James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini as Leroy in Dreamworks' The Mexican - 2001

Biography

Born 09/18/1961

An unlikely leading man and even more unlikely sex symbol, James Gandolfini was touted as both after his star-making portrayal of mobster Tony Soprano, a family man undergoing a mid-life crisis in the hit HBO drama, "The Sopranos" (1999-2007). Although he came to an acting career later in life, he...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  • In 2008, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
  • In 2003, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
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Highlights

  • In 2009, Cast in the Broadway production of Yasmina Reza’s "God of Carnage"; earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play
  • In 2009, Played a peace-loving general in the political satire "In The Loop"
  • In 2007, Played a homicide detective in "Lonely Hearts," which is based on the true story the notorious Lonely Hearts Killers of the 1940s
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Family & Companions

  • Lora Samoza: assistant to director Gore Verbinski, who directed "The Mexican"; rumored to have started their romance during taping in Mexico in 2000, still dating as of August 2002
  • Lora Samoza: Companion (Assistant to director Gore Verbinski, who directed "The Mexican" (2001); began dating while taping in Mexico in 2000; engaged in January 2004; called-off engagement in February 2005)
  • Deborah Lin: wife (Began dating in January 2007; became engaged in December 2007; married Aug. 30, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii)
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