“The Sopranos” goes against the grain in more ways than one. The TV show is a fascinating saga about two families – Tony Soprano’s family, wife and kids at home, contrasted with his mobster clan of colorful criminals at work. Airing on HBO for six electrifying seasons, fans thrilled to the crime loving exploits of Tony and his colorful crew. The series made big stars out of James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, and the rest of the entire cast was paid well. What are the Sopranos stars really worth?
James Gandolfini
He’s the big guy with the big attitude and ruling head of a big family. Gandolfini gave us a mob boss that the everyday man could relate to and even love as surrogate son, brother or father. Tony may be a brutal employer, but he’s a family man with kids and usually tried to treat them fatherly and fairly. The show made James Gandolfini into a star and household name. He’s appeared in movies opposite Brad Pitt in “The Mexican” and on Broadway in “God Of Carnage” opposite Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels. Fans still long for a feature film version of the TV show, but most feel it will probably never happen now. Gandolfini can rest easy now with his own personal fortune. He’s worth an estimated $70 million dollars. Even Tony would be proud of that haul.
Edie Falco
She’s Tony’s wife and loving mother to her two children. Falco also starred in another HBO crime centered show, “OZ”. In that show, about life in a maximum security prison, Falco played prison guard Diane Whittlesey. Falco has had bouts with alcohol abuse and has been public about how hard the struggle was for her. In her work on “The Sopranos”, Falco has stated that it was hard to keep up with the cast when they had parties, because she had left drinking behind her. Falco can now be seen as “Nurse Jackie” on Showtime, as the hard working emergency room nurse Jackie Peyton. Falco’s estimated net worth is a reassuring $40 million dollars.
Lorraine Bracco
She knows more secrets about Tony Soprano than a mob hitman or informant, and she’s paid well to hear his problems. As Dr. Melfi, Lorraine Bracco played Tony’s counselor and confident for six seasons. Before sorting out mobster mentality, Bracco played a mob wife herself, in the Martin Scorsese film, “Goodfellas” opposite Ray Liotta. At first, creator David Chase wanted Bracco to audition for Carmela Soprano, but Bracco convinced him that she’d be better for Tony’s doctor than his wife. Bracco’s instincts paid off and her estimated net worth is a analytic $19 million dollars.
Steven Van Zandt
Bruce Springsteen was his musical boss first, and then Tony Soprano played his mob boss. Steven Van Zandt, or as Springsteen fans know him, Little Stephen, played Silvio Dante, the low profile owner of the strip club, the Bada Bing. Van Zandt had no acting experience before landing the part in the show, and was a bit reluctant to even audition for David Chase, who thought he could do it. Between the show and his musical pursuits, Van Zandt is financially secure with an estimated net worth of $80 million dollars. Even the most hard working wiseguy might find it difficult to make that much loot.
David Chase
As creator and head writer of HBO’s “The Sopranos”, David Chase crafted one of the most memorable, although unlikely family units ever seen on TV. Before his foray into the crime ridden world of Tony Soprano, Chase wrote for “The Rockford Files” starring James Garner and for “Northern Exposure”. He was story editor for “The Night Stalker”, starring Darren McGavin, the cult series which influenced Chris Carter of “X-Files” fame. Chase put some of his own family problems into his most famous work, most notably modeling Tony’s clinging mother after his own in real life. Chase’s net worth is estimated at $80 million dollars.
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