Anthony was born July 15, 1986, and is the younger child of Tony and Carmela Soprano.

Unlike his older sister, AJ is a chronic underachiever with moderate self-esteem issues.

In the episode D-Girl, after reading The Stranger and Friedrich Nietzsche, AJ states that "God is dead" and that he does not want to get confirmed.

In the episode Pie-O-My, he is heard listening to The Gift That Keeps On Giving, a song about accepting the word of Satan, by Deicide, an anti-Christian Satanist death metal band that is named after deicide, the act of killing a god.

Additionally, in the episode "All Happy Families...", Tony gets him an almost new Nissan Xterra as a "motivational tool".

is excited about the SUV, however, he comments about the environmental impact of the car, and also states he may encounter social pressure from school friends to drive a different vehicle.

soon decides he wants to move back in with his mother, threatening to call social services due to the ongoing "violence against children" present in his father's home.

in return for allowing him to move back in (e.g., showing respect to his mother, not swearing, tending to schoolwork).

displays an unexpected interest in pursuing a career in event planning, but later derides his parents' mentions of it (e.g., in "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request...").

admits to his parents that he has flunked out of the community college he was attending, a worrying parallel to Tony's own youth.

steals a large knife and goes to the institution where Junior is being held, in a futile effort to exact revenge for his father.

is reluctant to accept the job because of the early hours and outdoor work, which makes Tony angry.

reluctantly works at the construction site where he meets Blanca Selgado, who he soon begins dating.

His father tries to cheer him up, telling him there are many reasons he will meet other women and be successful in future relationships, including that he is smart, hard-working, and white, "a huge plus nowadays".

[1] He quits his job and mopes about until his father forces him to attend a fraternity party with the college-age relatives of his fellow mafiosi.

ties a cinder block to his leg with a too-long length of rope and attempts to drown himself in the pool at the Soprano home.

is in his Nissan Xterra with Rhiannon, his new girlfriend, and starts making out with her, but they both rush out of the vehicle when it catches fire due to A.J.

is portrayed as a fan of heavy metal and nu metal, via product placements (shirts, coats, posters and stickers) of bands like Pantera, Nevermore, Mudvayne (whose concert he attends in the episode "All Happy Families"), Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Coal Chamber, Marilyn Manson, Stuck Mojo, Machine Head, Soulfly and Fear Factory.

By the end of the series, having grown more worldly and introspective, he discovers and begins analyzing the early work of Bob Dylan.