26 Facts About Christopher Moltisanti

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Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos.

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Christopher Moltisanti is Tony Soprano's protege and a member of the DiMeo crime family, rising from associate to captain over the course of the series.

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Christopher Moltisanti is a volatile and impulsive young man, frustrated by his perceived lack of progress in the business.

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Christopher Moltisanti has a tumultuous and abusive relationship with his long-term girlfriend Adriana.

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Christopher Moltisanti comes close to death when enraged about rumors that his fiancee Adriana and Tony are having an affair, he pulls a gun on Tony, who is ready to kill him for doing so.

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Christopher Moltisanti is spared only after Tony Blundetto intercedes for him.

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Christopher Moltisanti then marries his new girlfriend, Kelli Lombardo and they have a daughter, Caitlyn, but his interest in his new wife soon wanes.

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Christopher Moltisanti grows disillusioned with Tony and frustrated with his progress in the family, and distances himself from the business by making a film and trying to become a Hollywood screenwriter.

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Christopher Moltisanti is born in 1969 to Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti, a soldier in the DiMeo crime family, and Joanne Blundetto.

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Christopher Moltisanti is a fan of the television show Cops.

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Christopher Moltisanti is a roommate of Brendan Filone before his murder and engaged to Adriana La Cerva before her murder.

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Christopher Moltisanti begins the series as Tony's driver and enforcer and is eager to rise through the ranks in the Mafia.

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Christopher confronts Haydu at his home and Haydu denies having heard of Dickie Moltisanti and claimed that someone was "obviously" setting him up.

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Christopher Moltisanti insists Chris go into rehab and assigns Patsy to guard him.

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Christopher Moltisanti indulged her aspirations for a career in music by allowing her to produce a demo and later giving her a club to run.

16.

Christopher Moltisanti uses Chris to organize a sensitive hit on Rusty Millio.

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Christopher Moltisanti uses his Italian-speaking associate Corky Caporale to communicate with hitmen and provide them with weapons and instructions while paying him off with heroin.

18.

Christopher Moltisanti has a belated bachelor party with the Soprano crime family at Nuovo Vesuvio, where "Larry Boy" Barese makes a toast to his future.

19.

Christopher Moltisanti spends the night at the Feast of St Elzear festival with a stray dog.

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Christopher Moltisanti tries to distance himself from the criminal lifestyle and stays away from the Bada Bing.

21.

Christopher Moltisanti pleads for Tony's help, mumbling that he wouldn't pass a drug test and could lose his license.

22.

Christopher Moltisanti describes Chris as a "drag" on his emotions, and "a weak, lying drug addict".

23.

Christopher Moltisanti is seemingly narrating from the afterlife, bitterly referencing his death at the hands of Tony as well as Tony's lack of financial support to his family after his death.

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Christopher Moltisanti has helped dispose of several people murdered by other people throughout the series, mainly Tony.

25.

Christopher Moltisanti received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004.

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Christopher Moltisanti was nominated four other times for the award and he received two Golden Globe nominations in 2002 and 2004.