Sean Gismonte
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Sean Gismonte, played by Chris Tardio, is a fictional character
on the HBO TV
series The Sopranos
.
's partner in crime and an associate in the Tony Soprano/Gualtieri crew in 2000. Sean and Matt were from West Orange, New Jersey
. Sean's ambition was to impress his superiors in order to move up the ranks with his best friend, Matt. He is a cousin of Louis Gismonte, a convict who spent time in the license plate workshop with Richie Aprile
. They worked under Christopher Moltisanti at a stock firm assigned to push Webistics, selling shares in the company to naive clients to pump the share price before Soprano crew members dumped their shares for a profit. While at the brokerage they got into trouble with Chris for stealing other brokers' cars and beating a broker who sold other stocks. Matt and Sean also took part in the Soprano family's picket busting efforts at Massarone construction. Sean worked the executive card game along with Matt, which they found to be a demeaning experience. Led by Christopher, Matt and Sean broke several bank safes although they had to pay a large percentage of the cash to Tony. Bevilaqua and Gismonte both tried to impress Tony in the Bada Bing restroom but angered him by speaking candidly about a "taste" of money they were giving him. Gismonte then blames Bevilaqua for making him do all the talking.
After these jobs, they felt they were getting nowhere under Christopher and decided they needed to take decisive action to move up in the ranks of the family. They planned a hit on Chris in order to get recognized by Richie Aprile, who they knew disliked Chris for striking his niece, Adriana, however it is revealed that Richie wouldn't have approved had he known. Matt and Sean pulled a drive-by hit as Chris left the Skyways Diner in Kearny. Sean shot Christopher multiple times but then Matt abruptly ran out of the car and Christopher retaliated. Sean attempted to follow Matt but his seatbelt was stuck and he could not escape. Christopher then fired off a shot that hit Sean in the head, killing him instantly. Given the fact that Matt was killed the night after Sean was, Sean was killed on the afternoon of April 28, 2000.
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on the HBO TV
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series The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
.
Background
Sean Gismonte aka Gis is an associate of the Soprano crime family. He was Matthew BevilaquaMatthew Bevilaqua
Matthew Bevilacqua, played by Lillo Brancato Jr., is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos.-Background:Matthew Bevilacqua, a.k.a. Matt Drinkwater, was Sean Gismonte's partner-in-crime and an associate in the Soprano Crime Family. Matt and Sean were from West Orange, New Jersey....
's partner in crime and an associate in the Tony Soprano/Gualtieri crew in 2000. Sean and Matt were from West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...
. Sean's ambition was to impress his superiors in order to move up the ranks with his best friend, Matt. He is a cousin of Louis Gismonte, a convict who spent time in the license plate workshop with Richie Aprile
Richie Aprile
Richard 'Richie' Aprile, Sr., played by David Proval, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Richie was a capo and the older brother of former DiMeo crime family acting boss Jackie Aprile, Sr...
. They worked under Christopher Moltisanti at a stock firm assigned to push Webistics, selling shares in the company to naive clients to pump the share price before Soprano crew members dumped their shares for a profit. While at the brokerage they got into trouble with Chris for stealing other brokers' cars and beating a broker who sold other stocks. Matt and Sean also took part in the Soprano family's picket busting efforts at Massarone construction. Sean worked the executive card game along with Matt, which they found to be a demeaning experience. Led by Christopher, Matt and Sean broke several bank safes although they had to pay a large percentage of the cash to Tony. Bevilaqua and Gismonte both tried to impress Tony in the Bada Bing restroom but angered him by speaking candidly about a "taste" of money they were giving him. Gismonte then blames Bevilaqua for making him do all the talking.
After these jobs, they felt they were getting nowhere under Christopher and decided they needed to take decisive action to move up in the ranks of the family. They planned a hit on Chris in order to get recognized by Richie Aprile, who they knew disliked Chris for striking his niece, Adriana, however it is revealed that Richie wouldn't have approved had he known. Matt and Sean pulled a drive-by hit as Chris left the Skyways Diner in Kearny. Sean shot Christopher multiple times but then Matt abruptly ran out of the car and Christopher retaliated. Sean attempted to follow Matt but his seatbelt was stuck and he could not escape. Christopher then fired off a shot that hit Sean in the head, killing him instantly. Given the fact that Matt was killed the night after Sean was, Sean was killed on the afternoon of April 28, 2000.
After death
After Sean's fate, a few agents try to question Tony's crew about Sean and Matt, but are brushed off, as they'd rather exact vengeance on their own rather than working with law enforcement. In the hospital, an agent explains to Tony that the shooters were "Gismonte, with a 'G'" and "That Bevilaqua Kid". Matt is later located by Pussy and Tony, who proceed to interrogate him. Matt tries to blame Sean for the entire ordeal since he was already dead, but his attempt is in vain. Tony and Pussy still execute Matt.Appearances
- Played by: Chris Tardio
- Appears in: "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office...", "Do Not ResuscitateDo Not Resuscitate (The Sopranos episode)"Do Not Resuscitate" is the fifteenth episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the second of the show's second season. It was written by Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess and Frank Renzulli, directed by Martin Bruestle and originally aired on Sunday, January 23, 2000.-Starring:* James...
", "The Happy WandererThe Happy Wanderer (The Sopranos episode)"The Happy Wanderer" is the nineteenth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and was the sixth of the show's second season. It was written by Frank Renzulli, directed by John Patterson and originally aired on Sunday, February 20, 2000.-Starring:...
", and "Full Leather Jacket" - Mentioned in: "From Where to Eternity"