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James Gandolfini: Tony Soprano
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Starring as series lead Tony Soprano, James Gandolfini began acting in New York Theater and made his Broadway debut in 1992 alongside Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange in "A Streetcar Named Desire." A New Jersey native, Gandolfini has more than 20 movies to his credit and has appeared in "The Mexican," "Eight Millimeter," "A Civil Action," "Get Shorty" and "True Romance." Most recently, he completed filming "Romance & Cigarettes," a feature film directed by John Turturro, with Joel and Ethan Coen producing. Gandolfini ... appeared with USO tour veteran Ben Affleck in Mike Mitchell's "Surviving Christmas."
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James Gandolfini has announced his first big role following the end of The Sopranos. And exactly how would James Gandolfini choose to movie on from playing one of the toughest, knottiest, most morally ambiguous characters in modern popular culture? By signing on to play the bloke who got Michael Jordan to put his name on a shoe, that's how. James Gandolfini will play the real-life Sonny Vaccaro in HBO movie ABCD Camp, a film that sounds as if it'll go down a storm with people who like basketball. And shoes. And stuff.
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Emmy award winning actor James Gandolfini was born September 18, 1961 in Westwood, New Jersey. Mr. Gandolfini has appeared in a large number of movies and is well known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos.
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James Gandolfini has become synonymous with the New Jersey/New York organized crime families simply because he got cast as Tony Soprano in the HBO series, The Sopranos. How an actor as good as James works his way out of that box will be interesting to watch. Trivia: Miss VonSchtupp's lockermate in high school was James' first wife. She says, "That didn't end well, but then...she was no saint."
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James Gandolfini has made his mark in a wide range of roles in more than 20 motion pictures. He most recently completed work on the feature Romance & Cigarettes, opposite Susan Sarandon and Kate Winslet, for director John Turturro, with Joel and Ethan Coen producing. He ... wrapped the fifth season of HBO's award-winning drama The Sopranos, in which he stars in the central role of Tony Soprano. His portrayal of mob boss Tony Soprano has brought him three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He has also won three Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, including two for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series and one shared with The Sopranos' cast for Outstanding Ensemble Cast.
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According to the latest issue of SI, James Gandolfini will appear in a local commercial for the Rutgers University football program in April. Gandolfini, a non-graduating alumni of the school, will appear in character (of Tony Soprano? - ed.) at the request of the school's new football coach Greg Schiano, Gandolfini's former college roommate. The commercial will air in the northeast in mid-April.
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