James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr. (born September 18, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, about a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and career in the Mafia. For this role, Gandolfini garnered enormous praise, winning both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series three times. Gandolfini's other roles include the woman-beating mob henchman Virgil in True Romance, enforcer/stuntman Bear in Get Shorty, and the impulsive Wild Thing Carol in Where the Wild Things Are. In 2007, Gandolfini produced the documentary Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, in which he interviewed 10 injured Iraq War veterans. In 2010, Gandolfini produced another documentary, Wartorn: 1861-2010, in which posttraumatic stress disorder and its impact on soldiers and families is analyzed throughout several wars in American history, from 1861 to 2010. TV Guide ranked him 28 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list in 2005. This book is your ultimate resource for James Gandolfini. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about James Gandolfini's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: James Gandolfini, 12 Angry Men (1997 film), 8mm (film), A Stranger Among Us, American Film Institute Awards 2001, Angie (1994 film), Anthony LaPaglia, Barbara Turner (actress), Bouncer (doorman), Clive Owen, God of Carnage, In the Loop (film), Jeff Daniels, Le Nouveau monde, Lonely Hearts (2006 film), Meisner technique, Mint Julep (film), Night Falls on Manhattan, Park Ridge, New Jersey, Park Ridge High School, Perdita Durango, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, She's So Lovely, Terminal Velocity (film), Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Juror, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Mexican, The Mighty, The Sopranos, The Sopranos (season 6)and more pages!Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.