James Gandolfini Dies in Italy at Age 51

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James Gandolfini, the New Jersey-based actor who played mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO’s “The Sopranos” has died of a suspected heart attack in Italy.

Gandolfini was a native of Westwood, N.J.

Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, where he was scheduled to participate in a festival event this weekend with Italian director Gabriele Muccino.

Gandolfini’s wife, former model Deborah Lin, gave birth to a baby girl last October. The couple married in Hawaii in 2008.

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Gandolfini was a favorite and admired by TMZ …

TMZ’s most recent encounter with James Gandolfini.

James Gandolfini was photographed at a famous weed shop in Venice yesterday and while we’d love to see Tony Soprano chill out a little bit… the guy left the shop empty-handed!

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