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James Gandolfini Biography

Birth Name:
James Joseph Gandolfini
Birth Place:
Westwood, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Before becoming an actor, worked as a bartender, nightclub bouncer and truck driver
  • Touted alma mater Rutgers University's football program in a 2001 commercial directed by Michael Imperioli
  • In 2003, engaged in a bitter salary dispute with HBO that ended when he agreed to drop his lawsuit and resume work on The Sopranos
  • Returned to the Broadway stage in 2009, giving a Tony-nominated performance in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage
  • Played the trumpet and saxophone

Awards

  • 2014Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actor in a Comedy: nominated
  • 2014Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2014Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Male: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: nominated
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2007Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2003Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2002Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001American Film Institute-Best Male Actor in a Television Series: winner
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2001Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2000Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
  • 2000Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1999Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1999Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1999Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated

Relationships

  • Lora Somoza -- Ex-fiancée
  • Marcy Wudarski -- Ex-wife
  • James J. Gandolfini -- Father
  • Johanna Antonacci -- Sister
  • Leta Gandolfini -- Sister
  • Michael Gandolfini -- Son
  • Deborah Lin -- Wife