Richie was definitely THE best new character of that season. Proval was el-supremo.
Ironically: Proval, in much pudgier trim, played Tony, a mild-mannered bar owner and cohort of DeNiro and Keitel in "Mean Streets." His character was totally different than Richie's. Also in "Mean Streets": Richard Romanus, who plays Melfi's ex-husband, was a loanshark.


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.