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‘Sopranos’ actor in emotional homecoming after jail release

“Sopranos” actor Lillo Brancato returned home Tuesday to an emotional reunion with his family after eight years in jail.

“It feels great to be home,” a teary Brancato, 37, his voice wavering, said as he jumped out of the backseat of a white Mercedes E350 that pulled into his Yonkers driveway just before 12:30 pm.

“Thanks for coming,” he told reporters. “Right now I just want to go see my family.”

As Brancato opened the front door, his mom, Domenica, could be heard screaming in joy, “Give me a hug!” as other relatives clapped and cheered.

Brancato was released from Hudson Correctional Facility, about 30 miles south of Albany, at 9 a.m. Tuesday after serving eight years of his ten-year sentence behind bars for a botched burglary that ended with his pal killing an off-duty cop.

Hours before his homecoming, relatives and friends flocked into the house, bearing food and gifts.

Mike Imperioli and Lillo Brancato in the ‘Sopranos.’Handout

Two young girls hung a sign, written in magic marker, that read: “Welcome home little Lillo! We missed you so much. Congratulations. We all love you!”

Sister-in-law Jeanine, her arms laden with pizza boxes, said, “We’re all very excited.”

Asked if Brancato had changed after nearly a decade behind bars, a friend carrying a tray of chocolate-covered strawberries said, “His attitude has definitely changed.”

Brancato had been trying to help accomplice Steven Armento break into a friend’s house to steal drugs on Dec. 10, 2005 when off-duty cop Danile Enchautegui, who lived nearby, came to investigate and Armento shot him in the chest, killing the officer.

The former star bragged about his release in a tweet that on Monday, saying it was his “last full day in prison.”

“Thank you for your love and support. I love you all!” the star of 1993’s “A Bronx Tale” he addded.

He his release date had been set for July but he got out early after agreeing to an unusual deal with the parole board in which he will serve five years’ parole with a 10 p.m. curfew. Had he waited until July, he would not have faced parole.

Brancato, who played young mobster Matthew Bevilaqua on “The Sopranos” tweeted earlier this month: