James Gandolfini was the empathic mobster Tony Soprano in the popular Sopranos series on HBO. Â During the six years of the series he won three Emmys as Best Actor. According to Variety.com he died of a stroke in Italy today, however, TMZ.com claims it was a heart attack.Â
Gandolfini was reportedly in Italy for the 59th Taormina Film Festival. The 51 year old actor is survived by his wife Deborah Lin. They have a daughter born in October of last year. Gandolfini has a son from an earlier marriage. Â
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