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James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (Italian: [ɡandolˈfiːni]; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (1999–2007).
James Gandolfini. Actor: The Sopranos. James Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey, to Santa (Penna), a high school lunchlady, and James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a bricklayer and head school janitor. His parents were both of Italian origin. Gandolfini began acting in the New York theater.
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Michael Imperioli feared he would be fired from ‘Sopranos’ after set incident — until James Gandolfini ‘burst out in hysterical laughter’
“I just thought they were gonna get rid of me. People run over, there’s a hush...and then Jim just bursts out in hysterical laughter,” Michael Imperioli said, referring to James Gandolfini.
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'Sopranos' star thought he’d be fired until James Gandolfini laughed off on set incident
"Sopranos" star Michael Imperioli's first meeting with co-star James Gandolfini was not a smooth ride. The actor, who played Christopher Moltisanti opposite Gandolfini's head mobster Tony Soprano ...
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Jun 14, 2021 · When James Gandolfini died of a heart attack on June 19, 2013, his sudden passing shocked and saddened the world. That the Emmy-winning actor died while on vacation in Italy was beside the...
Jun 20, 2013 · James Gandolfini, the US actor best known for his role as a therapy-seeking mob boss in The Sopranos, has died at the age of 51. Gandolfini suffered a possible heart attack while on holiday in...
Jul 27, 2007 · James Gandolfini (born September 18, 1961, Westwood, New Jersey, U.S.—died June 19, 2013, Rome, Italy) was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Mafia boss and family man Tony Soprano in the HBO drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007). Gandolfini was the son of Italian immigrants.
James' breakthrough role was his portrayal of Virgil the hitman in Tony Scott 's True Romance (1993), but the role that brought him worldwide fame and accolades was as complex Mafia boss Tony Soprano in HBO's smash hit series The Sopranos (1999).
Jun 20, 2013 · James Gandolfini, the Emmy Award-winning actor who shot to fame on the HBO drama “The Sopranos” as Tony Soprano, a tough-talking, hard-living crime boss with a stolid exterior but a rich interior...
Jun 20, 2013 · Gandolfini, 51, who died Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, refused to be bound by his star-making role in the HBO series that brought him three Emmy Awards during its...
Jun 21, 2013 · Tributes continue for the late Sopranos star, who died on vacation in Rome. An autopsy on the body of the late actor James Gandolfini confirms The Sopranos star died of a heart attack.
Jun 19, 2013 · James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO’s “The Sopranos” was the brilliant center of one of TV’s greatest drama series and turned the mobster...