# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/21 "2013-06-20T00:12:38Z")
Sad to hear. He will always be known as Tony Soprano - despite the other work - but then again, many actors would have loved to have had such a role in their career. And if ya gotta go, I could think of worse places than on vacation in Italy. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/22 "2013-06-20T00:14:09Z")
Damn shame, he was a fine actor ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/23 "2013-06-20T00:16:00Z")
I’m stunned and shocked. The man was five years younger than I am. Granted, he was very heavy, but still. I wonder if he knew he had cardio issues. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/24 "2013-06-20T00:34:48Z")
Shit. My husband just told me about this, and I’m okay with being a little misty about his death. I’d never heard of him until The Sopranos. I can understand why he wanted to walk away from the character. That was some seriously dark stuff for a purportedly good guy. RIP, Mr. Gandolfini. You will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/25 "2013-06-20T00:37:14Z")
Dammit. That’s some bad news. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/26 "2013-06-20T00:37:57Z")
Goddammit. ---
**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 20, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/27 "2013-06-20T00:47:15Z")
This is really hard news for me. Sorry if I seem repetitive but \*\*The Sopranos \*\*was the high point of TV series, IMHO, and he was fantastic in it. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/28 "2013-06-20T00:51:09Z")
Slim Whitman, James Gandolfini…who will be number three? ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/29 "2013-06-20T00:51:40Z")
That was unexpected. Last thing I saw him in was The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and his performance as the casino owner was, as always, pitch perfect and totally memorable. So sad, his wife just had a baby recently. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/30 "2013-06-20T01:03:53Z")
Damn fine actor in a damn fine series. But (re)watching the series will be disturbing from now on. Especially the Kevin Finnerty episodes. ---
**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 20, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/31 "2013-06-20T01:08:06Z")
> [@Quintas](#): > > That means he was only 37 when Sopranos started. Tony Soprano seemed older. He was meant to be 40. Born in '59. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/32 "2013-06-20T01:17:00Z")
Wow. This is an epochal event. Kind of like when Hendrix died. One of the truly greats in their field, and their body of work is now at an end. Very, very sad. RIP, Tony. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/33 "2013-06-20T01:21:04Z")
I always liked James Gandolfini, but oddly I have never seen an episode of _The Sopranos_. Just saw him in movies. RIP, Tony Soprano. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/34 "2013-06-20T01:22:24Z")
I remember seeing the show he did for the Wounded Warriors Project a few years ago where he interviewed wounded veterans. He seemed like a genuinely nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/35 "2013-06-20T01:22:48Z")
Agreed that The Sopranos was a high water mark for television. Perhaps the greatest series ever. Tony was a sociopath but JG had us empathize, sympathize, and even like the guy at times. Great actor, huge loss. RIP and how sad that he leaves behind a 2 year old. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/36 "2013-06-20T01:23:55Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m stunned and shocked. The man was five years younger than I am. Granted, he was very heavy, but still. I wonder if he knew he had cardio issues. Shit, he was 15 years younger than me, not five. That’s just sadder than. . .other sad stuff I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/37 "2013-06-20T01:25:25Z")
While obviously never one who came across as the picture of a healthy lifestyle I’m really surprised he was only 51 - it’s damn sad. ---
**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 20, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/38 "2013-06-20T01:45:06Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I always liked James Gandolfini, but oddly I have never seen an episode of _The Sopranos_. Just saw him in movies. > > RIP, Tony Soprano. ☹ Rent **The Sopranos** , starting with season one. I promise, you will not be disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/39 "2013-06-20T01:47:17Z")
Goddammit so fucking much. I’d like to go on record as saying he was one of the sexiest actors - and this comes from a woman who also thinks Liam Neeson is hot fire. He had me hooked from the minute he waded into Tony Soprano’s pool in that heavy terry cloth bathrobe to commune with the ducks. Shit. UT~ ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409/40 "2013-06-20T01:50:58Z")
> [@randwill](#): > > Slim Whitman, James Gandolfini…who will be number three? Author Vince Flynn died of prostate cancer yesterday or early today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gandolfini-tony-soprano/661409.md?page=3)