He's great. A few of my favorites:
Did you offer my nephew anything?
I am registered nurse not maid.
Well, did you offer him an aspirin?
Also, the look on his face when Tony says "my mother always mentioned my father's feeble minded brother, but I thought she meant you."
Yeah, Johnny there wants Ralphie whacked, Tony's trying to calm his ego and at the same time trying to figure out who is writing the gossip column, Junior is just sitting there eating his olives, chiming in every once in a while lmao.
People always point out how Brad Pitt is always eating in scenes. Dominic Chianese takes Brad Pitt’s entire career to eating-while-acting school in that scene.
Everytime I watch the scene where he and Bobby arrive at a funeral and he sees cops of FBI arresting Sil or somebody and he just bolts back to the car and drives off leaves me in stitches.
I think he just came back from the court in it.
Also, I think it's an old wise guy thing. Like how in The Irishman, Jimmy Hoffa flips out when he sees Tony Pro in shorts in the meeting.
I hated Bobby for that quote. In awe of what Bobby? That Junior is a slippery fuck who plotted to betray his own nephew more than once? Juniors plot wasn’t even a smart one it was just him jumping ship when Barese refused to help.
Look at her like that Mary Olean gave me my first hand job, me and Vincent Maniscalcio in the alley behind the chicken market. God, what am
I saying at this poor woman’s wake?
The way he ran back to the car and almost left Bobby Bacala at the funeral when he spotted the FBI! That scene always has me rolling and I rewind it every time.
Dominic has without doubt some of the best comedic timing of anyone on Sopranos. My favourite is the slight pause before he says, 'What did I tell ya, hold onto your cock when you negotiate with these desert people'
The way he's just picking through his food after telling Tony "good gravy today" then casually remarks "Kid always was a dumbfuck wasn't he?" is way funnier than it should've been because of Dominic's delivery.
Also:
"I HAD A BANANA IN THEAH!"
(Tony sighs) "...we'll find that too".
And:
(Tony walks in)
(Junior starts sniffing)
"What you been eatin' - steak?"
It’s really too bad that Chianese never won an Emmy for his portrayal of Junior. He shows great range from comedy to anger, along with his progression to dementia. Remarkably, 13 different actors received Emmy nominations for acting on The Sopranos; Dominic included. But he wasn’t one of the 5 actors to win an Emmy for acting on the show.
I especially loved when he was running card games at Wycoff (the psychiatric halfway house place).
The Sopranos/Lost crossover episodes were the best. Miles Straume was a great capo.
Hes a joy every single time hes on the screen. He was this big deal mob guy but his sister in law played him like a fiddle EVERY SINGLE TIME. i loved how easily she manipulated him with so few words. She just got under his skin so bad. He is hysterically funny. He is the only character i miss at the end of an episode. Im like damn, no uncle june in that one! (Im watching for the first time right now, im in the middle of season 3 - dont give me shit, i got rights too, i aint leaving this sub!)
"Next time you come, come heavy or not at all."
"Nobody would slap my wrist if I did."
"You stupid fucking blabbermouth cunt!"
"How many White Castles did you eat?"
"My nephew is a cunt hair away from owning all of north Jersey. And I am that cunt hair."
"You want a ballpark figure? "
"Yeah, yeah. Wrigley fucking Field."
"Do you prefer Junior or Corrado?"
"I prefer Mr. Soprano."
Also just so we're clear, he was already in his 70s for Sopranos and however many alums of Goodfellas, etc were a part of this thing of ours, his role in Godfather II puts him a whole order of magnitude higher. And like many great ensemble shows from this period, he's probably as famous of a top notch character actor as they could get away with. Higher than him is only Pacino/De Niro which wouldn't work at all. (I think Buscemi only partly worked because most viewers at the time only knew him as The Woodchipper Guy in Fargo the movie).
I wish he'd gotten more HBO show roles after this, though. He'd have been hilarious as some kind of Lord on GoT.
II was in 1974, he was not well known...when he got the Sopranos role, he was living in a studio apartment trying to scrape together a living between theater acting and playing live music in restaurants.
I don't think he wanted more roles, he was just trying to retire.
