Very Sad: Sopranos star James Gandolfini dead at 51

[Steely Dan]

Hey Emu man... If I recall correctly, Tony is meeting up with his family at a diner, puts a quarter in the jukebox and plays "Don't stop believin", we see several questionable characters milling about, and then it goes to black screen - leaving us with any number of possible endings.

James was a Jersey boy, from Westwood NJ - Dio lo benedica Mr. Gandolfini, and your family too.

Here's my interpretation;

First: Tony is wearing the same style shirt as he wore in the episode "Members Only" That's the episode where Junior shoots him.

Second: The guy who walks in, wearing a Members Only Jacket, with a silencer goes to the bathroom. Tony's favorite scene from the Godfather is the one where they hide the gun behind the toilet tank.

Third: Bobby says to Tony on a fishing trip that "You probably never even hear the one that gets ya.

Fourth: His family is dressed entirely in black.

Fifth: The cat that stares at Christopher's picture after he's dead is an orange cat. In the restaurant there is a big orange tiger behind Tony's head on the wall. That's not the way it actually was in the restaurant. David Chase designed it that way.

Sixth: At the end of Godfather 3 Al Pacino drops an orange. When Tony goes to visit his family, he asks Carmella for something to eat. She says, "All I've got is this orange."

Seventh: He had Phil Leatardo killed in the most disgusting way. In front of his family.

Eighth: I forget what episode it was in, but Phil talks about taking out the entire Jersey crew and working with whatever's left. Silvio is almost dead, Christopher is dead, Bobby is dead, and the orange cat sits down and stares at Paulie as he suns himself. The only guy who gets away is Patsy, who is going to be Meadow's father in law.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. If I remember more, I'll post them.

I can't determine if his family, except for Meadow, are killed too. :waitasec:

 

[txsvicki]

He was also a good son. One article said he attended Rutger's University and got a degree to please his mother even though he didn't want to go. Such a shame to leave two young children.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

June 20, 2013 at 6:58 am

Hospital: 'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest
Associated Press

Rome — Hospital officials in Rome say U.S. actor James Gandolfini died after suffering cardiac arrest...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130620/OBITUARIES/306200059#ixzz2WkqknoGc

 

[Steely Dan]

Here's my interpretation;

First: Tony is wearing the same style shirt as he wore in the episode "Members Only" That's the episode where Junior shoots him.

Second: The guy who walks in, wearing a Members Only Jacket, with a silencer goes to the bathroom. Tony's favorite scene from the Godfather is the one where they hide the gun behind the toilet tank.

Third: Bobby says to Tony on a fishing trip that "You probably never even hear the one that gets ya.

Fourth: His family is dressed entirely in black.

Fifth: The cat that stares at Christopher's picture after he's dead is an orange cat. In the restaurant there is a big orange tiger behind Tony's head on the wall. That's not the way it actually was in the restaurant. David Chase designed it that way.

Sixth: At the end of Godfather 3 Al Pacino drops an orange. When Tony goes to visit his family, he asks Carmella for something to eat. She says, "All I've got is this orange."

Seventh: He had Phil Leatardo killed in the most disgusting way. In front of his family.

Eighth: I forget what episode it was in, but Phil talks about taking out the entire Jersey crew and working with whatever's left. Silvio is almost dead, Christopher is dead, Bobby is dead, and the orange cat sits down and stares at Paulie as he suns himself. The only guy who gets away is Patsy, who is going to be Meadow's father in law.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. If I remember more, I'll post them.

I can't determine if his family, except for Meadow, are killed too. :waitasec:

Just remembered another one. Dr. Melfi drops him as a patient. All of Tony's ties to world are severed or about to be severed. Now that I think about it, maybe the family did get killed. :waitasec:

 

[cityslick]

There are few actors that are identified with their iconic characters, James Gandolfini = Tony Soprano has to be right up there with Archie Bunker = Carrol O'Conner and Fonzie = Henry Winkler.

RIP.

 

[Lilachaze]

So sad, he was so young. My heart goes out to his family.

 

[lucky181]

(newspaper requires a subscription but I'll copy some of the article)

Ruth Lin of Honolulu, whose daughter Deborah is the wife of actor James Gandolfini, said her son-in-law made a request several weeks ago during her visit to their Beverly Hills home.

