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Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
James Gandolfini's lumbering, brutish mob boss with the tortured psyche will endure as one of TV's indelible characters. But his portrayal of criminal Tony Soprano in HBO's landmark drama series "The Sopranos" was just one facet of an actor who created a rich legacy of film and stage work in ...
Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest, hospital says
Hospital officials in Rome say U.S. actor James Gandolfini died after suffering cardiac arrest. Dr. Claudio Modini, head of the emergency room at the Policlinic Umberto I hospital, said Gandolfini arrived at the hospital at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday and was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. after reanimation efforts in the ...
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Taliban offer to free US soldier in exchange for Afghans held at Guantanamo ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. army soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, ...
Serena Williams sorry after rape case comments
Serena Williams says she's reaching out to the family of the victim in the Steubenville rape case after the tennis star was quoted in a Rolling Stone article saying "she shouldn't have put herself in that position." "I am currently reaching out to the girl's family to let her know ...
Concert of Colors is 21 but still growing
A festival celebrating southeastern Michigan's musical and ethnic diversity is returning with a couple new venues and an expanded online presence. The 21st annual Concert of Colors kicks off June 29 with its Tune Up Concert and the main event runs from July 4-7. New to the venue list this ...
Georgia News Digest
The state at 3:30 a.m. TOP STORIES: PAULA DEEN-LAWSUIT SAVANNAH, Ga. — Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of racial and sexual discrimination in a lawsuit by a former manager of their restaurant, don't ...
James Gandolfini: He let his characters star
James Gandolfini would have hated all this fuss. He was an actor who shrank from attention for anything but the roles he brought to life. No false modesty. He simply did his best to remain a private citizen behind his public characters. These included, of course, Tony Soprano, the fiendish, ...
The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: OSCARS: CANDIDATES FOR FILM ACADEMY PRESIDENT LINE UP It could be Rob Friedman vs. Cheryl Boone Isaacs as Hawk Koch is termed-out and the Academy nears a key election that could provide a stark leadership choice. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-candidates-film-academy-president-570703?AP 'AMERICAN ...
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 ...
Stars share reactions to James Gandolfini's death
James Gandolfini's fans and colleagues shared reaction to his death Wednesday in Italy. He was 51: — "He was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of ...
Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines
Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos": —"You know my feelings: Every day is a gift. It's just, does it have to be a pair of socks?" —"What kind of (expletive) human being am I, if my own mother wants me dead?" ...
NASCAR drivers among 800 at Leffler funeral
The funeral service for NASCAR driver Jason Leffler drew Sprint Cup stars Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle and Brad Keselowski among the more than 800 people who filled Grace Covenant Church on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Leffler, known by the nickname "LEFturn," died a week ago when his sprint car ...
Stars share reaction to James Gandolfini's death
James Gandolfini's fans and colleagues shared reaction to his death Wednesday: — "He was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those ...
AP PHOTOS: The career of James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive — he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody ...
AP PHOTOS: The career of James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," has died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive. HBO called the actor a "special man, ...
NJ's US Sen. Menendez calls Gandolfini a TV icon
New Jersey's U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez says he's saddened to hear about the death of "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini (gan-dahl-FEE'-nee). Menendez says Gandolfini was a "talented actor whose unforgettable performances made him a television icon." He says Gandolfini was a proud New Jerseyan and a Rutgers University graduate. The ...
Christie: Gandolfini was a New Jersey treasure
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the death of "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini (gan-dahl-FEE'-nee) has come as an awful shock to him. He says Gandolfini was "a fine actor, a Rutgers alum and a true Jersey guy." Gandolfini grew up in Park Ridge, the son of a building maintenance ...
Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47
Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after a more than two-year battle with prostate cancer, according to friends and his publisher. He was 47. Flynn was supporting himself by ...
Bulger, Gandolfini: Mob makes headlines this week
The death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show "The Sopranos," was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news making headlines this week. Here's a look: JAMES GANDOLFINI'S DEATH Gandolfini, whose portrayal of an emotionally delicate mob boss on one ...
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. BERNANKE SPEAKS, DOW DROPS His announcement that the Fed will likely end its extraordinary bond-buying program next year sends the Dow down more than 200 points. 2. JAMES GANDOLFINI, MAGNETIC 'SOPRANOS' STAR, ...
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