James Gandolfini

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Gandolfini
Occupation	TV Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 18, 1961(1961-09-18)
Age	63
Date Of Death	June 19, 2013, Rome, Italy
Birthplace	Westwood
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Virgo

James Gandolfini Biography

James Gandolfini is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on September 18, 1961 in Westwood, New Jersey, United States. Played the role of crime family boss Tony Soprano on HBO’s The Sopranos which has won 21 Emmy Awards. He also excelled as an actor on the big screen with notable performances in films such as True Romance, Where the Wild Things Are, and Enough Said.

One of his earlier roles was in Get Shorty with John Travolta.

Gandolfini grew up in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and graduated from Park Ridge High School in 1979, where he played basketball, acted in school plays, and was awarded the title “Class Flirt” in his senior yearbook. He earned a BA in Communications from Rutgers University in 1983, where he worked as a bouncer at an on-campus pub. He also worked as a bartender and club manager in Manhattan prior to his acting career. He was introduced to acting as a young man living in New York City, when he accompanied his friend Roger Bart to a Meisner technique acting class, where he studied for two years under Kathryn Gately at The Gately Poole Conservatory.

Gandolfini performed in a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire as Steve Hubbell for 168 performances, and in a 1995 Broadway production of On the Waterfront as Charley Malloy for 24. One of his earlier film roles was that of Virgil, a brutal mob enforcer, in the romantic thriller True Romance (1993), for which he said one of his major inspirations was an old friend of his who was a hitman. In the film Terminal Velocity (1994), Gandolfini played Ben Pinkwater, a seemingly mild-mannered insurance man who turns out to be a violent Russian mobster. In 1995 he was in the box office hit Crimson Tide. In that same year 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.

He married Marcy Wudarski in 1999, and together they had a son named Michael. Following their divorce he married Deborah Lin and they welcomed a daughter in 2012.

James Gandolfini Net Worth

James Gandolfini is one of the richest TV Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Gandolfini 's net worth $70 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He worked as a bouncer, bartender and club manager at an on-campus pub while in college.

He produced the HBO documentary Wartorn: 1861-2010, which analyzed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and its impact throughout history.

James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (Italian: [ɡandolˈfiːni] ; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor and producer, best known for his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American crime boss in HBO’s television series The Sopranos, for which he won three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. Gandolfini’s performance as Tony Soprano is widely regarded as among the greatest performances in television history.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is James Gandolfini Dating?

According to our records, James Gandolfini married to Deborah Lin , Marcy Wudarski. As of December 1, 2023, James Gandolfini’s is not dating anyone.

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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. Gandolfini interviewed ten surviving soldiers, who revealed their thoughts about the challenges they face reintegrating into society and family life. They also reflected on their memories of the day when they narrowly escaped death and what life may have been like in other circumstances.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Gandolfini celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.

Gandolfini maintained ties with his Park Ridge, New Jersey hometown by supporting its Octoberwoman Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. He lived in New York City and owned a lot on the Lake Manitoba Narrows. Gandolfini had lived on a 34-acre (14 ha) property in Chester Township, New Jersey. In 2009 he purchased a home in the hills of Tewksbury Township, New Jersey. GQ’s Brett Martin said about Gandolfini: “In interviews, which the actor did his very best to avoid, the actor would often fall back on some version of ‘I’m just a dumb, fat guy from Jersey.'”

What did James Gandolfini died from?

Heart attack

Why did James Gandolfini sue HBO?

According to a 2003 Variety article, Gandolfini filed a lawsuit against HBO, accusing the network of a breach of contract for failing to notify him of a $20 million agreement with creator David Chase within 10 days.

How much does James Gandolfini make per episode?

Following intense negotiations, HBO agreed to pay the actor $1m (£742,165) per episode. This translated to $13m (£9.6m) per season.

Did James Gandolfini died during the drop?

The Drop sees The Sopranos actor play a Brooklyn bar owner who facilitates the criminal underworld’s money-laundering. Gandolfini died in June 2013 after suffering a heart attack, shortly after shooting the film.

Is Gabagool real?

The word gabagool was born when a variety of Italian dialects merged, but what it translates to in Italian is: nothing. Atlas Obscura confirms that gabagool is just a mutation of the word capicola , spoken with a very specific accent.