# RIP James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409 "2013-06-19T23:31:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/1 "2013-06-19T23:31:23Z")
[Apparently](http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead-dies-italy/) he died earlier today in Italy. RIP (if true). ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/2 "2013-06-19T23:35:16Z")
Quoted from his Wikipedia entry: > [@](#): > > Gandolfini purchased a home in the hills of Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, in 2009.[17] > > Gandolfini died of a stroke in Italy on June 19, 2013. > > Ron is dumb Seems legit to me.:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/3 "2013-06-19T23:36:18Z")
Yeah apparently it was just confirmed by HBO. Only 51. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/4 "2013-06-19T23:37:43Z")
My slow internet is acting up today so can’t check link, but if true…wow…RIP JG, You did a great job personifying Tony, no one could have done it better…I love **The Sopranos** , best TV series ever IMHO. Shit…younger than me, again, RIP! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/5 "2013-06-19T23:38:56Z")
Did the report abruptly cut off in mid sentence? ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/6 "2013-06-19T23:41:20Z")
Bummer. I wish he’d done more work after _The Sopranos_. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/7 "2013-06-19T23:43:13Z")
51 is very young these days isn’t it. Aside from _The Sopranos_ he had a pretty solid series of roles in movies as well. Edit: Just saw he had a daughter the same age as mine (2 1/2) - which converts this from "kind of sad’ to “very tragic” in my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/8 "2013-06-19T23:46:22Z")
[HuffPo](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead_n_3468861.html) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/9 "2013-06-19T23:49:03Z")
He did it so well; True Romance, The Mexican, Sopranos… jeez, waaay too soon. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/10 "2013-06-19T23:50:38Z")
He leaves behind what is probably the greatest character performance in television history. Very sad day. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/11 "2013-06-19T23:51:49Z")
Yes, he was great in True Romance, saw that before I ever saw The Sopranos. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/12 "2013-06-19T23:51:51Z")
I’m gonna have to go out and whack a guy. Or off a guy. But not whack off a guy. Cuz I’m married. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/13 "2013-06-19T23:53:33Z")
51? ☹ He was also great in _In the Loop_. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/14 "2013-06-19T23:57:51Z")
He’ll come back as Gandolfini the White in the sequel. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/15 "2013-06-19T23:58:26Z")
“Get Shorty” is an excellent film, and Mr. Gandolfini was just fine in it as a stuntman who also worked as an enforcer. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/16 "2013-06-19T23:59:02Z")
_Don’t stop believ_ ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/17 "2013-06-20T00:01:25Z")
Terrible! Worst possible news. ---
**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/18 "2013-06-20T00:02:33Z")
That means he was only 37 when Sopranos started. Tony Soprano seemed older. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/19 "2013-06-20T00:03:43Z")
Maybe Leon Panetta was more irritated with Gandolfini’s portrayal of him than he let on. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/20 "2013-06-20T00:05:25Z")
I thought he was way older. Wow, what a shock. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409.md?page=2)