James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini was cast as Tony Soprano in 1999 and played the role for eight years on HBO’s massively popular mafia drama The Sopranos. However, this would be a mistake to think of him as only able to play one type of character. He actually started his acting career on Broadway before moving on to film, where he starred in a bittersweet romantic comedy opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus titled Enough Said.
These photos of Gandolfini were taken by fans just hours before he tragically suffered a heart attack while vacationing with his family in Rome on June 19, 2013.