James Gandolfini was my age but whenever I saw him on the TV, high blood pressure always came to mind. Now I have no idea how he lived his personal life but on the TV, he came across as a classic type "A" personality who was already on the verge of exploding into anger.
I would like to know what his diet and exercise regimen was in real life. Did he eat a lot of veal parm with cheese and pasta and wash it down with gallons of red wine? He seemed like that type of guy.
Anyway, he's my age and it comes as sort of a shock that somebody that young would drop dead of a heart attack. However, given his body mass, maybe not so much of a surprise.
My mostly fit brother died of a heart attack at 42. It happens.
But Gandolfini looked like he indulged.
Toward the end of The Soprano’s I read an interview where he said one of the reasons he wanted off the show was because he was in so many scenes he worked twelve hour days with a lot of inactivity,waiting around on the set, and ate what ever was available which usually wasn’t good for you. He said it was taking a toll on his health. You can also watch the series from beginning to end and see his weight go up and up and he looks worn out by the last episode.