James Gandolfini Was Never the Same After 'The Sopranos'
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| 09/12/2024 | Shawn Van Horn
The new docuseries from HBO, Wise Guy, is out now. In
it, David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, speaks about the creation of the show that changed television history. Wise Guy takes an interesting look at how Chase came up with the idea, as well as a look into the writer's room where so many classic episodes were created. The Sopranos was one of the best series of all-time, with brilliant writing, thrilling twists, and some memorable characters, but none of it would have mattered without James Gandolfini, the actor tasked with playing The Sopranos' lead, a tortured man filled...
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James Gandolfini gave ‘Sopranos’ cast $30K each — but not TV wife Edie Falco
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| 09/07/2024 | Lauren Sarner
Bada bing. A new documentary about the making of HBO’s mafia hit, “The Sopranos,” covers how the late star James Gandolfini gave money to his fellow cast members – except one. Now
airing on HBO and Max, “Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos” sees series creator David Chase say onscreen about Gandolfini, “He was great to that crew. He made them laugh, and he gave the other cast members $30,000.” This information was also previously reported in the 2021 book, “Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers.” According to the book, Gandolfini signed a contract that would pay him...
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The Sopranos' Steven Van Zandt Says James Gandolfini Contemplated Quitting the Show 'Every Other Day': 'It Just Got to Him'
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| 09/08/2024 | JP Mangalindan
James Gandolfini’s portrayal of Tony Soprano remains one of the greatest TV performances of the last 25 years, but working on the show day in and day out proved extremely taxing for the gifted actor. James
Gandolfini’s portrayal of Tony Soprano remains one of the greatest TV performances of the last 25 years, but working on the show day in and day out proved extremely taxing for the gifted actor. "Every other day, we would go to a bar. We would have the exact same conversation,” Van Zandt explained. “We would get drunk. He’d say, ‘I’m done. I’m not going...
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‘Sopranos’ stars Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli tearfully pay tribute to James Gandolfini at Emmys 2024
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| 01/16/2024 | Maude Campbell
They woke up this morning … and decided to get some of the gang back together at the 2024 Emmy Awards. Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli reunited onstage to present the nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, which ultimately went to Imperioli’s “The White Lotus” co-star Jennifer Coolidge. “Speaking
for Michael, myself and the entire cast and crew, it was an honor working with ‘Sopranos’ creator David Chase,” Bracco, 69, said. As she appeared to get choked up, she added: “And, of course, the great James Gandolfini.”
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Michael Gandolfini opens up about playing Tony Soprano in 'The Many Saints of Newark': 'It's the toughest decision I've had to make'
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Yahoo.com ^
| September 2, 2021 | Ethan Alter
David Chase didn't have to look very far for the actor who would play the young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark — a feature-length prequel to the iconic HBO series. The
Sopranos creator cast Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini, in the highly-anticipated film, which premieres Oct. 1 in theaters and on HBO Max. But for the younger Gandolfini, inheriting the family legacy was a huge responsibility. "It's probably the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make," the 22-year-old actor confessed to Empire magazine in a new interview....
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'His father would be very proud': James Gandolfini's widow Deborah Lin says it was 'surreal' to see late star's son Michael playing a young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark
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DailyMail online ^
| July 11, 2021 | Sam Baker
The widow of actor James Gandolfini has said it was 'surreal' to see his son Michael appearing as a young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark...Michael, who was 14-years-old when his father died from a heart attack while on holiday in Rome, previously admitted he hadn't even watched The Sopranos
until he came to audition for the role of Tony. However, after watching the series for research into his upcoming role, Michael told Esquire he started having dreams about his father: 'I had one where I auditioned for David and I looked down at my hands, and they...
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James Gandolfini's son Michael to play Tony in Sopranos prequel
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EW ^
| January 22, 2019
Like father, like son: Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, will play a young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark, better known as The Sopranos prequel. Written
by The Sopranos creator David Chase and Sopranos writer Lawrence Konner, the film is set amid the riots of 1960s Newark, New Jersey, which broke out as a result of tensions flaring between the city’s black and Italian residents. The cast includes Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Billy Magnussen, and Corey Stoll. James Gandolfini played the adult role of Tony Soprano in the HBO series from 1999...
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Paramedic stole James Gandolfini’s Rolex as he lay dying
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A paramedic has been accused of swiping James Gandolfini‘s $3,000 Rolex as he laid dying from a massive heart attack. Claudio
Bevilacqua, 43, allegedly stole the Submariner watch from “The Sopranos” star after he collapsed in the Boscolo Luxury Hotel Exedra in Rome during a family trip in June 2013, according to NBC News. He was rushing Gandolfini to the hospital that night when the timepiece disappeared, though it is unclear if it vanished from his hotel room or while the actor was wearing it
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