Tony Soprano Similar testimonials were included by his co-stars and colleagues; Bryan Cranston stated that his "Breaking Bad" character, Walter White, would not have existed without Tony Soprano. Tony Soprano quickly became a pop culture icon during the show’s run. In an article for the "Los Angeles Times", Chris Lee referred to Tony Soprano as a “cultural sensation” who became the “unlikeliest of sex symbols.” On the importance of Gandolfini’s performance, Lee stated: “He forever rejiggered television's fascination with morally challenged antiheroes and less-than-physically-perfect protagonists.” Mark Lawson of "The Guardian" praised Gandolfini for his “towering central performance” as Tony Soprano, writing: “The
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