Hesh Rabkin’s Role in The Sopranos, Explained

Rest in peace to the incredible Jerry Adler, who played the character Hesh Rabkin on HBO's The Sopranos, created by David Chase. Hesh was a unique character - technically on the outside as a Jewish man who's not part of La Cosa Nostra, but someone who is very privy to the goings on of North Jersey organized crime through his longtime friendship and business association with Tony Soprano AND Johnny Boy Soprano. In this video, I dive into and explain Hesh Rabkin's role in The Sopranos. I hope you enjoy it, and I'd love to hear your thoughts! Plus, join this channel to get access to perks:    / @sopranosblueprint   #thesopranos #sopranos #heshrabkin #jerryadler Blog: https://sopranosblueprint.com Twitter:   / srosendorf1014   Instagram:   / srosendorfdiaz   Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/sopranosteph Copyright disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, sharing copyrighted materials for “fair use” purposes, such as criticism, commentary, teaching, and research, is permissible and not considered a violation of copyright law. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Rest in Peace, Jerry Adler 00:23 Hesh was one of the most influential men in Tony Soprano's world 00:45 Hesh talks to Mahaffey - Wanna go for a walk on the rocks? 01:07 When Livia triggers Junior to tax Hesh 01:39 Hesh formerly involved in music industry and ran his own shylock business 01:50 Compromising with Junior's Tax on Hesh 02:20 Hesh is Tony's confidant for both personal and business mattes 03:00 A Hit is a Hit: Massive Genius v. Hesh 03:42 A Hit is a Hit, and this, my friend, is not a hit! 04:27 Tony, Hesh, and Therapy 05:43 Hesh's thoughts on Livia: Between brain and mouth, there was no interlocutor 06:10 Hesh often doesn't mince words, like with his thoughts on Ralph Cifaretto or "covert antisemitism" 06:59 Hesh, the Lupertazzi Family, and Eli 07:38 Tony and Hesh's relationship - A $200,000 debt to Hesh - things come full circle 08:53 Tony makes Hesh more upset than we'd realized? 10:13 Renata's tragic death, and the death of a long, close friendship