Perry Annunziata, portrayed by Louis Gross, is an associate of the Soprano Crew, and member of the DiMeo crime family.
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Biography[]
He is nicknamed "Muscles Marinara" (as in the seafood dish mussles marinara), due to his glamor muscles, and is from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He served as a bodyguard and driver for Anthony "Tony" Soprano Sr. during his recovery from a gunshot in 2006. Tony calls him Penne Arrabiata (as in the pasta dish penne all'arrabbiata), on account of his getting angry (Italian: arrabbiato) at a rude driver while driving Tony. He was first runner-up in Mr. Teenage Bloomfield and cousin of Gina Annunziata. Tony picked a fight with Perry at Satriale's to regain the respect of the family following his injury - selecting Perry specifically because of his muscular build and hot-headed nature.
Perry knew the ramifications of beating up a mob boss and still tried to fight back. Tony beats him to the ground and gives him a broken nose. Tony later paid Perry off as an apology for the altercation, although Perry admitted that he himself was in the wrong. Perry takes advice from both his father and from capo Carlo Gervasi. Perry renewed his duties by accompanying Tony to the Feast of Saint Elzear and to Christopher "Chris" Moltisanti's belated bachelor party. Annunziata was driving Tony when he discovered the corpse of Dominic "Fat Dom" Gamiello at Satriale's, but he remained in the car.
Perry is not seen later on and in "The Blue Comet", it appears that his roles as driver and bodyguard have been taken over by Dante Greco.