James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor and producer. He was best known for his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos, for which he won three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. Gandolfini's portrayal of Tony Soprano is widely regarded as among the greatest performances in television history.

Gandolfini's notable film roles include mob henchman Virgil in True Romance (1993), Lt. Bobby Dougherty in Crimson Tide (1995), Colonel Winter in The Last Castle (2001) and Mayor of New York in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). Other roles are enforcer and stuntman Bear in Get Shorty (1995) and impulsive "Wild Thing" Carol in Where the Wild Things Are (2009). For his performance as Albert in Enough Said (2013), Gandolfini posthumously received much critical praise and several awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2007, Gandolfini produced Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, a documentary in which he interviewed injured Iraq War veterans and in 2010, Wartorn: 1861–2010 examining the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on soldiers and families throughout several wars in U.S. history from 1861 to 2010. In addition to Alive Day Memories, he also produced television film Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), which gained him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series nomination. In 2013, Gandolfini died of a heart attack in Rome at the age of 51.

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詹姆斯·约瑟夫·甘多菲尼（1961 年 9 月 18 日 - 2013 年 6 月 19 日）是美国演员和制片人。他最出名的是他在 HBO 电视连续剧《黑道家族》中饰演意大利裔美国犯罪头目托尼·女高音，并因此获得了三项艾美奖、三项美国演员工会奖和一项金球奖。甘多菲尼对托尼女高音的刻画被广泛认为是电视史上最伟大的表演之一。

甘多菲尼的著名电影角色包括《真正的浪漫》（1993 年）中的黑帮追随者维吉尔、《猩红之潮》（1995 年）中的鲍比·多尔蒂中尉、《最后的城堡》（2001 年）中的温特上校和《夺取佩勒姆 123》（2009 年）中的纽约市长。其他角色包括《矮个子》（1995 年）中的执法者和特技演员熊，以及《狂野之地》（2009 年）中冲动的“狂野之物”卡罗尔。由于在《说够了》（2013 年）中饰演阿尔伯特，甘多菲尼死后获得了许多评论界的赞誉和多个奖项，包括美国演员工会奖提名和波士顿影评人协会最佳男配角奖。

2007 年，甘多菲尼制作了纪录片《活着的一天回忆：来自伊拉克的家》，其中他采访了受伤的伊拉克战争退伍军人，并于 2010 年制作了《战争：1861-2010 年》，研究了 1861 年至 2010 年美国历史上几场战争中创伤后应激障碍对士兵和家庭的影响。除了《活着的一天回忆》之外，他还制作了电视电影《海明威与盖尔霍恩》（2012年），这部电影为他赢得了黄金时段艾美奖杰出限定剧提名。2013年，甘多菲尼在罗马因心脏病发作去世，享年51岁。

Джеймс Джозеф Гандольфини-младший - американский актёр. Наибольшую известность получил за роль Тони Сопрано - главы мафиозной «семьи» в сериале «Сопрано» производства компании HBO, за исполнение которой был удостоен трёх премий «Эмми», пяти премий Американской Гильдии киноактёров и «Золотого глобуса». Его исполнение роли Тони Сопрано было названо одной из величайших и наиболее влиятельных работ в истории телевидения.

James Gandolfini Amerikalı oyuncu ve yapımcı. Aslen İtalya'nın Emilia Romagna yöresinde yer alan küçük bir koy olan Tiedoli'lidir. Aralarında "The Mexican, 8mm, Fallen, A Civil Action, The Mighty, Night falls on Manhattan, Get Shorty, Crimson Tide, True Romance, The Last Castle, The Man Who Wasn't There" gibi önemli gişe başarıları olan filmlerde boy göstermiş olup, kendisine asıl şöhreti, "The Sopranos" dizisinde başarıyla canlandırdığı mafya babası "Tony Soprano" karakteri getirmiştir.

Gandolfini, 19 Haziran 2013 tarihinde İtalya'daki tatili sırasında geçirdiği kalp krizi sonucu 51 yaşında hayata veda etmiştir. Taormina Film Festivali'nde ödül almak için 22 Haziran'da Sicilya'ya seyahat etmesi bekleniyordu. Ambulans personeli saat: 10:40 civarında geldi ve otelde hala hayatta olduğu bildirildi ama daha sonra hastaneye götürülürken yolda ölen Gandolfini'yi, ambulans personeli diriltmeye çalıştı. Gandolfini üzerinde yapılan otopside bir kalp krizi sonucu öldüğü doğrulandı. Gandolfini'nin bedeni 23 Haziran tarihinde Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ne iade edildi. Gandolfini aile sözcüsü Michael Kobold, normalde 7 tam gün süren geri dönüş sürecinin hızlandırılması için İtalyan ve Amerikan yetkililerine teşekkür etti.