James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos"
James Gandolfini stars as the series lead, Tony Soprano, on HBO's Emmy award winning drama, "The Sopranos." James Gandolfini's portrayal of mob boss Tony Soprano has brought him three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. James Gandolfini has also won three Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, including two for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series and one shared with "The Soprano's" cast for Outstanding Ensemble Cast.
Other films for James Gandolfini include Mike Mitchell's "Surviving Christmas" opposite Ben Affleck, The Cohen brothers "The Man Who Wasn't There;" "The Last Castle" directed by Rod Lurie and starring Robert Redford; Gore Verbinski's "The Mexican" starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts; Joel Shumacher's "Eight Millimeter" with Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix and Steve Zaillian's "A Civil Action" with John Travolta and Robert Duvall; Peter Chelsom's "The Mighty" with Sharon Stone; William Friedkin's "12 Angry Men;" Nick Cassavetes' "She's So Lovely," starring Sean Penn and Robin Wright-Penn; "Fallen" directed by Gregory Hoblitt with Denzel Washington; Sidney Lumet's "Night Falls on Manhattan" with Andy Garcia and Lena Olin; Brian Gibson's "The Juror" with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore; "Get Shorty" with Danny Devito and John Travolta; Tony Scott's "Crimson Tide," starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington; French director Alain Corneau's "Le Nouveau Monde;" "Terminal Velocity" with Charlie Sheen; "Angie" with Geena Davis; and his first Tony Scott picture, "True Romance," starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette.
Born in Westwood, New Jersey, James Gandolfini graduated from Rutgers University before beginning his acting career in New York Theatre. James Gandolfini made his Broadway debut in the 1992 revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange. James Gandolfini currently resides in New York.