James Gandolfini

For me, Gandolfini represents the moment television acting caught up with cinema. Tony Soprano could have been a cartoon mob boss in lesser hands, but he made him terrifying, pitiable, funny, and heartbreakingly human, often within a single scene. Those three Emmys feel almost inadequate for what he accomplished across the run of the show. What I admire most is the gentleness colleagues describe behind the bulk: a working-class Jersey guy who studied at Rutgers and never seemed to buy his own myth. His death at 51 in 2013 still stings; I genuinely believe modern prestige drama stands on his shoulders.

Name (English)

James Gandolfini

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・ギャンドルフィーニ

Reading

じぇーむず・ぎゃんどるふぃーに

Born

September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Westwood, New Jersey, United States

Height

184 cm

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

High school

Park Ridge High School

University

Rutgers University

Awards & achievements

• 2000 Golden Globe Awards
• 2000 Actor Awards
• 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• 2014 New Jersey Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.gandolfini.com
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B

Tags

• New Jersey
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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