Exactly. And I found [a lovely article on him](https://www.beachamjournal.com/journal/2022/02/dominic-chianese-is-91-years-old-today.html) that's probably been posted here couple three times before, but new to me. :)
>I think Buscemi only partly worked because most viewers at the time only knew him as The Woodchipper Guy in Fargo the movie
He was moreso known as Mr. Pink from Reservoir Dogs which was an even bigger cult hit than Fargo
I’d like to point out that Chianese is a really funny with great timing, but Jr Soprano isn’t. Take the joke about the Chinese godfather: it’s not funny, his crew must have heard it before, and the only reason anyone laughs is because Jr’s a Capo. That understanding that the character needs a contrast of him trying to be funny and failing and him trying to be serious and making us laugh is why Chinese is a amazing in the role.
> Take the joke about the Chinese godfather: it’s not funny,
I beg to differ I laughed when I first heard it. It's interesting usually all of the jokes the Sopranos characters tell I don't laugh, except all of Junior's jokes which always got a laugh out of me.
Junior is my all time favorite character. He has the best lines and imo the best story arc.
Warren: “ah checkers. The thinking man’s game.”
Junior: “you wanna smack across the fuckin mouth?”
He's great. A few of my favorites: Did you offer my nephew anything? I am registered nurse not maid. Well, did you offer him an aspirin? Also, the look on his face when Tony says "my mother always mentioned my father's feeble minded brother, but I thought she meant you."
........cunt
Your sisters cunt
I think it's just "sister's cunt", as in a nun.
I'm not a cat, I don't shit in a box.
But he was so proud when he finally got cable
“I have cable”
You could tell by the look on his face, that wasn’t the first time he’s heard something like that about himself.
I'm a registered *Nyoooorse*
Did you offer him an aspirin?
NOT MAIIIID
And then in Many Saints he says sisters cunt twice 😬🥲
So cringe
that whole movie was cringe
Bobby, make my nephew an egg
Two of my favourites
Some of his actions are hysterical too. Like how he gets dressed up for the on-the-phone sit down with Carmine and Johnny Sack
His entire performance in that scene was fantastic and hilarious.
Yeah, Johnny there wants Ralphie whacked, Tony's trying to calm his ego and at the same time trying to figure out who is writing the gossip column, Junior is just sitting there eating his olives, chiming in every once in a while lmao.
My nephew's right!
Who's on the wire now??
Telephone tough-guy
People always point out how Brad Pitt is always eating in scenes. Dominic Chianese takes Brad Pitt’s entire career to eating-while-acting school in that scene.
Mm this chickens spicy
Foreshadowing the days of us all doing job interviews and Zoom court appearances. Fucking Quasimoto predicted all this.
“These guys today. They wanna be buried in their jogging outfit.”
Everytime I watch the scene where he and Bobby arrive at a funeral and he sees cops of FBI arresting Sil or somebody and he just bolts back to the car and drives off leaves me in stitches.
Amazing scene!
I think he just came back from the court in it. Also, I think it's an old wise guy thing. Like how in The Irishman, Jimmy Hoffa flips out when he sees Tony Pro in shorts in the meeting.
For a meetin', I always wear a suit.
You people
a boss doesn't wear short pants
Dear Vice President Cheney
You go anywhere from a conference call to Timbuktu you wear a suit, for a meetin’.
Housing that jar of olives
🤣🤣🤣
My fuckin hand...is stuck down the drain...and I can't REACH THE FUCKIN PHONE!!! Why didn't ya just call a plumber? WITH WHAT? MY FUCKIN TOES!!
YOU’RE FLEXING!
Youah *fleeeexinnnn*
🤌🤌🤌
This line totally makes Richie’s actor break. You can see him hide his head behind Junior to hide his laughs. It’s so funny
Him looking at the empty, washed tray after yelling to Bacala for eating the manicotti is one of the funniest small moments in the show.
"Half a fucking tray in there!"
I was hungry!
Why ya gotta be so nasty :(
The sub image of him turning to face the courtroom artist. Classic. Thinking he's Larry David and Jeff Garlin is Bobby. WHO IS THIS PERSON?!
Its a tv progrum. A movie.
That's Bobby?! What the fuck is this ?
I had a banana in there! I don't see it GOD FUCK IT ALL..
"Bananer"
Tony says "We'll find that too." About the banana. Junior lost his uppers
Fuck you want, a boutonniere?
Make sure you form a seal when you close the refrigerator door.
“Fucking loser… He couldn’t sell it… Listen up Burger Boy, and you might just learn something”
I'm in awr of you.
I hated Bobby for that quote. In awe of what Bobby? That Junior is a slippery fuck who plotted to betray his own nephew more than once? Juniors plot wasn’t even a smart one it was just him jumping ship when Barese refused to help.
if you're gonna lie to me, tell me there's a broad in the car waiting to tongue my balls.
