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AKA: James Roberto Gandolfini
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/18/1961
Birthplace: Westwood, New Jersey, USA
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An unlikely leading man and even more unlikely sex symbol, James Gandolfini was touted as both after his star-making portrayal of mobster Tony Soprano, a family man undergoing a mid-life crisis in the hit HBO drama, "The Sopranos" (1999-2007). Although he came to an acting career later in life, he was already a well-respected character player – one whom the audience perhaps recognized by sight if not by name – when he read the script for "The Sopranos.” Sensing the quality of the writing and responding to the well-drawn character, Gandolfini was firmly convinced he would not be cast; certain a
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Born and raised in New Jersey
Worked various jobs, including as a bouncer, nightclub manager and truck driver
Taken by a friend to an acting class in the late 1980s
Stage acting debut in "Big El's Best Friend"
Acted in off-off- and off-Broadway productions
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