Gyp Rosetti
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Gyp Rosetti | |
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Boardwalk Empire character | |
First appearance | "Resolution" |
Last appearance | "Margate Sands" |
Created by | Terence Winter |
Portrayed by | Bobby Cannavale |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Giuseppe Colombano Rosetti |
Nickname | Gyp, "D.L. Collingsworth", The Gypsy |
Occupation | Capo for the Masseria crime family |
Spouse | Giaconda Rosetti (?-1923) |
Significant other | Roberta Gillian Darmody |
Nationality | Italian-American |
Giuseppe Colombano "Gyp" Rosetti is a character in the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale. Rosetti is a New York City gangster who works for Joe Masseria (Ivo Nandi). Hot-headed, easily offended and prone to bouts of extreme violence, he is the primary antagonist of the series’ third season.
Fictional biography
Rosetti was born in
Season 3
Rosetti is introduced beating a good samaritan to death with a tire iron for making an off-handed comment about Rosetti not knowing what
On
Rosetti is able to start his own illegal alcohol import business and take over the rackets of Atlantic City. He makes a move to kill Nucky, Rothstein and
That night, Rosetti is about to have sex with Gillian, who tries to inject him with heroin so she can render him helpless and kill him. He realizes what she is doing just in time, however, and overpowers her, injecting her during the struggle. Moments later, Masseria's men head back to New York, as Nucky and Rothstein have struck a deal wherein Rothstein convinces Masseria to withdraw his support from Rosetti in exchange for taking over operation of the Overholt distillery. Men working for White's and Capone's gangs ambush and kill Masseria's men as they leave town, while Richard Harrow (Jack Huston) shows up at the brothel to rescue Gillian's grandson Tommy, and kills most of Rosetti's men in the process with the exception of Rosetti, Tonino, and two of his guards. Nucky and Eli find Tonino in the aftermath of the massacre, and agree to let him live on the condition that he kill Rosetti. He convenes with Rosetti and the other two guards at a beach, and while Rosetti is relieving himself, Tonino stabs Rosetti in the back, then again in the chest, killing him. Tonino then takes Rosetti's body back to New York City.[5]
Reception
The role received critical acclaim and earned Cannavale the
References
- ^ a b "The Pony". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 8. November 4, 2012. HBO.
- ^ a b "Resolution". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 1. September 16, 2012. HBO.
- ^ a b "Sunday Best". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 7. October 28, 2012. HBO.
- ^ a b "You'd Be Surprised". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 5. October 14, 2012. HBO.
- ^ a b "Margate Sands". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 12. December 2, 2012. HBO.
- ^ "Spaghetti and Coffee". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 2. September 23, 2012. HBO.
- ^ "Bone for Tuna". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 3. September 30, 2012. HBO.
- ^ "Blue Bell Boy". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 4. October 7, 2012. HBO.
- ^ "A Man, A Plan...". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 10. November 18, 2012. HBO.
- ^ a b "Two Imposters". Boardwalk Empire. Season 3. Episode 11. November 25, 2012. HBO.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (September 22, 2013). "Emmys: Bobby Cannavale Loves the 'Hustle'". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®". Screen Actors Guild. December 12, 2012. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best TV Villain". IGN. 5 December 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ Collins, Sean T. "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time". Rolling Stone.
External links
- Gyp Rosetti character bio at HBO.com