Claim: Actor Joe Pantoliano played Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos, an American crime drama based around a mobster and his diffoculties as a mob leaderr; Pantoliano won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama series in this role.
Evidence: His role as Ralph Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his family life with his role as the leader of a criminal organization.