laughedatbytime Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 James Gandolfini has died in Italy of an apparent heart attack. James Gandolfini -- who famously played Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos" -- reportedly died earlier today in Italy ... TMZ has learned. Gandolfini is believed to have suffered a heart attack, this according to Deadline.com. He was 51. Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily -- and he was scheduled to participate in a festival event this weekend with Italian director Gabriele Muccino. Gandolfini shot to fame playing a hitman in the 1993 hit "True Romance" ... and quickly became a Hollywood legend when he was cast as Tony Soprano in 1999. He won 3 Emmy awards for the role during the show's 6 season run. Gandolfini also appeared in a ton of huge movies including "Get Shorty," "The Mexican" and "Zero Dark Thirty." We last spoke to Gandolfini last month in L.A. -- he was in great spirits, making funny faces and joking about a "Sopranos" movie. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead-dies-italy/#ixzz2WhzNno6w Visit Fishwrapper: http://www.fishwrapper.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 that is Freakish. RIP Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Wow that's a shock! No way did I expect that! He was a young guy! When I saw the thread title I immediately thought "get the f**k outta here!" which is actually appropriate... RIP James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furie Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Mob hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Way too young. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Awful news. RIP, Mr. Gandolfini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfrippy Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Such a shame. Really enjoyed his acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 This is not a good day. I'm still feeling oddly gutted over Vince Flynn, also too young at 47. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Loved his roles in recent films like In The Loop and Not Fade Away, the latter of which is from the creator of The Sopranos. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 What the f**k? Tony Soprano can't die :( I just recently started watching through The Sopranos again. My first time going through it since the show ended. The guy was such a great actor. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 What the f**k? Tony Soprano can't die :( I just recently started watching through The Sopranos again. My first time going through it since the show ended. The guy was such a great actor. RIP Wow, same reaction I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calirush Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I don't know what to say, this fell on me like a ton of bricks. It's similar to how I felt when Bernie Mac died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Totally stunned. Wasn't ready to hear this one. Damn. Just...damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 My very best friend (for 36 years now) is Steve Schirripa's brother-in-law. I can only imagine how this hit his Soprano's cast mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Rest in peace Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 This is not a good day. I'm still feeling oddly gutted over Vince Flynn, also too young at 47. WTF! Vince Flynn died!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 RIP - great actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I thought it was a hoax when I first read it on Facebook, but unfortunately it's not. Such a great actor taken down too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 51? I thought he was a decade older. He's only 18 years older than I am. Forgot to mention Killing Them Softly. Mediocre movie, but he's excellent in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 What the f**k? Tony Soprano can't die :( I just recently started watching through The Sopranos again. My first time going through it since the show ended. The guy was such a great actor. RIP Wow, same reaction I had. I had that same reaction too - even I said what the ****? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 So sad. RIP. The wife and I are on the last episode of the Sopranos, again, after another Soprano-marathon. We were going to watch it last night.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I've never watched the Soprano's...what's the allure? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sawyer Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Never watched Saprano's but his character in Crimson Tide was memorable. Bobby, one of the Captain's (Hackman) allies in a mutiny by the XO (Washington). wow... 51, that's just a couple ticks above me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I've never watched the Soprano's...what's the allure? The zombie and Mobster genre has been done to death, no pun intended, in the industry, and i find most takes on them boring and uninspired these days. But he really did bring a fresh approach to the mob boss character. I liked him in True Romance as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finding IT Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Tony Soprano was one of the great antiheros in TV history. There are a lot of folks that just aren't comfortable with that kind of protagonist. I thought the character was brilliant. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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