Dino Zerilli

Dino Zerilli
Information
Full Name	Dino Zerilli
Nationality	Italian-American
Home	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Brown
Fate
Status	Deceased
Date of death	January 2001
Cause of Death	Shot in the head
Political Information
Occupation(s)	College student Drug dealer
Affiliation	Jackie Jr's Crew, DiMeo crime family
Rank	Associate
Behind the Scenes
First Appearance	Fortunate Son
Final Appearance	Amour Fou
Portrayed By	Andrew Davoli
Episode Count	5

Dino Zerilli is a character in The Sopranos who appears during season 3 as a friend of Jackie Aprile Jr.. He was portrayed by Andrew Davoli.

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What role does Dino Zerilli play in the Sopranos?

In The Sopranos' third season, Dino Zerilli is a friend of Jackie Aprile Jr. and an associate of the DiMeo crime family. He assists Jackie Jr. in threatening disruptive individuals at Pizzaland, retaining Jackie's handgun post-incident. Dino, an Italian-American from Newark, New Jersey, studied at Rutgers University with Jackie Jr. He is brought to life by Andrew Davoli.

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How does Dino Zerilli's relationship with Jackie Aprile Jr. evolve throughout the series?

Dino Zerilli, a character in The Sopranos, is a childhood friend of Jackie Aprile Jr. Their relationship becomes strained as Jackie's misbehavior escalates. In an attempt to gain recognition from the family, Dino, Jackie, and Carlo Renzi try to rob Eugene Pontecorvo's Saturday night card game, inspired by a story about Tony, Jackie Sr., and Silvio Dante.

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What is Dino Zerilli's connection to Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos?

In The Sopranos, Dino Zerilli, played by Andrew Davoli, is a close associate of Jackie Aprile Jr. and a member of the DiMeo crime family. He and Jackie Jr. were childhood friends and attended Rutgers University together. Despite his involvement in the crime family, no explicit connection to Ralph Cifaretto is mentioned.

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How does Dino Zerilli's actions at Pizzaland impact his character development?

At Pizzaland, Dino Zerilli aids Jackie Jr. against disruptive Hispanics, holding Jackie's handgun, reflecting his loyalty and risk-taking nature. His frustration with Ralph Cifaretto shows his ambition, while his admiration for Christopher Moltisanti leads to adopting bad habits and subsequent arrest. Post-release, he resumes criminal activities, underscoring his dedication to crime.

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Background

Dino was both a childhood friend and enabler of Jackie Aprile Jr.. He helped Jackie Jr. threaten some disruptive Latino men at Roy's pizzeria. Dino held onto Jackie's handgun after he threatened the hostile men.

He attended Rutgers University with Jackie Jr. and dropped out shortly before his friend. Tony Soprano had a low opinion of Dino when he heard from Christopher Moltisanti how Jackie and Dino spent their spare time as regular customers in the Ooh-Fa Pizzeria. Like Jackie Jr. and Carlo Renzi, he feels that Ralph Cifaretto is holding them back from their full potential. He looks up in admiration to Moltisanti who was at that point in time a rising figure in the DiMeo crime family.

After quickly picking up his bad habits along with Jackie Jr., he gets arrested for a short period of time for drug possession. When he is released, Jackie gives him the lowdown. Dino resists at first but later decides to comply with Jackie Jr.'s scheme to rob Eugene Pontecorvo's low-stakes card game in order to gain the respect of the higher level mobsters. They team up with Matush Giamona and Carlo Renzi, who brings a heavy shotgun to the robbery.

Things do not go their way when Sunshine, the dealer of the game, gets killed during the robbery, triggering a barrage of gunshots from both sides. The scuffle leaves Carlo dead and Furio Giunta wounded. Dino and Jackie Jr. run for the street, but their getaway wheelman, Matush, had fled out of fear after hearing the gunshots. Jackie boosts an oncoming car and high-tails it out of the area, leaving Dino to face an angry Christopher Moltisanti and Albert Barese. Dino tries to level with them by mentioning he's with Ralph, but that does not help. Chris and Albert promptly fire their pistols into Dino's face, killing him, and shoot his limp body several more times before fleeing the scene with Gene and the injured Furio.

Appearances

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Season 4
Season 5
Season 6