Deceased
James Gandolfini
Risk 100Actor
65 years oldAmerican0 picksBorn January 1, 1961
The man who made therapy cool for mobsters, James Gandolfini turned HBO's The Sopranos into a cultural phenomenon and forever changed what television could be. His Tony Soprano—equal parts terrifying and sympathetic—earned him three Emmys and made us all complicit in rooting for a guy who definitely wasn't a role model. At 65, the actor who embodied stress-eating and panic attacks with such authenticity has fans keeping a watchful eye on this heavyweight of prestige TV.
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Risk Score100/100 - Critical
About James Gandolfini
The man who made therapy cool for mobsters, James Gandolfini turned HBO's The Sopranos into a cultural phenomenon and forever changed what television could be. His Tony Soprano—equal parts terrifying and sympathetic—earned him three Emmys and made us all complicit in rooting for a guy who definitely wasn't a role model. At 65, the actor who embodied stress-eating and panic attacks with such authenticity has fans keeping a watchful eye on this heavyweight of prestige TV.
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