According to The Sopranos, A Family History,Tony Soprano born in 1959 made his bones in 1982 with willie overall murder and after johnny soprano death he become the youngest capo at 27 y in 1986;Silvio Dante born in 1957; so Tony,Silvio and Big Pussy was born in the last 1950s but if the carachters had the same age not so the actors:Gandolfini was born in 1963 while steven van zandt in 1950,vincent pastore in 1946.

This is the huge difference if in he show silvio and tony should have the same age and van zandt had 16 y more to gandolfini and should be his father.