Furio Giunta Furio Giunta Furio Giunta, played by Federico Castelluccio, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series "The Sopranos". He is an Italian mobster working for Tony Soprano. Eventually, he has to return to Italy after a flirtation with Tony's wife Carmela. Furio has long hair, which he usually wears in a ponytail, and a penchant for elaborate, flashy silk shirts. Tony meets Furio on a visit to Naples for business discussions with the Neapolitan Camorra mob boss Annalisa Zucca. He convinces her to let Furio come to New Jersey to work for him as part of an international car
Tony Soprano After that he also tells her that he murdered Big Pussy and his cousin Tony Blundetto. Following the dream, he acts differently to his friends and family, trying to see if they also feel relieved now that Christopher is dead. Following Gandolfini's death on June 19, 2013, Gandolfini's portrayal of Soprano was praised for its influence on subsequent other TV characters. "TV Guide" columnist Matt Roush stated, "Without Tony, there's no Vic Mackey of "The Shield", no Al Swearengen of "Deadwood", no Don Draper of "Mad Men"" (whose creator, Matthew Weiner, honed his craft as a writer on "The Sopranos").