ViciousPrism Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 James Gandolfini -- who famously played Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos" -- died earlier today in Italy ... TMZ has learned. Gandolfini is believed to have suffered a heart attack. 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. Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead-dies-italy/ R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 F*ck! RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hancock Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Jesus, that's certainly unexpected! The guy was absolutely huge though, so I guess we should have seen it coming. RIP :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxximus Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 OH NO! This really sucks. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgehead Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Holy sh*t! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Guess all those wise guy cracks about Tony Soprano having a heart attack came true. :( What a shame, such a talented guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Very surprising and sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyo Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 RIP. This really sucks. He was such a great actor. Saying that, I never watched the Sopranos, but I saw him in other roles like Zero Dark Thirty and True Romance. My favourite ever role of his was in 8MM, where he played a guy who kindnapped women and made snuff movies. OK, it was a Nicholas Cage flick but Gandolfini was fantastic in it. Watching Family Guy last night, they made a joke about "the most unwise decision since James Gandolfini installed a home gym". It was pretty funny to be honest, but not so much now :(. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 My favourite TV actor ever from my favourite TV show of all time has passed away. RIP bigman, you were indeed a legend, have a JD+coke upstairs in the BING!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatherof10minis Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Did not see this one coming. Shocked here and saddened, loved the Sopranos when it was rolling along, damn big loss there. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 My favourite ever role of his was in 8MM, where he played a guy who kindnapped women and made snuff movies.For me it's his turn in True Romance or Fallen that I could watch over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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