Antonio "Nino" Schibetta, played by
Tony MusanteTony Musante is an American actor.Musante was born Anthony Peter Musante, Jr. in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Natalie Anne , a school teacher, and Anthony Peter Musante, an accountant. He attended Oberlin College and Northwestern University.Musante has acted in numerous feature films, in...
, is a fictional character in the HBO series
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.
Prisoner #95S604. Convicted December 12, 1995 - Two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. Sentence: 120 years, eligible for parole in 70.
Schibetta is a
mafiaThe Mafia is a Sicilian criminal society which is believed to have emerged in late 19th century Sicily, and the first such society to be referred to as a mafia . It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct...
chieftain and former leader of the prison's
Italian gangOn the prison drama Oz, the Italian inmates are Mafia members of Sicilian origin imprisoned for a variety of crimes who run almost everything illegal in Oz....
.
Until his death, he is the most powerful prisoner in Oz; his influence is greater than even several of the unit managers.
Antonio "Nino" Schibetta, played by
Tony MusanteTony Musante is an American actor.Musante was born Anthony Peter Musante, Jr. in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Natalie Anne , a school teacher, and Anthony Peter Musante, an accountant. He attended Oberlin College and Northwestern University.Musante has acted in numerous feature films, in...
, is a fictional character in the HBO series
OzOz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz aired for six seasons...
.
Prisoner #95S604. Convicted December 12, 1995 - Two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. Sentence: 120 years, eligible for parole in 70.
Schibetta is a
mafiaThe Mafia is a Sicilian criminal society which is believed to have emerged in late 19th century Sicily, and the first such society to be referred to as a mafia . It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct...
chieftain and former leader of the prison's
Italian gangOn the prison drama Oz, the Italian inmates are Mafia members of Sicilian origin imprisoned for a variety of crimes who run almost everything illegal in Oz....
.
Until his death, he is the most powerful prisoner in Oz; his influence is greater than even several of the unit managers. Anything he wants, such as a single cell in Em City, is given to him without question. Warden Glynn has respect for Schibetta's ability to efficiently run the prison kitchen. Schibetta ends up dying a slow, painful death at the hands of Ryan O'Reilly and
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. After he dies, his son
Peter SchibettaPeter Schibetta is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz, portrayed by Eddie Malavarca.Prisoner #98S112. Convicted May 19, 1998 - Five counts of extortion: money laundering. Sentence: 35 years, eligible for parole in 20....
arrives at Oz seeking
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.
Schibetta is unlike most typical prisoners and also unlike the stereotypical mob figure: he is quiet, thoughtful, restrained and cultured. He is deeply in love with his wife and is devastated by her illness and death.
Season 1
Nino is head of the Italian prisoners and manages them with an iron hand. He oversees a successful contraband business and is capable of getting any prisoner any item, legal or illegal. He has control over his living conditions: he has his choice of cell and brings in gourmet food. He has connections to several Italian and non-Italian staff members, such as prison investigator
Lenny BurranoLenny Burrano is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Skipp Sudduth.-Character overview:Burrano is an Italian-American lead investigator who previously served as a correctional officer.-Season 1:...
, who are more loyal to him than to their jobs. Nino treats other inmates fairly for the most part but has them killed immediately if they do anything to disrespect him or his Italian gang members. Prisoner
Dino OrtolaniDino Ortolani, played by Jon Seda, is a fictional character who only appeared in two episodes of the HBO series Oz. Although he dies in the first episode, which is more or less centered on his character, his death has a strong impact on the rest of the season.-Character overview:Prisoner #96C382...
is his key enforcer, nephew, and a major problem. Dino is a very stereotypical Italian gangster in that he is very bossy, hotheaded, racist, homophobic, and physically intimidating. Dino beats a homosexual inmate who happens to be the brother of
Jefferson KeaneJefferson Keane aka Tizi Ozuo is a fictional character in the HBO prison drama Oz played by American actor Leon Robinson.-Character overview:...
, leader of the
HomeboysThe Homeboys are the African American prisoners of Oz associated with the drug dealing business. As 78% of Oz's prisoners are black , they have more soldiers than any other prison gang in Oz.-Overview:...
gang in Oz. This causes strife between the Homeboys and Italians which leads to the deaths of Ortolani and Homeboy
Johnny PostJohnny Post is an African American prisoner on the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:A hitman for the Homeboys, Oz's African American drug dealers, Post carries out orders against the Italian inmates on orders on Homeboy leader Jefferson Keane...
. At this time Schiabetta's son Peter visits. Peter is worried about his mother, Nino's wife, who is dying of cancer.
After all the deaths and a warning about drug dealing from
Tim McManusTim McManus is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney.-Character overview:McManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and generally believes in the inmates as...
and
Warden Leo GlynnLeo Glynn is the warden of the Oswald state correctional facility on the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:He began working as a correctional officer in Oz in the early 1980s and is a very old-fashioned, conservative official...
, the Italians and Homeboys make peace for the time being and work together. In the meantime, Ryan O'Reilly, an Irish hoodlum and cunning sociopath, is somehow linked to every death; he is playing both the Black and Italian gangsters at the same time. CO Mike Healy has an operation with O'Reilly that is competing with Schibetta. Schibetta tells O'Reilly that he will become a permanent ally of the Italians if he shuts down Healy's operation. O'Reilly does this and pretends to be loyal to Nino but conspires with
Simon AdebisiSimon Adebisi is a character played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series Oz, set in an experimental prison unit.-Character overview:Prisoner #93A234. Convicted May 2, 1993 - Murder in the first degree...
to take over the drug trade. The two sneak ground glass into Nino's food over the period of a few months. Nino eventually dies from internal hemorrhaging. His son Peter comes to Oz in Season 2 for a
money launderingMoney laundering is the process of creating the appearance that large amounts of money obtained from serious crimes, such as drug trafficking or terrorist activity, originated from a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdictions with varying definitions...
conviction and proves to be nowhere near the man Nino was.
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