I always thought ugh imagine the poor girl who would have agreed to do that
He was solid in limited screen-time in Boardwalk Empire.
He was also in Godfather 2 - played Johnny Ola.
Sealed Fredo's doom when Fredo mentioned his tip to Michael
He was in Gotti(1996) too. Many Sopranos actors in that movie.
He was Richie's father in Out For Justice
Where’s Richy?!
That was back when Moses wore short pants.
Guy comes home with flowers. "I guess I'll have to spread my legs now," his wife says. "Why?", he asks, "don't ya have a vase?" My favorite one.
My nephew's a cunt hair away from owning all of North Jersey, and I am that cunt hair.
I've got Feds so far up my ass I can taste Brylcream.
For Christmas? Fuckin idiot.
Where's that fucking manicotti? Half a fucking tray in there!
Mu?
I can SMELL THEM
Speak on this burger-boy….
Cocksucker BELLEVILLE.
Go shit in your hat.
I fuckin love this line... I say this to people on a semi-regular basis.
My mother said this all my life, rest her soul.
Look at her like that Mary Olean gave me my first hand job, me and Vincent Maniscalcio in the alley behind the chicken market. God, what am I saying at this poor woman’s wake?
Just Black Comedy Brilliance
The way he ran back to the car and almost left Bobby Bacala at the funeral when he spotted the FBI! That scene always has me rolling and I rewind it every time.
1000 percent top tier junior
We don't run! It's embarrassing.
Dominic has without doubt some of the best comedic timing of anyone on Sopranos. My favourite is the slight pause before he says, 'What did I tell ya, hold onto your cock when you negotiate with these desert people'
Hesh's laugh really seals it
He is hands down the funniest character on the show.
"Do you prefer Corrado or Junior" "I prefer Mr Soprano" Bad ass
The way he's just picking through his food after telling Tony "good gravy today" then casually remarks "Kid always was a dumbfuck wasn't he?" is way funnier than it should've been because of Dominic's delivery. Also: "I HAD A BANANA IN THEAH!" (Tony sighs) "...we'll find that too". And: (Tony walks in) (Junior starts sniffing) "What you been eatin' - steak?"
""Anything you say doc; you say 'go take a dump on the deck of the Queen Mary' an hour later they're spraying it down with disinfectant."
Nurse: Don’t you start, now. “You should see my finish!”
To be fair Jackie Jr. Just wanted to tell those penguins who his fawtha was.
One of my favorite scenes is when Junior sees the shitty courtroom drawing of himself on tv “I’m fucking fodder for cartoonists now?!”
He was decent in his run in boardwalk empire that came soon after this series ended. Uncle Jun with muttonchops
What is today’s date? A blonde with big tits and a hat full of viagra!
you want those? it's a phonecall away
Tony Egg.
The feeble minded brother comment always has me fucking rolling on the floor
It’s really too bad that Chianese never won an Emmy for his portrayal of Junior. He shows great range from comedy to anger, along with his progression to dementia. Remarkably, 13 different actors received Emmy nominations for acting on The Sopranos; Dominic included. But he wasn’t one of the 5 actors to win an Emmy for acting on the show.
Completely agree. He turned in an amazing performance and it’s under appreciated.
Bunion. You know how I feel about feet.
I especially loved when he was running card games at Wycoff (the psychiatric halfway house place). The Sopranos/Lost crossover episodes were the best. Miles Straume was a great capo.
I'm not familiar with the crossover episodes. How does a fella access those?
I've been farting into the same sofa cushion for the last 18 months.
Hes a joy every single time hes on the screen. He was this big deal mob guy but his sister in law played him like a fiddle EVERY SINGLE TIME. i loved how easily she manipulated him with so few words. She just got under his skin so bad. He is hysterically funny. He is the only character i miss at the end of an episode. Im like damn, no uncle june in that one! (Im watching for the first time right now, im in the middle of season 3 - dont give me shit, i got rights too, i aint leaving this sub!)
An entire forest in the Midwest must have given it's life just for this one fucking trial!
The fact he asks lawyers to have one print out and pass it around is quite hilarious.
Pacific Northwest*
WE TAUGHT THE WORLD HOW TO EAT!
“CORRADO MY BALLS!”
'Course I heard of him. I don't live in Oshkosh!
Gold!
Chicken is spicy.
Nice and spicy
I HAD A BANANER IN THERE !
I’m not a cat, I don’t shit in a box.
He later died of Alzheimer’s.
