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Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

FILE - This undated publicity photo, released by HBO, shows actor James Gandolfini in his role as Tony Soprano, head of the New Jersey crime family portrayed in HBO's "The Sopranos." HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Italy. He was 51.

James Gandolfini's lumbering, brutish mob boss with the tortured psyche will endure as one of TV's indelible characters. 12 minutes ago

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Famous fictional mobsters

As mobster Tony Soprano, James Gandolfini had the kind of role that reached the very heights of popular culture - a character so famous we end up quoting him, comparing real-life people to him and knowing more about him than our own friends and neighbors. Gangsters have long made for some of the...
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Stars share reaction to James Gandolfini's death

James Gandolfini's fans and colleagues shared reaction to his death Wednesday:
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Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines

Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos":