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James Gandolfini (born September 18, 1961James Gandolfini is an American actor of Italian descent. He was exposed to acting while a young man living in New York City, when he accompanied a friend to an acting class which changed Gandolfini's life.

Although he acted on Broadway and in various films in the 1990s, Gandolfini's most acclaimed role is that of Tony Soprano, the Mafia boss and family man in the multi-award-winning HBO series , which debuted in 1999. He has won three Emmys for Best Actor in a Drama for his work in The Sopranos. He has also acted in films such as .

He was born in Westwood, New Jersey, grew up in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and currently lives in New York City. James holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Rutgers University. Among some of his more well-known film roles are as a brutal woman-beating mob enforcer in