Gandolfini ultimately stuck with the show through its end, leading the mafia drama for six seasons from 1999 to 2007. Tony Soprano is still heralded as one of the most influential characters in TV history, and Gandolfini's performance was critically acclaimed at the time, earning him three Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award.
Steven Van Zandt, who starred in the hit HBO drama as Silvio Dante, noted that the intervention was not the only occasion on which Gandolfini entertained the idea of leaving the series.