James Gandolfini has made his mark in a variety of roles in at least 20 motion pictures.
James Gandolfini
most recently finished shooting "Lonely Hearts" opposite John Travolta and
Salma Hayek, as well as "All the King's Men" with director Steve Zaillian, starring Sean Penn and Jude Law. In "Romance & Cigarettes,"
James Gandolfini
stars opposite Susan Sarandon and Kate Winslet, a feature film directed by
John Turturro with Joel and Ethan Cohen producing.
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.
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