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Carlo Gervasi
First appearance	"For All Debts Public and Private" (episode 4.01)
Last appearance	"Made in America" (episode 6.21)
Created by	David Chase
Portrayed by	Arthur J. Nascarella
Information
Gender	Male
Age	50s
Occupation	FBI informant
Title	former capo in the Soprano crime family
Family	Burt Gervasi (cousin)
Children	Jason Gervasi (son) James Gervasi (son)

Carlo Gervasi, played by Arthur J. Nascarella, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos.

Gervasi was the captain of Jimmy Altieri's old crew. He ran the Bloomfield Avenue casino, and was involved in and/or in charge of the family's dealings with the port hijackings. In Season 6, Carlo attended two celebration dinners at Nuovo Vesuvio, first when his cousin Burt Gervasi became a made man and a second for Christopher Moltisanti's belated bachelor party. When Bobby Bacala was injured, Gervasi visited him in the hospital and passed his collections up to an indifferent Tony Soprano.

Gervasi was given all of Vito Spatafore's construction business in addition to the ports, but has suffered recent work stoppages. Gervasi was also outspoken about his disapproval of Spatafore's homosexuality, suggesting to Soprano that his cousin, Tommy knew a detective who might be useful in tracking down Spatafore. His notorious homophobia surprised even the other mobsters, wishing that Spatafore be "dragged behind his car." When Soprano decided that Spatafore had to be killed to appease acting New York boss Phil Leotardo, Silvio Dante suggested Gervasi for the job because of his views. However, Spatafore was beaten to death by Phil Leotardo's men Gerry Torciano and Dominic "Fat Dom" Gamiello before Gervasi could act. Gervasi expressed admiration for Leotardo's commitment to his views, despite the killing of a made man being performed without Tony's permission. Carlo later avenged his family's honor by stabbing Fat Dom four times with a gigantic chef's knife for making jokes about Spatafore's murder and implying that Gervasi was also homosexual. The killing occurred in the back room of Satriale's pork store and Silvio also took part; Tony Soprano later discovered them waiting to dispose of the body and was angry because of the murder's possible repercussions. Gervasi took charge of disposing of Gamiello's body and drove to Connecticut to deposit his head in a storm drain, phoning Silvio to confirm that the last part was safely away and to ask about Tony's plans to blow up Leotardo's wire room.

Soprano later placed Gervasi in charge of Spatafore's construction business, but he was disappointed with Gervasi's earning capacity in this new role. Gervasi has a son named Jason who attends Rutgers University and is involved in gambling and loansharking there.

Gervasi's cousin, Burt switched sides during the Lupertazzi/Soprano war and was killed for his disloyalty by Silvio Dante. Carlo wasn't seen to react to the murder of his cousin, but it may have had implications (see below). Gervasi accompanied Tony to a safe house to help protect him from Phil Leotardo's hitmen.

In the series finale, Gervasi's son was picked up by the FBI for drug-dealing. Gervasi failed to show up for a meeting with Paulie Walnuts, which worried Tony Soprano that he may have been cutting a deal. Soprano's attorney confirmed that someone was, in fact testifying before a grand jury and that indictments were forthcoming. In the final scene, Tony told Carmela that Carlo was testifying, thus confirming that he turned informant, likely to keep his son out of jail and possibly out of revenge for the murder of his cousin.

• Carlo's treachery mirrors the act of another Carlo (Carlo Rizzi, played by Gianni Russo) in The Godfather, as they both approached the end of the series and movie, respectively. Gervasi seemingly got away with it, as he was protected by the government, but Rizzi was killed as he was working against his mob family for another. Rizzi was garroted for working for a separate mob family, as Gervasi's cousin Burt is as well.