Carmine Lupertazzi
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| First appearance | "Fortunate Son" (episode 3.03) |
| Last appearance | "Rat Pack" (episode 5.02) (death) "The Test Dream" (episode 5.11) (dream sequence) |
| Cause/reason | Death by stroke |
| Created by | David Chase |
| Portrayed by | Tony Lip |
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| Gender | Male |
| Age | 70s (Deceased) |
| Title | Boss of Lupertazzi crime family (Seasons 1–5) |
| Spouse(s) | Violet Lupertazzi (wife) |
| Children | Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr. (son) |
Carmine Lupertazzi, Sr., played by Tony Lip, was the fictional crime boss of the Brooklyn-based Lupertazzi crime family on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.
Biography
Carmine Lupertazzi was an old school mafioso of Junior Soprano's generation. He kept a low-profile for most of his criminal career while operating out of his social club and restaurants. Lupertazzi was arrested and acquitted of racketeering sometime during the 1970s or 1980s. During his tenure, the New York organization maintained close ties to New Jersey's DiMeo/Soprano crime family.
Carmine was highly intelligent, calm and an opportunist, even in his old age. Despite being a loving father and grandfather, grooming his own son, namesake "Little" Carmine Lupertazzi, by making him a capo in the crime family that bears his name, he remained foremost a ruthless mobster, making threats and ordering murders. He had a sometimes contentious relationship with his Underboss, Johnny Sack: during different episodes in the fourth season, Johnny and Carmine each authorized Tony Soprano to put a "hit" on the other, although in neither case was the killing actually carried out.
In 2004, Carmine's health began to fail and he suffered a stroke. After some time comatose in the hospital, Lupertazzi died, leaving a power vacuum in the New York crime family. The heir apparent for his position was his son, Little Carmine, a fact that became a point of consternation for Johnny Sack, who also sought the position Carmine left behind.
Carmine once told Tony Soprano that "a Don doesn't wear shorts", considering it undignified. Though he regarded Tony and the entire New Jersey crime family as nothing more than a "glorified crew", Lupertazzi did show some respect for Tony, at one time saying he would be proud to call Tony his own son. This was most evident when he showed genuine concern for Tony's health after hearing rumors that he was seeing a psychiatrist and having panic attacks.
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