In unbelievably shocking news still breaking, James Gandolfini has died of an apparent heart attack while in Italy, as first reported by Deadline. He was 51 years old.
Gandolfini started off mostly doing character work, breaking out into the film business during the mid-nineties with his heavy turns in the Charlie Sheen action vehicle Terminal Velocity, Tony Scott's True Romance (where he had an infamously violent fight with Patricia Arquette) and Crimson Tide, and the much celebrated satire Get Shorty.
Of course, he will forever be known as Tony Soprano, the disgruntled mob boss of the show that forever changed television and created the powerhouse that is HBO, The Sopranos.
Even after the major success of the show, winning several Emmys for his great skills, he went back to what he loved, the theater (most notably God of Carnage) and supporting roles. He helped bring major attention to the acclaimed black comedy In the Loop and lent his voice for Where the Wild Things Are.
Just last year, he delivered two prominent performances in Killing Me Softly, as an emotionally and physically inept hitman, and Zero Dark Thirty, as CIA director Leon Panetta.
His last major role will be in the upcoming crime film Animal Rescue.
He will sorely be missed.
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