"He told me, ‘Mama, just remember, if anything happens to me, please take care of my family,'" Lin said. "Now I'm beginning to think he must have known something."

She said Deborah had remained with the baby in California while Gandolfini went with his son to Italy to receive a film festival award.

Lin said her daughter called her frantically on Wednesday. "She said, ‘James had a heart attack in Rome, and he's in the hospital.' The media was at her door. She was just beside herself," Lin said.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/newsp...ily_actor_told_wifes_mother.html?id=212280501

 

[wfgodot]

Daily Mail has a glut of Gandolfini articles. They're linked here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...star-FORTY-MINUTES-suffered-heart-attack.html

 

[wishuwerehere]

RIP Mr. Gandolfini.

No one could have played Tony Soprano more convincingly.

I also loved him in the movie, "The Last Castle."

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

James Gandolfini Autopsy Confirms Sopranos Star Died of a Heart Attack, Funeral Plans Laid Out

Peter Gicas, eonline
1 hour ago

An autopsy has confirmed that James Gandolfini passed away due to a heart attack.

"Today we received the results of the autopsy, which stated he died of a heart attack, of natural causes," Gandolfini family friend Michael Kobold told the press in Rome, Italy, on Friday. "The autopsy further states that nothing else was found in his system"...

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-eonline/20130621/b432320/

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Funeral plans set for actor James Gandolfini

16 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Funeral services for actor James Gandolfini will be Thursday at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City.

An HBO spokeswoman speaking on behalf of the family says the funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m...

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20130623/US--James.Gandolfini/

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

James Gandolfini's Body Arrives in New Jersey From Rome

Alexis L. Loinaz, eonline
Seconds ago

The actor's body was returned to the U.S. Sunday night after being flown in from Rome, E! News has confirmed.

Per a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, a plane carrying Gandolfini's body landed at Newark Liberty International Airport at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, and the actor's remains left the airport for a funeral home in New Jersey at 11:20 p.m.

A spokesman for the Robert Spearing Funeral Home in Park Ridge, N.J., confirms to E! News that it will be handling the arrangements for the funeral service, which is scheduled for Thursday in New York City...

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-eonline/20130624/b432869/

 

[PMLsmom]

DH and I were die-hard Soprano fans, watched every episode together, which in itself is a miracle, lol, given the fact that we can't stand each others taste/style/choices in TV. RIP Mr. Gandolfini...

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Estate was left to kids, wife, relatives and assistants.....


http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/sopranos_kids_inherit_the_family_bFddRyg57VOjD9cTDgss7O

 

[Steely Dan]

It's cool that he left something to his assistant and secretary.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Even cooler!

'He's my son's guardian angel': James Gandolfini left $50,000 to a friend's 12-year-old autistic son"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-50-000-friends-12-year-old-autistic-son.html

"He was known as a generous family-man, but James Gandolfini has surpassed himself after leaving $50,000 to an old friend and his autistic son."

"The Soprano’s star left the fortune to his college friend Doug Katz and his 12-year-old autistic son Andrew."

"Katz told the New York Post: ‘I was shocked. He’s my son’s guardian angel.’

What a kind and generous man!

 

[Elley Mae]

Gandolfini’s estate may take $30-million tax hit, report says

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...tate-may-take-30-million-tax-hit-report-says/

William Zabel, a top estate lawyer, told The Daily News that the "Sopranos" star's estate could see over $30 million go to the government.

bbm

 

[Reader]

Found this from from Dick Cavett:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/good-night-sweet-soprano/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"A heartless crook apparently ripped off James Gandolfini’s prized Rolex after his unexpected death in Rome this summer."

“The Sopranos” actor’s $3,000 timepiece was allegedly swiped from his hotel room within hours of his passing, family reps told the celebrity gossip Web site TMZ."

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/gandolfini_prized_rolex_swiped_death_J9tKnOy5s9Hd5vYfzJKvEI

 

[Steely Dan]

"A heartless crook apparently ripped off James Gandolfini’s prized Rolex after his unexpected death in Rome this summer."

“The Sopranos” actor’s $3,000 timepiece was allegedly swiped from his hotel room within hours of his passing, family reps told the celebrity gossip Web site TMZ."

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/gandolfini_prized_rolex_swiped_death_J9tKnOy5s9Hd5vYfzJKvEI

Wow! Some people will stoop pretty low.