James Gandolfini

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James Gandolfini
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James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr. (September 18, 1961 June 19, 2013) was an American actor, best known for his role as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, about a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and career in the Mafia. Gandolfini garnered enormous praise for this role, winning both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series three times. Gandolfini's other roles include the woman-beating mob henchman Virgil in True Romance, enforcer/stuntman Bear in Get Shorty, and the impulsive Wild Thing Carol in Where the Wild Things Are. Gandolfini produced the 2007 documentary Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, in which he interviewed 10 injured Iraq War veterans. His second documentary was released in 2010; Wartorn: 1861-2010 analyzes posttraumatic stress disorder and its impact on soldiers and families through several wars in American history, from 1861 to 2010. TV Guide ranked him 28 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list in 2005.[1]
James Gandolfini
Gandolfini on February 19, 2007 Born James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr. September 18, 1961 Westwood, New Jersey, U.S. June 19, 2013 (aged 51) Rome, Italy Actor 19872013 Marcy Wudarski (m. 19992002) Deborah Lin (m. 20082013) 2
Died Occupation Years active Spouse(s)
Children
Contents
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1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 The Sopranos 2.2 Film and stage work 2.3 Alive Day: Home from Iraq 2.4 Wartorn: 18612010 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 6 References 7 External links
Early life
Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey.[2] His mother, Santa, a high school lunch lady, was born in the USA of Italian ancestry and raised in Naples, Italy.[3] His father, James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a native of Borgotaro, Italy, was a bricklayer and cement mason, and later the head custodian at Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey.[3][4][5] James, Sr. also earned a Purple Heart in World War II.[6] Gandolfini's parents were devout Roman Catholics and spoke Italian at home. Due to such influence, Gandolfini had a strong sense of being Italian, and regularly visited Italy.[4][7] Gandolfini grew up in Park Ridge and graduated from Park Ridge High School in 1979, where he played basketball and acted in school plays.[8] He was awarded the title "Class Flirt" in his senior yearbook. He held a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from Rutgers University, where he worked as a bouncer at an on-campus pub.[9] Gandolfini also worked as a bartender and club manager prior to pursuing an acting career.[9] Gandolfini was introduced to acting as a young man living in New York City, when he accompanied a friend, Roger Bart, to a Meisner technique acting class.[10]
Career
The Sopranos
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family man who was the lead character in The Sopranos, which debuted in 1999. He won three Emmys for "Best Actor in a Drama" for his depiction of Soprano, who constantly questions his identity and purpose. Gandolfini eventually earned $1,000,000 per episode in the series,[citation needed] and Entertainment Weekly listed him as the 42nd Greatest TV Icon of All Time.[11]
Film and stage work

Gandolfini performed in a 1992 Broadway production of On the Waterfront for six weeks. One of his best-known film roles was that of Virgil, a brutal woman-beating mob enforcer, in the 1993 romantic thriller True Romance.[3] Gandolfini said that one of his major inspirations for the role of Virgil, in True Romance, was an old friend of his, who was a hitman.[3] In the 1994 film Terminal Velocity, Gandolfini played Ben Pinkwater, a seemingly mild-mannered insurance man who turns out to be a violent Russian mobster. In Get Shorty (1995), he appeared as a bearded ex-stuntman with a Southern accent, and in The Juror (1996), he played a mob enforcer with a conscience.[3] He played the Mayor of New York in the 2009 remake of The Taking of Pelham 123. Gandolfini returned to HBO in 2007 as the executive producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary special, Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq, his first project after The Sopranos and the first production for his company Attaboy Films, which was opened in 2006 with producing partner Alexandra Ryan. He returned to the stage in 2009, appearing in Broadway's God of Carnage with Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels.[12] In June 2010, it was announced that Gandolfini would be executive producing an HBO film about Ernest Hemingway and his relationship with Martha Gellhorn, titled Hemingway & Gellhorn and starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman. Philip Kaufman directed the film, which was written by Barbara Turner and Jerry Stahl, and began shooting in 2011.[13] Gandolfini reunited with Sopranos creator David Chase for Not Fade Away (2012), a music-driven production set in 1960s New Jersey, and the latter's feature film debut.[14]
Alive Day: Home from Iraq

In 2007, Gandolfini produced a documentary with HBO focused on injured Iraq War veterans and their devotion to America, while surveying the physical and emotional costs of war. Ten surviving soldiers were interviewed by Gandolfini, who revealed their thoughts on the challenges they face integrating back into society and family life. They also reflected on the memories of the day when they narrowly escaped death, and what life may have been like in other circumstances.
