Ray Curto
| Ray Curto | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Meadowlands" (episode 1.04) |
| Last appearance | "Members Only" (episode 6.01) |
| Created by | David Chase |
| Portrayed by | George Loros |
| Information | |
| Full name | Raymond Curto |
| Nickname(s) | Buffalo Ray |
| Occupation | Mobster FBI informant |
| Title | Capo of the Curto Crew in the DiMeo crime family |
| Spouse(s) | Marianucci Curto |
| Children | Unnamed son |
Raymond "Buffalo Ray" Curto, played by George Loros, is a fictional character on the HBO original series The Sopranos. A capo in the DiMeo crime family, Curto was an FBI informant throughout almost the entire series.
A capo in the DiMeo/Soprano crime family before Season 1, Curto was approached by fellow capo Tony Soprano and asked to replace Jackie Aprile, Sr. as Boss of the DiMeo Crime Family, due to his age and experience (Jackie was then in and out of the hospital and close to death). Curto declined, and insisted, along with the other capos, that Tony should take over instead, fearing Tony's uncle and fellow capo Corrado "Junior" Soprano would step up as the new Boss.
However, Curto was also an FBI informant, as revealed in the episode, "Proshai, Livushka". It has never been disclosed when or why he became an informant, although he was briefly seen in the episode "Nobody Knows Anything" being busted at a brothel along with Detective Vin Makazian. Curto also mentioned having a son with multiple sclerosis and the high cost of his son's medical treatment, so perhaps Curto's motivation to be an informant was to stay out of jail and have the ability to pay for his son's care.
Around Christmas of 2000, Curto was present in the back room of Satriale's before the annual holiday celebration held there and openly discussed the murder of informant Pussy Bonpensiero, stating that he'd wished he had been along to kill "the rat". It is unknown whether Curto was wearing a wire during this conversation, in an attempt to link Tony Soprano, Silvio, and Paulie to the murder. In 2004, many members of the DiMeo Crime Family attended a birthday party for Curto at "Nuovo Vesuvio Ristorante."
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