ACTOR James Gandolfini A.K.A ‘The Sopranos’ AFARIKI DUNIA NCHINI ITALY.
Tony Soprano is dead. James Gandolfini, the actor known for
playing the troubled mob boss on HBO’s hit drama was on vacation in
Italy when he died suddenly of a heart attack on Wednesday. He was
51. Gandolfini won three Emmys for his work on “The Sopranos,” which ran
six seasons on HBO. He recently appeared in the movies “Zero Dark
Thirty” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” His other credits
include the films “True Romance,” “Get Shorty” and “Where The Wild
Things Are.”
Gandolfini is survived by his wife Deborah Lin, their infant
daughter and a teenage son from a previous marriage. It was his son who
reportedly called for help yesterday, after witnessing his father in
cardiac arrest. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced
dead on arrival. An autopsy is slated to be performed after which time
officials in Rome will issue a death certificate. Under Italian law,
only then can the New Jersey native’s body be returned to the United
States.
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