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Wartorn: 18612010
In 2010, Gandolfini produced another documentary with HBO, which analyzed the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) throughout American history, from 1861 to 2010. It featured interviews with American military officials on their views of PTSD and how they are trying to help soldiers affected by it. Letters from soldiers of the American Civil War and World War I who were affected by PTSD are examined, along with interviews with soldiers affected by PTSD and their families.
Personal life
Gandolfini maintained ties with his Park Ridge hometown by supporting its The Octoberwoman Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. He appeared at its annual October banquet and often brought other Sopranos cast members to help draw larger crowds. He resided in New York City, and owned a lot on the Lake Manitoba Narrows.[15] In 2009, he purchased a home in the hills of Tewksbury Township, New Jersey.[16]
Gandolfini and Tony Sirico visit with a member of the U.S. Air Force during a USO visit to Southwest Asia, March 31, 2010
On August 30, 2008, after two years of dating, Gandolfini married former model Deborah Lin[17] in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii. Their daughter, Liliana Ruth Gandolfini, was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 10, 2012.[18] Gandolfini also had a son, Michael, with his ex-wife Marcy Wudarski, from whom he was divorced in December 2002. Gandolfini's sister, Johanna Antonacci, is the manager of the Family Division of the New Jersey Superior Court in Hackensack, New Jersey. A fan of motorcycles, Gandolfini owned a Harley-Davidson and a Vespa scooter. On May 4, 2006, he was riding the Vespa in New York City traffic when it was hit by a taxi cab, resulting in knee surgery which postponed for three months the filming of the final Sopranos episodes.
Gandolfini with Rose McGowan in Kuwait, March 31, 2010
Death
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On June 19, 2013, Gandolfini died suddenly while vacationing in Rome, Italy.[19] Early reports suggest the cause of death was either an acute myocardial infarction or a stroke.[20] Gandolfini's next destination was supposed to be Sicily, where he was scheduled to participate in an onstage conversation with Italian director Gabriele Muccino at the Taormina Film Fest on June 22.[21] David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, called Gandolfini "a genius" and "his partner and brother",[22] while former Sopranos co-star Lorraine Bracco grieved openly: "We lost a giant today. I am utterly heartbroken."[23] Chris Christie, the Governor of New Jersey, declared that Gandolfini is "a New Jersey treasure".[22]
Filmography
Film
Year 1987 1992 1993 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1996 1997 1997 Film Shock! Shock! Shock! A Stranger Among Us Italian Movie Money for Nothing True Romance Mr. Wonderful Angie Terminal Velocity Le Nouveau monde Crimson Tide Get Shorty The Juror Night Falls on Manhattan She's So Lovely Role Orderly Tony Baldessari Angelo Billy Coyle Virgil Mike Vinnie Ben Pinkwater Will Caberra Lt. Bobby Dougherty Bear Eddie Joey Allegretto Kiefer
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Notes
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1997 1997 1997
Perdita Durango 12 Angry Men
Willie "Woody" Dumas Juror #6 Uncredited
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Diner cook Evil Fallen The Mighty A Civil Action A Whole New Day 8mm The Mexican The Man Who Wasn't There The Last Castle Lou Kenny Kane Al Love Vincent Eddie Poole Winston Baldry Big Dave Brewster Colonel Winter
1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 2001 2001 2001 2004 2006 2006 2006 2006 2008 2009 2009 2009
Short film, included in Stories of Lost Souls L.A. Outfest Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Surviving Christmas Tom Valco Romance & Cigarettes Lonely Hearts All the King's Men Club Soda American Breakdown In the Loop The Taking of Pelham 123 Where the Wild Things Are Nick Murder Det. Charles Hilderbrandt Tiny Duffy The man Himself Lt. Gen. George Miller Mayor of New York Carol Voice Short film, included in Stories USA Archive footage Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
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2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014
Welcome to the Rileys Mint Julep Down the Shore Violet & Daisy Cinema Verite Killing Them Softly Zero Dark Thirty Not Fade Away The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Nicky Deuce Animal Rescue
