James Gandolfini Add to My Celebs Age 50 Birthday Sep. 18th, 1961 Born in Westwood, New Jersey, USA Height 6' 0 1/2"

James Gandolfini's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Sopranos Tony Soprano

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Welcome to the Rileys 2009 - Where the Wild Things Are 2009 - The Taking of Pelham 123 2009 - In the Loop 2006 - All the King's Men 2006 - Lonely Hearts 2005 - Romance & Cigarettes 2004 - Surviving Christmas 2001 - The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 - The Mexican 2001 - The Last Castle 1999 - 8MM 1998 - A Civil Action 1998 - The Mighty 1998 - Fallen 1997 - Perdita Durango 1997 - She's so Lovely 1996 - The Juror 1995 - Get Shorty 1995 - Crimson Tide 1994 - Terminal Velocity 1993 - True Romance 1993 - Mr. Wonderful 1992 - A Stranger Among Us

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

New Jersey-born James Gandolfini began acting in the New York theater. His Broadway debut was in the 1992 revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Jessica Lange and Alec Baldwin. James' breakthrough role was his portrayal of Virgil the hitman in Tony Scott (I)'s True Romance (1993), but the role that brought him worldwide fame and accolades was as complex Mafia boss Tony Soprano in HBO's smash hit series "The Sopranos" (1999). He currently lives in Greenwich Village in New York City.


TRIVIA:

• Is friends with former New York Mayor 'Rudolph W. Giuliani' (qv).
• Says he is nothing like "Tony Soprano" in real life, describing his own personality as being more like a "260-pound 'Woody Allen' (qv)".
• (November 2001) TV mobster Gandolfini turned to the right side of the law when he saw a woman being mugged in his native New York recently. Passers-by were shocked to see the tough-guy step in and rescue a woman when she was knocked down and had her bag snatched whilst walking down a dimly lit street.
• Attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
• Has often said 'Robert De Niro' (qv) played a considerable role in his decision to become an actor; grew up watching _Mean Streets (1973)_ (qv) over and over again.
• He plays the trumpet and saxophone.
• Financed the construction of a restaurant called Vines in Oneonta, New York for his childhood pal Clive Griffiths, who needed the money to launch it. Griffiths has since paid him back, and then some.
• Became close friends with Sopranos co-star, Lorraine Bracco during the filming of the HBO series. During her close ups, during their scenes, he would 'moon' her to try and put her off. This was confirmed during James' interview on Inside The Actor's Studio.

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