{"id":1010,"date":"2013-06-20T04:57:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T04:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.obiwandi.at\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2013-06-20T04:59:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T04:59:13","slug":"in-memory-of-james-gandolfini-1961-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obiwandi.at\/?p=1010","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of James Gandolfini (1961 – 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was jostled from sleep this night at 3 a.m. for reasons I could not fathom until I was notified, upon checking the time, that the great James Gandolfini had died. In memory of his great persona and talent, I have compiled a few clips and articles on the one and only James Gandolfini.<\/p>\n

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Gandolfini was also nominated for an Oscar with the cast of “Get Shorty” (1995), Credit: Reuters\/Fred Prouser, Business Insider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From www.imdb.com:<\/a>\u00a0New Jersey-born James Gandolfini began acting in the New York theater. His\u00a0Broadway<\/a>\u00a0debut<\/a>\u00a0was in the 1992 revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with\u00a0Jessica Lange<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Alec Baldwin<\/a>. James’ breakthrough role was his portrayal of Virgil the hitman in\u00a0Tony Scott<\/a>‘s\u00a0True Romance<\/a>(1993), but the role that brought him worldwide fame and accolades was as complex Mafia boss Tony Soprano in HBO’s smash hit series\u00a0“Die Sopranos”<\/a>\u00a0(1999). He currently lives in Greenwich Village in New York City.\u00a0Full article >><\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Lowry, Variety: James Gandolfini’s Unlikely Stardom, and the Role of a Lifetime<\/a><\/p>\n

Justin Chang, Variety:\u00a0James Gandolfini: A Rich Bigscreen Career in the Shadow of Tony Soprano<\/a><\/p>\n

You Tube: James Gandolfini on Inside the Actor’s Studio – Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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