James Gandolfini's son Michael was not allowed to see his dad work as Tony Soprano on the hit drama series when he was a kid. By the time Michael was 8, the "Sopranos" aired its final episode.

The tension between James Gandolfini, the actor, and Tony Soprano, the character, was often hard for the star to live with, Jason Bailey writes in his biography on the 'Sopranos' actor.

James Gandolfini played Tony Soprano in the HBO series for six seasons, ending in 2007. And "The Sopranos" was considered an instant classic. The New Jersey mob family, ...

The star recently got candid on his upbringing and watching James, who died in 2013 at 51 from a heart attack, play Tony Soprano on the hit show “The Sopranos.” 6 James Gandolfini, Marcy ...

The Sopranos creator David Chase recently opened up about the casting process and revealed he had some hesitation with selecting James Gandolfini for the role of Tony Soprano.. Before the iconic ...

While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive -- he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody Allen." In past interviews, his cast mates had far ...

The Sopranos Creator David Chase Had 1 Concern About James Gandolfini Before Casting Him as Tony Soprano “He’d be walking through the hallways, arriving to set, and the robe is blowing ...

James Gandolfini played mobster Tony Soprano for all six seasons of The Sopranos.Michael Gandolfini took on the role of young Tony Soprano in the prequel film The Many Saints of Newark. “I’m ...

David Chase wasn’t initially sold on James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano in The Sopranos because he thought he wasn’t “threatening enough.”. In an excerpt from Jason Bailey’s new book ...

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James Gandolfini is best known for playing a single character: Tony Soprano, the bearish New Jersey gangster at the heart of HBO’s massively popular series “The Sopranos.”But Jason Bailey ...

The tension between James Gandolfini, the actor, and Tony Soprano, the character, was often hard for the star to live with, Jason Bailey writes in his biography on the 'Sopranos' actor.