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James Gandolfini
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September 18, 1961
Biography:Born and raised in New Jersey, press-shy "James Gandolfini" forged a film career as a prolific character actor before finally emerging as a bona fide star in the critically-lauded HBO series "The Sopranos". After earning his college degree in 1983, Gandolfini headed to New York to study at the Actors Studio. Supporting himself for almost ten years as a bartender and nightclub manager, Gandolfini's major break came in 1992 with a role in a Broadway version of A Streetcar Named Desire starring "Alec Baldwin" and "Jessica Lange", and his film debut in "Sidney Lumet"'s "A Stranger Among Us". Following small parts in several 1993 films, including the "Quentin Tarantino"-scripted "True Romance", Gandolfini played more substantial roles as one of the heavies in "Terminal Velocity" (1994), "Geena Davis"' neighborhood boyfriend in "Angie" (1994), one of the submarine crew in "Crimson Tide" (1995), and a... Full Biography
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Marcia Gay Harden, left, and James Gandolfini attend the "God Of Carnage" photo call at the Hilton...
Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini), left, and Max Records in "Where the Wild Things Are" (Warner...
Mimi Kennedy, left, and James Gandolfini in "In the Loop" (IFC Films)
Actor James Gandolfini arrives to the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine...
Actors Edie Falco and James Gandolfini arrives to the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the...
Actors Edie Falco and James Gandolfini arrives to the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the...
Actors Edie Falco and James Gandolfini arrives to the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the...
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