Doug Riley Mr. G Bailey Michael Craig Gilbert Mickey CIA Director Pat Doug Munny Bobby Eggs In post-production Nominated Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Television
Year 1997 Title Gun Role Notes
Walter Episode: "Columbus Day" Difideli 86 episodes AFI Award for Actor of the Year - Male - TV Series (2001) Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Television Series Drama (1999) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2000, 2001, 2003) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (1999, 2002, 2007) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1999, 2007) TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (1999, 2000, 2001) Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Television Series Drama (2000, 2001, 2002)
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1999
The Sopranos
Tony
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2007
Soprano Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1999, 2004, 2007) Nominated Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor Drama Series (2008) Nominated Satellite Award for Best Actor Television Series Drama (1999, 2000, 2001) Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2000, 2001, 2004, 2006) Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006) Nominated TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2003, 2004, 2006) Nominated Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor (2000) Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq Wartorn: 18612010 Hemingway & Gellhorn Producer Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special Producer PRISM Award for Best Documentary Program Mental Health Producer Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
2008
2010
2012
References
1. ^ TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. p. 202. ISBN 0-7624-3007-9. 2. ^ James Gandolfini (http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/cast/actor/james_gandolfini.shtml), hbo.com, accessed May 22, 2007. 3. ^ a b c d e "Youtube interview of James Gandolfini Inside the Actors Studio, 2004" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k04FaHbL41A#t=3m39s). Youtube.com. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 4. ^ a b "This Is James Gandolfini, He's Not Tony, The Actor Behind The Sopranos Mob Boss Is More Like "A 260-Pound Woody Allen"" (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/08/entertainment/main2661341.shtml? source=RSSattr=Entertainment_2661341). CBS News. 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 5. ^ James Gandolfini profile (http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp? uuid=a0250ec4-1369-49dd-a20b-d54afce2d3fe), eonline.com, accessed May 27, 2007 6. ^ Heilpern, John (April 2009). "Out to Lunch: Curtains for Gandolfini"
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6. ^ Heilpern, John (April 2009). "Out to Lunch: Curtains for Gandolfini" (http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/04/out-to-lunch-gandolfini200904). Vanity Fair. 7. ^ Encyclopdia Britannica. "James Gandolfini Britannica Online Encyclopedia" (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9438456/James-Gandolfini). Britannica.com. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 8. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "North Jersey-bred and talented too" (http://www.northjersey.com/page.php? qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxOTMmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxNTE5NDc meXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3), The Record (Bergen County), June 18, 2007. Accessed July 5, 2007. "James Gandolfini: Class of 1979, Park Ridge High School.... Basketball player; appeared in school plays, including Arsenic and Old Lace." 9. ^ a b James Gandolfini bio (http://www.askmen.com/men/entertainment_60/91c_james_gandolfini.html), askmen.com, accessed May 22, 2007. 10. ^ "25 (Not Quite) Random Facts About James Gandolfini" (http://www.broadway.com/shows/god-of-carnage/buzz/5996/25-not-quite-random-facts-aboutjames-gandolfini/). Broadway.com: Broadway Buzz. Retrieved 2010-09-13. 11. ^ Dec 27, 2007 (2007-12-27). "The 50 Greatest TV Icons - JAMES GANDOLFINI" (http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20159773_20366155,00.html#20366169). EW.com. Retrieved 2013-06-20. 