James Gandolfini Dead

[EmpireWF]

Stroke or heart attack in Italy, first reported by Deadline. He was 51.

http://m.deadline.com/2013/06/r-i-p-james-gandolfini/

[NAHSTE]

[SuperKevin]

damn.

[Warner2BruceTD]

i'm legit gutted

celeb deaths don't hit me hard, I don't know these fucking people, but this one stings for some reason

[krulmichael]

Having a heart attack on vacation no less, man that's shitty.

[Swarley]

Damn that sucks.

Going to have to watch some of The Sopranos tonight in his honor.

[Tailback U]

Truly sad but I can't say that I'm surprised at all because he always took the deepest breaths in every role he's been in. Always sounded like breathing was a struggle for him. May not have anything whatsoever to do with it but he obviously wasn't all that healthy.

RIP...one of my favorite actors of all time.

[Warner2BruceTD]

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

God damn, I just got done watching Killing Them Softly and he was great in it.

R.I.P.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Tony Soprano was such a great character, perfectly written, and of course perfectly acted. Tony was a sociopath, but Gandolfini was able to humanize him and make him so likable, that the viewer would end up being twice as disgusted when Tony would fuck them over time & time again by doing something heinous. Deep down Tony was a good guy, who wanted to do the right things, but had a warped sense of values and a fucked up upbringing that turned him into a bi polar mess. At the end of the day, he really was just a guy who wanted to do the best he could for his friends & family and protect his kids. He was just flawed (and insecure) as fuck and was doomed from the start.

Possibly the greatest character, with the most depth, in television history.

[SuperKevin]

I watched him in The Last Castle earlier this month. Great movie

[NAHSTE]

TV's most iconic anti-hero, and a role that influenced dozens of classic dramas. Shit, a role that influenced the next decade of television writing, really. No small feat, pretty damn legendary role.

Anyway the only other thing I know about him is a story I heard a few years back which I've already told once in the shoutbox -- he once blew off a speaking engagement during Tulane's graduation week because he was face down in some sorority trim for 5-6 hours.

[Youk]

i'm legit gutted

celeb deaths don't hit me hard, I don't know these fucking people, but this one stings for some reason

Agreed. So young, but really such a great character on The Sopranos. Feels like someone you know died, especially when you watched that one character for years.

[Sharkweather]

Damn, thats tragic. Now I will have to sit down and start the Sopranos.

I really enjoyed Crimson Tide, The Last Castle, and Surviving Christmas. Some of my favorites.

[Goober]