Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder CNN is reporting as well as NBC that James Gandolfini has died. HBO is reporting his death today, according to them.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/showbiz/james-gandolfini-obituary/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/...dex.html</a> Possible heart attack In Italy.
Originally Posted By ecdc He's known (rightly) for Tony Soprano, but man was he a huge talent. Watch anything he was in. Incredible depth. Ugh.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 edit button.... What immediately came to mind "WAY too young!" Condolences to his family, friends and fans.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Yeah, when guys younger than me start dropping from heart attacks, wow.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Whoa. I can think of a few movies where he was the best and sometimes the only good thing in (lookin at you, The Mexican.) It was always so jarring yet cool to see him interviewed and realize how soft spoken and how un-Sopranos his voice and accent were. RIP.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder My 45 year old brother who lost his sight at 36 e-mailed me this story- he used to be a waiter at the Ritz in Dana Point. >James Gandolfini died. I used to love “The Sopranos” I remember once when he was at the hotel. He was sitting outside by himself reading the sports page. He ordered chocolate chip pancakes which may have contributed to him grabbing his chest. I grabbed his food and ran into someone and dropped his food. I went out to tell him and he looked at me and said “forget about it” like I heard him do so many times on the show. He then asked me if I was a Yankee fan for some reason. I told him I was born in the Chicago area and have stayed with all their sports teams. He then said, “Chicago is a great f#@*ing city.” I agreed.<
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 There are some great tributes out there today. <a href="http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/80050/james-gandolfini-1961-2013" target="_blank">http://www.grantland.com/blog/...961-2013</a> <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/james-gandolfini-obit-matt-zoller-seitz.html" target="_blank">http://www.vulture.com/2013/06...itz.html</a> <a href="http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/remembering-james-gandolfini-and-tony-soprano" target="_blank">http://www.hitfix.com/whats-al...-soprano</a>
Originally Posted By barboy "Stunner" Well most definitely not for me. Everytime I saw him and and someone was there to listen I made a special point to say that he is a walking stroke/heart attack victim.......there are just some that I immediately associate with those terrible diseases when they appear on screen. I will miss his acting big time. Oh and dabob, ya he did a masterful job in 'Mexican', but his best performance---I say--- came in his fairly small role in True Romance as the hit man waiting for "Alabama Worley" in the hotel room. (never saw Sopranos though)
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Brilliant actor but a trainwreck in his personal life. The real tragedy of his death will occur if we don't look to where he screwed up and learn from it.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder All I've been reading is how great he was in his personal life. What are you referencing?
Originally Posted By ecdc Ditto. Sounds like the nicest guy on the planet. That said, I haven't read much about him before now and understandably, the remembrances are very positive.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Gandolfini had acknowledged a coke addiction and excessive drinking, which played a part in his divorce from his first wife. Perhaps this is what ED is referring to. By all accounts he was a great guy, but that can screw up the best of us.
Originally Posted By ecdc Well I have a Coke addiction, too, but it's hardly.... Oh. Different--never mind. Seriously. Makes me feel for the guy even more.
Originally Posted By Labuda I was shocked to hear of this. As barboy pointed out, yes, he was obviously not very healthy-looking, but it's still a shocker. And wow, I had no idea he was only 11 years older than me! I always thought of him as much older than that.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <-- same here Labuda, thought he was older (he was born just a year before me)
