Nooooooo!!! RIP Tony Soprano :teary2:
James Gandolfini, who personified the New Jersey mobster in HBO’s acclaimed series The Sopranos, died Wednesday, apparently of a heart attack, while on vacation in Rome, the network said. He was 51.
Best known for his Emmy-winning turn as mob boss Tony Soprano, he had been expected to appear at the Taormina Film Festival on Thursday.
Gandolfini recently had roles in films Zero Dark Thirty and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Gandolfini’s current projects included Fox Searchlight’s Animal Rescue, HBO’s Criminal Justice and the CBS show Taxi 22.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Lin, and a son, Michael.