He died on June 19, 2013 at age 51 of a heart attack. Although the show’s creator David Chase admitted at the time of the actor’s death that he “wasn’t easy sometimes,” Chase was quick to point out th...
Chase revealed in Wise Guy that he eventually discovered Gandolfini, who initially thought he’d flubbed his audition but gave it another go at Chase’s home, where he nailed the part. “Bang,” said Chas...
“When Jim got the deal, none of us knew it was even on the table,” de Matteo said. “We didn’t know to negotiate. I think he felt terrible about that, so he called us all into his trailer one-by-one an...
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