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Inner Soprano (James Gandolfini)
This person died in 2013 at age 51. His father was an immigrant who held a number of jobs, including janitor, bricklayer, and mason. His mother was a high school cafeteria chef. He attended Rutgers University, graduating with a degree in communications. He drove a delivery truck, managed nightclubs and tended bar in Manhattan before becoming interested in acting at age 25. Throughout the 90s he had an impressive list of character-acting credits, but he was largely unknown until David Chase cast him in the role of Tony Soprano in 1999. Today’s dead celebrity is James Gandolfini. Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss, and includes a guest appearance from Michael Warburton. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 35 “Likable Villain” (Alan Rickman) and Episode 29 “Zen Comedian” (Garry Shandling) LINKS: Transcript of this episode New York Times Obituary for James Gandolfini James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend documentary Gandolfini’s Acceptance Speech at 2000 Golden Globes “James Gandolfini was Fat and Sexy” article in Salon SNL Appearance on Weekend Update with Tina Fey Sopranos Opening on The Simpsons “The Night Tony Soprano Disappeared” in GQ Magazine James Gandolfini’s 10 Best Non-Sopranos Roles in Parade “Wartorn” PTSD documentary on IMDB produced by James Gandolfini Dead or Alive quiz game Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Famous & Gravy official website See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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