Hi,
Richie was the best villain of season 2. David Proval played him to perfection. I read that David auditioned for the role of Tony but was turned down because he looked too much like a mobster. Richie really knew how to get under Tony's skin. He was also very funny at times. Look at what he did to poor Beansie. When Tony says to him, "I told you to back off of Beansie," Richie replies by saying sarcastically, "I did. Then I went foward again."

Paul