The Sopranos unpredictably violent tendencies turn Tony resentful. Richie Aprile is released from prison in season 2, and quickly makes waves. Pontecorvo is a young soldier who becomes a "made" man alongside Christopher. Spatafore works his way up through the ranks to become top earner of the Aprile crew, but is secretly homosexual. Friends of the Soprano family include: Herman "Hesh" Rabkin (Jerry Adler); Adriana La Cerva (Drea de Matteo); Rosalie Aprile (Sharon Angela); Angie Bonpensiero (Toni Kalem), along with Artie (John Ventimiglia) and Charmaine Bucco (Kathrine Narducci). Hesh is an invaluable adviser and friend to Tony, as he was when Tony's
Adriana Russo Adriana Russo Adriana Russo (born 4 February 1954) is an Italian actress and television personality. Born in Rome, Russo started acting at the university, then she joined the stage company "Teatro insieme Emilia Romagna". In the second half of the 1970s she entered the cabaret company "Il Bagaglino" and had her first film roles, notably appearing in Ettore Scola's "Down and Dirty". After working on stage with Vittorio Gassman, her career was launched by the RAI variety show "La Sberla". Russo then appeared in several dozens of films, stage works and TV-series; she was also playmate in the Italian edition