The Sopranos

The Sopranos, writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary television series, is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home: Like 1999's other screen touchstone, American Beauty, the HBO series chronicles a dysfunctional, suburban American family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano, there's the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood.

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Tony Soprano Christopher Moltisanti Carmela Soprano Silvio Dante Meadow Soprano Anthony Soprano Corrado "Junior" Soprano Dr. Jennifer Melfi Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero Adriana La Cerva Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri Janice Soprano Artie Bucco Phil Leotardo Livia Soprano Tony Blundetto Richie Aprile Johnny "Sack" Sacrimoni Furio Giunta Ralph Cifaretto Vito Spatafore