Richard "Richie" Aprile is played by David Proval.Richie is the older brother of acting DiMeo crime family boss Jackie Aprile Sr., and was a capo in the DiMeo crime family before being sent to prison for ten years. Longtime head of the DiMeo crime family. Artifact Title: In-universe: the DiMeo Crime Family, of which the Soprano crew is a major part, still bears Ercole DiMeo's name, even though he's been in prison for more than a decade, and no one named "DiMeo" has any part in running the family. The DiMeo family is the fictional counterpart of the real-life DeCavalcante crime family of New Jersey. It is believed that this family was formed in New Jersey in the 1950s. In the HBO series The Sopranos, the DiMeo crime family (based on the DeCavalcante family from New Jersey) works with the Lupertazzi crime family of Brooklyn, one of the crime families in New York. In particular, the Dons of the Five Families are prominently depicted in the first-season episode "Flesh and Blood" (April 5, 2012). TheVittorio/Zucca Camorra family is a Naples, Campania based Camorra clan in Italy. The members include Vito Spatafore, who is … The DeCavalcante crime family, based in nearby Elizabeth, NJ, also has ties to the five New York families. The Dimeo crime family comprises of an administration and five crews. In The Godfather, five crime families control the Mafia of New York, but the families have different names. Richie Aprile. Giacomo Michael "Jackie" Aprile, Sr., played by Michael Rispoli, was the first Acting Boss of the DiMeo crime family. Jackie" Aprile, Sr. is the acting boss of the DiMeo Crime Family when the series begins. They are affiliated to the NCO and have ties to the DiMeo crime family in America. He is based on DeCavalcante crime family acting mob boss Giacomo "Jake" Amari. The DiMeo family had then been taken over by Jackie Aprile, who dies of cancer just like Jake Amari. They are also a reference to the New Jersey based family from The Sopranos. Ercole "Eckley" DiMeo. In the HBO series The Sopranos, the DiMeo crime family (based on the DeCavalcante family[88] from New Jersey) works with the Lupertazzi crime family of Brooklyn, one of the crime families in New York. He is reported to have taken over when family founder Ercole 'Eckley' DiMeo was handed a prison sentence in 1995. It is considered to be loosely based on the DeCavalcante crime family which is a real New Jersey Mafia family. 1 History 1.1 Formation 1.2 Unrest of '83 1.3 Rise of Tony Soprano 1.4 Aprile Ascends to Acting Boss 1.5 War of '99 1.6 Class of 2004 According to Tony, Jackie was known for his ability to avoid jail time by working the system. 1 History 2 Historical Leadership 2.1 Boss (official and acting) 2.2 Underboss 2.3 Capo TBA 1950-198? In the video game series Grand Theft Auto, the Five Families are represented by the Leone, Sindacco and Forelli families. He took on the role after longtime reputed Boss Ercole 'Eckley' DiMeo was sent to prison in 1995. In pop culture. The Dimeo crime family is a fictional mob family from the hit HBO series Sopranos family. The DiMeo crime family from New Jersey was headed by Mike DiMeo and was joined the Commission in 1934 when it was founded, one of the first members along with the Five Families due to Jersey's proximity to New York. The DeCavalcante family is the mafia family that operates out of north Jersey, specifically the counties that are right over the Hudson river from NYC (Essex, Hudson, Union, and Bergen). The DiMeo crime family, more commonly known as the Soprano crime family, is a Italian crime family based in Northern Jersey, in the United States. ; The Don: Founder and hierarchical boss of the DiMeo family. 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