12. ^ He received a Tony Award nomination in the category of Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his role in the play, but lost to Geoffrey Rush from the play, Exit the King. Gandolfini Stars on Broadway in God of Carnage (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJUlaeIU9r4lgCGrOgOyjQlbIbMAD9 5LP6QG0) The Associated Press, January 12, 2009 13. ^ "HBO Orders Hemingway Film With Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen" (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kidman-Owen-HBO-1019691.aspx). TVGuide.com. 14. ^ McNary, Dave (January 24, 2011). "Gandolfini, Chase reconnect at 'Twylight' " (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030784?refCatId=13). Variety.com. Reed Business Information. Retrieved February 1, 2011. Andreeva, Nellie (January 24, 2011). " 'Sopranos' Big-Screen Reunion: James Gandolfini Joins David Chase's New Movie" (http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/its-a-sopranos-bigscreen-reunion-james-gandolfini-joins-david-chases-new-movie/). Deadline.com. Mail.com Media Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2011. 15. ^ Writer, Staff (2007-10-17). "Winnipeg Free Press" (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/32462144.html). Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 16. ^ Slaght, Veronica. "'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini buys home in Tewksbury" (http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/09/gandolfini_buys_home_in_tewksb.html), The Star-Ledger, September 24, 2009. Accessed January 21, 2011. "James Gandolfini, who portrayed the conflicted mobster on the popular HBO drama The Sopranos, has taken up residence in the posh seclusion of Tewksburys wooded hills." 17. ^ Writer, Staf (2013-06-19). "Deborah Lin Gandolfini biography" (http://enewsdaily.net/miva/breaking-news/deborah-lin-gandolfini-james-gandolfinis-wife/). eNewsDaily. Retrieved 2013-06-20. 18. ^ writer, staff (2012-10-12). "James Gandolfini Welcomes Daughter"
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18. ^ writer, staff (2012-10-12). "James Gandolfini Welcomes Daughter" (http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2012/10/12/james-gandolfini-sopranos-babygirl-dont-fade-away/1630453/). USA Today. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 19. ^ George Stark (19 June 2013). "James Gandolfini dead at 51: The Sopranos star dies in Italy following suspected heart attack" (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article2344799/James-Gandolfini-dead-The-Sopranos-actor-dies-Italy-following-suspected-heartattack.html). The Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 June 2013. 20. ^ Dave Itzkoff (19 June 2013). "James Gandolfini Is Dead at 51; a Complex Mob Boss in Sopranos" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/arts/television/james-gandolfini-sopranosstar-dies-at-51.html?_r=0). The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013. 21. ^ Sharpstein, Pat (2013-06-19). "James Gandolfini Dead of Heart Attack at 51" (http://variety.com/2013/more/news/james-gandolfini-dead-of-sudden-stroke-at-511200499141/). Variety. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 22. ^ a b CNN Wire Staff (June 19, 2013). "Entertainment community mourns James Gandolfini" (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/showbiz/james-gandolfini-death-reactions/index.html). CNN. Retrieved June 20, 2013. 23. ^ Associated Press in Los Angeles (20 June 2013). "James Gandolfini: stars react to his death" (http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/jun/20/james-gandolfini-stars-react-death? CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2). The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
External links
James Gandolfini (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001254/) at the Internet Movie Database James Gandolfini (http://tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=68106) at the TCM Movie Database James Gandolfini (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018582) at Yahoo! Movies Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=James_Gandolfini&oldid=560729657" Categories: Actors from New Jersey American film actors American people of Italian descent American stage actors American television actors Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (television) winners Deaths from myocardial infarction Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute alumni Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners People from New York City People from Park Ridge, New Jersey People from Tewksbury Township, New Jersey People from Westwood, New Jersey People of Campanian descent Primetime Emmy Award winners
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