James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013)

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James Gandolfini was an American actor best known for playing the lead role of Tony Soprano in the acclaimed television series "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007. His powerful performance in this groundbreaking show helped establish him as one of the most respected actors of his generation before his death in 2013.

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Country: US
Active from: 1961-09-18
Active to: 2013-06-19

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James J. Gandolfini, Jr. (born September 18, 1961) is an Italian-American actor. He is best known for his role as Tony Soprano in the HBO TV series The Sopranos, about a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and his career in the Mafia. Gandolfini's other roles include pornographer Eddie Poole in 8mm, woman-beating mob enforcer Virgil in the Quentin Tarantino-written thriller True Romance, a gay hitman in The Mexican, enforcer/stuntman Bear in Get Shorty, and a martinet milit

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James John Gandolfini ( 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). For this role, he won three Primetime Emmy Awards, five Actor Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. His role as Tony Soprano has been described as the greatest and most influential performance in television history.

Gandolfini was featured in numerous films including True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Get Shorty (1995), A Civil Action (1998), The Last Castle (2001), Romance & Cigarettes (2005), All the King's Men (2006), In the Loop (2009), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), Not Fade Away (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Drop (2014). He received acclaim for playing against type while starring in the romantic comedy Enough Said (2013). For the role, he earned numerous critics awards including an Actor Award nomination.