Christopher Moltisanti

"That's the guy Adriana. My Uncle Tony. The guy I'm goin' to hell for."

- Moltisanti, on his Uncle Tony.

Christopher Moltisanti was a secondary character on the television show The Sopranos.

He was portrayed by Michael Imperioli.

Moltisanti was a first cousin once removed to Tony Soprano's wife Carmela, and was considered a nephew by Tony. Having joined the Soprano crime family, he steadily rose in power and influence within the family, and Tony entrusted him with some of the most sensitive jobs in the family - hoping some day to name Moltisanti his successor.

His murder of Emil Kolar was the first killing in the entire series. In the ensuing years Kolar's ghost would haunt Moltisanti.

Moltisanti had a violent and impulsive streak, to the point that it brought about some unwelcome attention to the family by authorities. Soprano once berated his nephew for acting violently towards a civilian, feeling that his nephew wanted to get caught by authorities.

During his time in the family, Moltisanti became addicted to heroin and alcohol, and was forced in to rehab by Soprano and his girlfriend Adriana. After rehab he tried to quit, and began drinking Coca-Cola as a substitute for alcohol.

Leaving a meeting with Soprano, Moltisanti crashed his SUV on an empty country road. Feeling that his behavior was making him a liability to the family, Soprano suffocated the seriously injured younger man, and explained it to everyone else that Moltisanti was not wearing a seat belt and died drowning on his own blood as a result of the accident.