Premise: Vito Spatafore Sr., played by Joseph R. Gannascoli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series "The Sopranos". He was a member of the DiMeo Crime Family and a subordinate of Tony Soprano. He was married to Marie Spatafore with two children, Francesca and Vito Jr., and was a closeted homosexual. This was revealed in the show's , and became one of the more prominent subplots in the .
Hypothesis: Joseph R. Gannascoli was a closeted homosexual.