The Sopranos Cast: Where Are They Now?
The Sopranos premiered on Jan. 10, 1999, heralding a new era of television at the turn of the millennium. In its time, the series scored 21 Primetime Emmys, five Golden Globes and two Peabody Awards, among other accolades.
Though the diner went dark on June 10, 2007, a 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark — starring James Gandolfini’s son, Michael Gandolfini, as a young Tony Soprano — welcomed a new generation of fans and kept interest in the series going.
In January 2024, the show celebrated its 25th anniversary, and the creator, David Chase, reminisced with PEOPLE about the impact of his legendary plot. “I still feel this tremendous sense of gratitude that it’s still going on,” he said. can’t remember this happening with any other television show ever.”
“It’s the best thing I’ve ever done,” Chase added. “It’s probably the best thing I ever will do.”
Here are all the details on what the cast is up to now.
1.James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
As a ruthless New Jersey mob boss and duck-loving family man working in “waste management,” Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano left a lasting legacy as one of the most darkly fascinating characters on TV.
Before his big break as Tony — which earned him three Emmys, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe — the actor had been working for nearly a decade, with small parts in a number of films, including Angie (1994), alongside Aida Turturro, who would later play his sister Janice on The Sopranos.
Post-Sopranos, Gandolfini executive produced several HBO projects, including Hemingway & Gellhorn and The Night Of (with a posthumous credit). He continued to star heavily in mob dramas, such as Killing Them Softly (2012) and The Drop (2014), released posthumously.
Gandolfini died unexpectedly from a heart attack in 2013. He was 51.
From 1999 to 2002, the actor was married to producer Marcy Wudarski, with whom he shared his son Michael. He later wed model-actress Deborah Lin in 2008, with whom he welcomed his daughter Liliana.
Over 10 years after his death, Lorraine Bracco, who played Tony’s psychic, Dr. Melfi, reflected on her favorite moments with Gandolfini. For the show’s 25th anniversary in 2024, the actress told PEOPLE that she remembers Gandolfini as a “very committed actor.”
“I would forget that I was in the scene with him,” she said. “And I would watch him, because he had a lot of monologues, which is very rare in television, and he would want to shoot them all together in one go. I used to love to watch him do that.”
2.Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
Edie Falco had a number of parts in crime and mob dramas before landing the starring role of Tony’s wife, Carmela, in which she painted a brutal yet brilliant portrait of the pair’s marital roller coaster.
Falco earned three Emmys, three SAG Awards and two Golden Globes for her turn as the OG Jersey housewife. She went on to star as a drug-addicted nurse on Nurse Jackie, which ran from 2009 to 2015 and earned her another Emmy.
Since then, Falco — a mother of two children, son Anderson and daughter Macy, whom she welcomed by adoption in 2005 and 2008, respectively — has starred on several TV series, including Horace and Pete, Law & Order True Crime, Tommy and more .
She also played former first lady Hillary Clinton on 2021’s Impeachment: American Crime Story and portrays Pete Davison’s mother, Amy, on the Peacock series Bupkis, based on the comedian’s life. In 2022, Falco appeared in the Oscar-nominated Avatar: The Way of Water and will reprise her role in the film’s sequel, Avatar 3.
3.Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
Before her career-making role as the smart, sassy and incredibly spoiled Meadow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s biggest role had been starring in a Mariah Carey music video. Since The Sopranos, she’s had a number of roles in film (including 2019’s Mob Town) and mostly on TV, with recurring roles on Entourage (as herself), Ugly Betty, Guys with Kids and Big Sky.
Sigler was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at age 20. As a spokesperson for the pharmaceutical company Novartis, the actress has devoted her life to helping others living with the disease.
“A lot of the times with a diagnosis it can be fear, depression, sadness, grief,” she told PEOPLE in 2023. “I really came to this place of understanding, processing those feelings, and stepped into this place of acceptance. … People really like to be helpful. People really want to help.”
Sigler shares sons Beau and Jack Adam with her husband Cutter Dykstra, who she wed in 2016. She was previously married to A.J. DiScala from 2003 until 2005.
The actress ‘on-screen brother A.J. Soprano was played by Robert Iler, who Sigler has said still plays a huge role in her and her kids’ lives.
