Actors in the many saints of newark

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Vera Farmiga plays a much-younger Livia Soprano.

Vera Farmiga stars as Livia Soprano in "The Many Saints of Newark."HBO; Warner Bros.

Nancy Marchand originally played the trouble-making mother of Tony Soprano on the HBO drama. 

Corey Stoll plays Uncle Junior.

Corey Stoll plays a young Uncle Junior in "The Many Saints of Newark."HBO; Warner Bros.

Dominic Chianese originated the role of Corrado "Junior" Soprano, Tony's uncle.

A young Paulie Walnuts is played by Billy Magnussen.

Billy Magnussen plays a young Paulie in "The Many Saints of Newark."HBO; Warner Bros.

On "The Sopranos," Tony Sirico played Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri.

John Magaro portrays Silvio Dante.

John Magaro (right) as Silvio Dante in "The Many Saints of Newark."HBO; Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema

Silvio was played on "The Sopranos" by Steven Van Zandt, also known as Little Steven. Van Zandt is a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street band. 

Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero is played by Samson Moeakiola.

Samson Moeakiola plays a young Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in "The Many Saints of Newark."HBO; Barry Wetcher/Warner Bros.

Vincent Pastore played the ill-fated mafia soldier on "The Sopranos." 

Alexandra Intrator plays a teenage Janice Soprano.

Alexandra Intrator plays Janice Soprano in "The Many Saints of Newark."HBO; Barry Wetcher/Warner Bros.

Aida Turturro played the elder sister of Tony on "The Sopranos." 

Michael Gandolfini plays a young Tony Soprano.

Michael Gandolfini plays a young Tony Soprano in "The Many Saints of Newark."HBO; Warner Bros.

His father James originated the role on the HBO drama, but died in 2013 of a heart attack. 

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Twenty-something years after the events of The Many Saints of Newark, Tony Soprano is in his therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi's chair. Over the course of The Sopranos, Dr. Melfi spends hours, days, and years digging through Tony's childhood trauma with him, trying to determine what triggers his panic attacks, and how it all began.

Finally, we have an answer.

Who made Tony Soprano? asks the movie poster of The Many Saints of Newark, the highly anticipated prequel of perhaps HBO's most iconic show of all time. The film offers its answer by way of a glimpse into Tony's childhood and teenage years, in which he is impacted and influenced irreversibly by his family, his city, and his surroundings. Michael Imperioli is the only actor who reprises his Sopranos role in the prequel, as he narrates the film as Christopher Moltisanti from the future. The rest of the cast is new—some brand new, and others younger versions of beloved Sopranos characters. Here's who's who.

Alessandro Nivola as Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti

Actors in the many saints of newark

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Alessandro Nivola plays Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti, Christopher Moltisanti's father and Tony Soprano's beloved uncle.

Did Ray Liotta play two parts in The Many Saints of Newark?

David Chase employed many of the Goodfellas cast in his HBO series The Sopranos, but it took until the prequel film The Many Saints of Newark for him to finally bring Ray Liotta in the fold. Chase made the most of it, as Liotta played two roles: Hollywood Dick Moltisanti, and his brother Salvatore Moltisanti.

Who was the guy at the end of Saints of Newark?

In the final scene, we see young Tony at Dickie's funeral and we get an image of Dickie's hand coming out of the coffin and reaffirming the pinkie promise he made with young Tony as our narrator Christopher (Michael Imperioli), Dickie's deceased son who was murdered by Tony years later, tells us that's the guy—Tony—he ...

Are there any cameos in The Many Saints of Newark?

Edie Falco's cameo in "The Many Saint's of Newark" was cut from the final film. Falco reprised her role as Carmela Soprano in the prequel movie. Its director Alan Taylor also teased other cameos from former cast members.

Who is the bald guy in Many Saints of Newark?

Artie Bucco, the bald-headed simple-minded chef of The Sopranos will finally get to show off his amazing hair in The Many Saints of Newark. One of Tony's best friends, Artie was played by John Ventimiglia in the original series. Newcomer Robert Vincent Montano will be seen playing the role in The Many Saints of Newark.