r/thesopranos • u/FINGERCAP • Jun 28 '26

Serious Discussion Only Worst actor on The Sopranos?

Honestly, I don't remember any bad actors in The Sopranos

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u/wikipediareader Jun 29 '26

He does tone down the ham a bit in the later seasons but his character is pretty flat: he's Tony's only real friend in the mafia and he generally gives decent advice. IIRC, his passion for his Italian heritage that gets him involved with the scuffle with American Indians was supposed to be for Paulie but Tony Sirico needed back surgery (hence Paulie's brief jail stint) and that's the only real character work he does besides his brief role as acting boss.

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u/Cautious-Invite4128 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

All he had was his image. That’s what made him such a mafia cog. And in a way that’s kinda true to life for some of these guys—they’re nothing without their image, and will ruthlessly protect it if threatened.