Tony Soprano was portrayed by James Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack at age 51 in 2013, just six years after the final episode of "The Sopranos" aired in June 2007.

Tony Soprano was portrayed by James Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack at age 51 in 2013, just six years after the final episode of "The Sopranos" aired in June 2007.

Alex Gibney on his 2024 film ‘Wise Guy’, which offers a deep dive into David Chase's The Sopranos, featuring rare insights, cast interviews, and more.

Steve Schirripa, best known for playing third-generation gangster Bobby Baccalieri on the Emmy-Award winning series "The Sopranos," will be at a Brockton Rox game for "Sopranos Night" on Saturday ...

The late Tony Sirico played Paulie Walnuts in 'The Sopranos.' His brother, Father Robert Sirico, was apart of the secret process behind electing a new pope. Joshua Espinoza May 8, 2025 ...

This talent didn't stop there. Scalies returned to HBO in 2007, making an unforgettable appearance as Coach Molinaro in the fifth-season Sopranos episode "The Test Dream". In this chilling dream ...

The tension between James Gandolfini, the actor, and Tony Soprano, the character, was often hard for the star to live with, Jason Bailey writes in his biography on the 'Sopranos' actor.

David Chase wasn’t initially sold on James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano in The Sopranos because he thought he wasn’t “threatening enough.” In an excerpt from Jason Bailey’s new book ...

Ultimately, three people were up for the role — Gandolfini, The Alto Knights star Mike Rispoli and Steven Van Zandt, who later took on the part of Silvio Dante in The Sopranos.

But The Sopranos creator David Chase was initially worried the actor wasn’t “threatening enough” to play the mafia boss in the acclaimed HBO drama series that ran for six seasons from 1999 ...

James Gandolfini's son Michael was not allowed to see his dad work as Tony Soprano on the hit drama series when he was a kid. By the time Michael was 8, the "Sopranos" aired its final episode.