Tony Soprano often displays behavior traits characteristic of a violent sociopath, but also struggles with depression and is prone to panic attacks. He seeks treatment from Dr. Jennifer Melfi in the first episode and remains in therapy on and off up until the penultimate episode of the series. Both the Tony Soprano character and Gandolfini’s performance garnered widespread critical acclaim, with Soprano being often cited as one of the greatest and most influential characters in television history. Gandolfini, for his portrayal of the character, won three Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards for
FBI on The Sopranos the Soprano residence under surveillance by the use of an old lamp in their basement. He has a sister that used to live in the same neighborhood as the Sopranos in North Caldwell, New Jersey. The plumber "Mr. Ruggiero" who comes to repair the water leak is the same plumber that worked the neighborhood when his sister lived there. He compares Tony to Harpo Marx in how much he is heard talking about incriminating information on the phone, despite having the phones tapped for the last four years. The operation ends when Meadow takes the old lamp to college. When