James Gandolfini American Actor (1961–2013)

James Gandolfini was an American actor from Westwood. He died on 19 June 2013 at the age of 51. The recorded cause of death is listed as myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest. He was known for The Mexican (2001) and 8mm (1999).

Early life

He attended Rutgers University, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and Park Ridge High School.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Shock! Shock! Shock!, from 1987. His 1990s credits include True Romance (1993) and The Sopranos (1999, as Tony Soprano). During the 2000s, he worked on The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) and Where the Wild Things Are (2009). Work from the 2010s includes Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012, as Leon Panetta, CIA Director Leon Panetta).

In total, 48 films and one TV series are listed from 1987 to 2014. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (14), followed by thriller (10) and comedy (8). He is last credited, in his lifetime, on The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013). Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Crimson Tide (1995) has the highest, at $157 million.

John Travolta appears in five of his listed titles, including Get Shorty (1995) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Brad Pitt (three titles) and Denzel Washington (three titles). Tony Scott directed four of his titles on record, among them The Last Boy Scout (1991). Steven Zaillian is credited as director on two of them, including A Civil Action (1998) and All the King's Men (2006).

Recognition

He won the Golden Globes in 2000. James Gandolfini also received three Primetime Emmy Awards (2000, 2001 and 2003) and the New Jersey Hall of Fame (2014). His nominations include the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2009 for God of Carnage. Altogether, 6 wins and one nomination are listed.

Personal life

He was married to Marcy Wudarski. He was married to Deborah Lin. He was the father of Michael Gandolfini, and has 2 children in total.