Sopranos star Gandolfini has died
| 20 Jun 2013 07:07 |
| Actor James Gandolfini, who made the ruthless mob boss Tony Soprano one of the great television characters of all time, has died at age 51. |
| The New Jersey-born actor died of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in the Italian capital, Rome. |
| He was cast in 1999 as the lead in The Sopranos, David Chase's dramatic series for HBO about a suburban Mafioso in therapy. |
| The show made him a star, earning him three Emmy awards for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. |
| By the time the show finished its sixth and final season in 2007, Mr Gandolfini was earning a reported $1 million per episode. |
| Gandolfini, who was a character actor, also had supporting roles in films including Get Shorty, The Mexican and Zero Dark Thirty. |
| He was married to Deborah Lin and the couple had a baby girl last October. |
| He has a son from a previous marriage. |
