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Philip "Phil" Leotardo, played by character actor Frank Vincent, is a fictional character on the...

Philip "Phil" Leotardo, played by character actor Frank Vincent, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was originally a Captain within the Lupertazzi Crime Family, but following the death of the original Boss, Carmine Lupertazzi, the imprisonment and death of his successor Johnny Sacramoni and a brief power struggle with would-be boss Faustino "Doc" Santoro, Phil became the Boss of the Family. Phil was married to Patty Leotardo and was a second cousin of Marie Spatafore. Phil bears a resemblance to the last Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, leading to Tony Soprano and his family often referring to him as "The Shah of Iran". Phil expressed his distaste for the nickname. A prominent member and longtime captain of the Lupertazzi crime family, Phil Leotardo was one of the wiseguys who were sent to prison during the "Mafia Crackdown of the 1980s" and, after serving 20 years, was released as part of the "Class of '04" at the beginning of season 5. Phil was always good at his job; he has an alleged 27 hits to his credit. He quickly rejoined the Lupertazzi crime family, of Brooklyn, New York, once he was released from prison. Phil got into a financial dispute