourth season, he is estranged from) and has a very distant relationship with his two children, Meadow and Anthony, Jr
Coupled with this, Tony has to juggle New Jersey's most powerful criminal organization, keeping it functioning properly and keeping dissonance to a minimum. Tony is technically only the acting boss of the DiMeo family, keeping it operating while his uncle Junior Soprano is under investigation by the FBI. The relationship between Tony and Junior was very close for many years, with Junior acting as a father figure for Tony following the death of Giovanni (AKA Johnny Boy) Soprano, Tony's father. However, the relationship was strained when a disgruntled Junior, becoming more and more marginalized in the organization as the investigation into his activies increased by the FBI, conspired with Tony's own mother, Livia Soprano, to have him killed (although the hit failed).
Tony also suffers from panic attacks, a condition that both his father and now son also suffer from. To deal with it, he takes medication and sees a psychiatrist, Dr. Melfi. The relationship between Tony and Dr. Melfi has been up-and-down, with Tony reaching a level of comfort with Dr. Melfi that he has never experienced with anyone else before, not even his wife. This closeness leads Tony to have something of a "crush" on Dr. Melfi, something that is unattainable (as Dr. Melfi tries hard to suppress her feelings for him). However, the "prying" from Dr. Melfi is uncomfortable for Tony and he often turns sarcastic and antagonistic towards her, leading to an ongoing strain in their relationship.
See also: List of characters from the Sopranos