Thursday, June 20, 2013

Tony Soprano Star James Gandolfini Dead At 51



James Gandolfini (1961-2013): As a Made Man, He Made TV Great -- Time

One day in 1999, James Gandolfini walked down a driveway in a bathrobe, picked up the newspaper, and changed television forever. If back then you were watching this new HBO drama with the title that seemed to be about opera, then you know how much talent the world lost when he died, suddenly and too soon, at age 51 on Wednesday. (In Rome, Italy, of all places, where Tony Soprano sojourned in the show’s second season.) But with his forceful, charismatic, yet subtle performance as a suburban mobster, James Gandolfini changed the TV you watched even if you’ve never watched a minute of The Sopranos.

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My Comment: One of my favorite shows and actors .... a true cultural icon .... he will be missed. Our prayers are with his family and loved ones.

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