Junior Soprano illness and house arrest. According to series creator David Chase the name Junior was taken from one of his own older cousins. In season one it is stated that Junior is 70 years old, placing his birth date in 1928 or 1929. Corrado Soprano, Jr. is the son of Corrado and Mariangela D'Agostino Soprano, Italian immigrants who came over from the town of Ariano in 1911. Junior is Tony Soprano's uncle: Junior's younger brother is Tony's father Johnny Soprano. He tells the court-ordered psychologist when feigning mental incompetence that he was getting a haircut when he heard about the Assassination
Second Opinion (The Sopranos) Second Opinion (The Sopranos) "Second Opinion" is the 33rd episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the seventh of the show's third season. It was written by Lawrence Konner and directed by Tim Van Patten, and originally aired on April 8, 2001. "* = credit only" While under anesthesia during surgery, Junior hallucinates about FBI agents offering him a cure to his cancer if he cooperates with them. His physician, Dr. John Kennedy, informs Tony and his crew that Junior's tumors have been removed. However, on a later visit, Kennedy informs Junior and Bobby that they have found