James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr. (September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor best known for his role in
The Sopranos as
Tony Soprano, 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.
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