Like Vinny Ocean being the real Tony, which is think is actually false. Tony Soprano Seems to actually be a compilation of 3 of 4 wiseguys from the late 80s early 90s and maybe some influence from the early 70s DeCavalcante family. But thats not why i made this topic..
Who is the Lupertazzi family aka 'New York' based on? if you look at the majority of the show heres the lay out (though it changes towards the later seasons):
1: Aging boss Carmine Lupertazzi is an old school boss with his head still kinda stuck in his own prime. Good with money, respected greatly by his soldiers. Very cautious.
Has a son Carmine JR who owns a few clubs down in Florida but is not directly involved with family business. He is considered less then capable by his peers. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
2: His underboss is Johnny Sacramoni aka johnny sac. He is decisive and intelligent. Comes up with very complicated ways to squeeze his construction companies that he is a silent partner in. He seems to have found modern ways to extort construction unions. But he has a temper and a short one. When something upsets him it seems to take a lot to calm him down.
He believes in the old way of doing things, almost a man living the wrong generation. (see episode 'the weight') he believes in the older LCN customs. Stand up diplomat with other families. Always finds ways to cooperate with other groups such as the sopranos when necessary.
Those 2 characters are the majority of what we get to see of their heirarchy except for the consigliere, who i cannot recall the name of.
3: OTHER DETAILS
1: its mentioned that they had several crews and several "button men" surpassing the Soprano family by far. to the point that Carmine historically noted that the Sopranos were a 'glorified crew' and later on they were referenced as Farmers, a common name for out of new york wiseguys.
2: Several members were released in 2004 after a very long stint involving truck robberies and other crimes including their actual consigliere.
3: They have a very large interest in new jersey. Mainly involving construction jobs and union shakedowns such as sharing no show jobs. In fact their underboss even lives in jersey.
4: Even though they seem to have difficulty distributing leadership after the death of Carmine Sr they scoff at the idea of a panel similar to other families and the Sopranos themselves. They are extremely traditional in their beliefs, even after most families have made large changes to their leadership (panels). They were even upset that the Soprano family doesn't put a sword and gun on the table. Tradition is at the core of their lives.
etc etc...
Basically out of curiosity i wanted to know what family has the most similarities. Obviously they are based on someone even if loosely. Its very detailed and complex to just be random coincidences,
Thoughts?
). Plus they are both named Carmine. After Carmine dies his family erupts into a civil war between the natural successor (Johnny Sac) and those who wanted his son (Little Carmine who spent a lot of time in Florida) to take over. Much like when Carmine Persico went to prison civil war eventually broke out between his natural successor (Vic Orena) and those who wanted his son to take over (Little Allie Boy who spent a lot of time in Florida).
