Biography

Dominic Chianese is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013). Chianese was born in the Bronx, New York. His father was a bricklayer. His paternal grandfather immigrated to the United States from Naples in 1904 and settled in the Bronx. Chianese graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1948.

Actor

Breathe Truth(2025)as Dominic

The Old Guitarist(2022)as The Old Guitarist

The Village(2019)as Enzo Napolitano

Detective Montalbano(1999)as John Zuck

Playing with Matches(2018)as Nathan

Thanks

The Music of 'The Sopranos'(2007)

Downtown 81(2000)

Soundtrack

The Music of 'The Sopranos'(2007)

The Sopranos(1999)

Self

Today(1952)as Self - Guest

Talking Sopranos(2020)as Self

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast(2014)as Self - Guest

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend(2013)as Self

The Annual 2011 Actors Fund Gala Awards(2011)as Self

Archive Footage

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple(2024)as Self - Actor

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Self

All works are good(2018)as Movie excerpt

Norman Jewison: The Testimony of the Director(2008)as Carl Travers

Barry Levinson: Cross-examining the Screenwriter(2008)as Carl Travers

Known for

The Sopranos1999 · Actor The Godfather Part II1974 · Actor And Justice for All1979 · Actor Dog Day Afternoon1975 · Actor

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James Gandolfini, Joe Pantoliano, Steven Van Zandt, Federico Castelluccio, Dominic Chianese, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Tony Sirico, and John Ventimiglia in Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (2024)

Dominic Chianese, Michael Imperioli, and Steve Schirripa in Talking Sopranos (2020)

Dominic Chianese in Talking Sopranos (2020)

Henry Calvert, Dominic Chianese, Nate Esformes, Ron Hale, and Richard Herd in All the President's Men (1976)

Credit Score: Dominic Chianese

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The Sopranos

Junior Soprano

Sun Jan 10 1999 – Sun Jun 10 2007

#	Name	Score	Year	Nom	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	The Sopranos	1000.00	1999	•	•	9.2	21	111	578602
2	The Godfather Part II	250.00	1974		•	9.0	6	11	1494585
3	Boardwalk Empire	100.00	2010		•	8.6	20	57	217894
4	All the President's Men	20.00	1976		•	7.9	4	8	138614
5	Dog Day Afternoon	12.00	1975		•	8.0	1	6	292606
6	And Justice for All	3.75	1979		•	7.4	0	2	45383
7	Mr. Popper's Penguins	2.50	2011		•	6.0	0	0	112789
8	Unfaithful	2.50	2002		•	6.7	0	1	107497
9	Out for Justice	2.50	1991		•	6.1	0	0	27993
10	If Lucy Fell	2.00	1996		•	4.9	0	0	4501