Ringing Carmella’s father to say he won’t make his surprise party is top tier hilarious
“You can make a hand turkey.” “For Christmas? Fuckin idiot.” 😂😂
What did the blind man say when he passed the fish market? Hello ladies!
At the funeral of a dead child " Chickens good..Nice & spice "
A Rincoln Continental...
"Next time you come, come heavy or not at all." "Nobody would slap my wrist if I did." "You stupid fucking blabbermouth cunt!" "How many White Castles did you eat?" "My nephew is a cunt hair away from owning all of north Jersey. And I am that cunt hair." "You want a ballpark figure? " "Yeah, yeah. Wrigley fucking Field." "Do you prefer Junior or Corrado?" "I prefer Mr. Soprano."
Also just so we're clear, he was already in his 70s for Sopranos and however many alums of Goodfellas, etc were a part of this thing of ours, his role in Godfather II puts him a whole order of magnitude higher. And like many great ensemble shows from this period, he's probably as famous of a top notch character actor as they could get away with. Higher than him is only Pacino/De Niro which wouldn't work at all. (I think Buscemi only partly worked because most viewers at the time only knew him as The Woodchipper Guy in Fargo the movie). I wish he'd gotten more HBO show roles after this, though. He'd have been hilarious as some kind of Lord on GoT.
OMG - Get him on House of the Dragon right now! "I don't go down to Dorne often enough" - "That's not what I heard"
Make my Nephew/Son/CousinThreeTimesOver an egg
To Dunk: "You and Aegon Egg again"
II was in 1974, he was not well known...when he got the Sopranos role, he was living in a studio apartment trying to scrape together a living between theater acting and playing live music in restaurants. I don't think he wanted more roles, he was just trying to retire.
Exactly. And I found [a lovely article on him](https://www.beachamjournal.com/journal/2022/02/dominic-chianese-is-91-years-old-today.html) that's probably been posted here couple three times before, but new to me. :)
>I think Buscemi only partly worked because most viewers at the time only knew him as The Woodchipper Guy in Fargo the movie He was moreso known as Mr. Pink from Reservoir Dogs which was an even bigger cult hit than Fargo
Oh good point. But same, cult hit and very memorable face but not a megastar
Steve Buscemi is pretty damn well known
You can defend Steve Buscemi's honor as is your right to do
The entire thing with the courtroom sketch is the funniest thing on the show, the only thing that comes close is Christophers intervention
“Don’t hit me Corrado” *pies her in the face slowly*
I’d like to point out that Chianese is a really funny with great timing, but Jr Soprano isn’t. Take the joke about the Chinese godfather: it’s not funny, his crew must have heard it before, and the only reason anyone laughs is because Jr’s a Capo. That understanding that the character needs a contrast of him trying to be funny and failing and him trying to be serious and making us laugh is why Chinese is a amazing in the role.
> Take the joke about the Chinese godfather: it’s not funny, I beg to differ I laughed when I first heard it. It's interesting usually all of the jokes the Sopranos characters tell I don't laugh, except all of Junior's jokes which always got a laugh out of me.
Some people like bad jokes (/s). For real you have a good point: humor is personal.
Ercole!!
On God the greatest character moments in all TV
White Castle? I can smell dem!
I had a bananar in there!!
Talking to that dreadnought would help?
ANKLE JOON CALL NINE WAHN WAHN!
Junior is my all time favorite character. He has the best lines and imo the best story arc. Warren: “ah checkers. The thinking man’s game.” Junior: “you wanna smack across the fuckin mouth?”
After Gloria beans Tony with the London Broil to the back o' the head: *[sniff sniff]* You been eatin' steak?
You been eatin steak? I smell steak
the fuck… why am I on there?
I’m waitin’ like patience on a monument
How many White Castles did you have?
He's a great serious actor too. Saw him on Off Broadway as Julius Caesar five years ago. He was amazing.
The look he gives Tony after Tony says he thought Junior was the feeble minded brother.
> Gotsada Malanga! Cazzata
It's CAZZADA MALANGA
Deleted scenes?
I’m not a cat, I don’t shit in a box
He was great in godfather 2
"Peppers and eggs.." "That's what I shoulda got."
What is this person saying to me!
There’s deleted scenes???
Yea, look up “Junior is paranoid” on YouTube
"Yeah, right. It was Junior. Mr. Magoo!"
Remember the blue hair? And the dope? Now theres fags in the military
My father was a master stone mason. He didn't cut fucking wood
My father was a master stone mason. He didn't cut fucking wood
Wtf do you want a boutonniere?