As Meadow Mariangela Soprano, Jamie-Lynn Sigler rose to fame as part of the long-running HBO mob drama series The Sopranos.  She portrayed the firstborn child of mafia boss Tony and wife Carmela and led a distinct life different from her peers.  Although she never really approved of her father’s illegal endeavors, she kept a clear-eye and was vigilant of their family’s unique lifestyle.  Throughout the series, she dated Noah Tannenbaum, Jackie Aprile, Patrick Paris and Finn DeTrolio.  Despite her severely strained relationship with her parents, she was able to excel in her classes and became a mature woman, towards the end, seemingly free of the DiMeo crime family life.  In the coming months, she will be gracing the silver screen with several comedy projects, and will also be featured in a miniseries.

Tomorrow morning at 8:30am ET (5:30am PT), The Closer’s Kyra Sedgwick and Two and a Half Men’s Jon Cryer will announce the nominees for the 2007 Emmy Awards. Over the past couple of weeks, list of the top 10 finalists in many major categories, including Drama and Comedy Series, have been leaked, predominately at TheEnvelope.com.

After the culmination of the long-running mafia series The Sopranos, James Gandolfini, who played the Italian-American crime boss Tony Soprano, will return to the TV loop with a documentary about the survival experiences of the U.S. veterans of the Iraq war entitled “Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq.”

After much buzz over the controversial ending of the long-running mob drama The Sopranos, cast members have finally revealed their sentiments over the abrupt and baffling culmination.

The Sopranos creator David Chase wrote and directed last night‘s final installment of the long-running HBO mob epic, and he gave fans a relatively uneventful and, at times, bizarre send-off after six seasons of award-winning drama.  The ending is what everyone will be talking about (or, more likely, complaining about) this morning, but the whole episode deserves careful examination.  After the tension of last Sunday‘s spectacular entry, the finale felt like a toothless epilogue, an hour of anticipation with no pay-off.

David Proval previously starred in many films but was distinctly known as Richie Aprile on the mob drama The Sopranos. In the The Sopranos, he played the older brother of acting DiMeo Crime Family boss Jackie Aprile, Sr. He was considered as a capo in the family prior to being sent to prison for ten years. After the death of Jackie, Richie came back to a different mob family with Tony Soprano in charge. Although Richie and Tony had gotten along in the past, tension between the two developed throughout season two. Richie tries to seek approval from other bosses such as Uncle Junior and Ally Boy but his efforts to take over, as boss of the family did not succeed. Richie met his end when he and his fiancée Janice, Tony’s sister, entered into an argument, which led Janice to shoot him twice.

Drea De Matteo was popularly known as Adriana La Cerva on the HBO series, The Sopranos. Known as the long-time girlfriend turned fiancée of Christopher Moltisanti, Tony Soprano’s nephew and right-hand man, she grew up exposed to the mafia lifestyle. Initially, she portrayed a shallow and materialistic character but eventually became ambitious, business minded and concerned about Christopher’s best interests. Although she was relatively loyal to the mob, she became an easy target for the FBI. She tried to avoid giving up any serious information about the mob family but her deception eventually caught up with her after the FBI discovered her involvement in a murder. Later, she confessed everything to Christopher, but Christopher’s loyalty to his family turned out to be greater than his love for her. In the episode entitled “Long Term Parking,” Tony had Silvio Dante put her to death. After her death in 2004, she appeared on several episodes in the form of dream sequences.

Lorraine Bracco, cast member on The Sopranos, guest starred in The Oprah Winfrey Show on Thursday, May 24, supposedly to promote Bracco Wines, a line of eight Italian wines in partnership with the 52-year old actress. Additionally, she candidly spoke about her infidelity on husband Harvey Keitel and her years of denial on her depression.

Are you a Sopranos’ fan? If you are, you might as well put your Soprano knowledge into good use. Who knows, you might even win $5,000. In line with the near closing of the long-running mob drama,

James Gandolfini, star of the long-running mob drama The Sopranos, is popularly known for his role as the mafia boss Tony Soprano. But while most people associate him with his domineering and heavy-handed character, he asserts that he is nothing like Tony. He explained, "I‘m playing an Italian lunatic from New Jersey, and that‘s basically what I am.” Other than that, the similarity ends as he describes himself as a "a 260-pound Woody Allen."