Birthday: September 18, 1961
Born and raised in New Jersey, press-shy James Gandolfini forged a film career as a prolific character actor before finally emerging as a bona fide star in the critically-lauded HBO series The Sopranos. After earning his college degree in 1983, Gandolfini headed to New York to study at the Actors Studio. Supporting himself for almost ten years as a bartender and nightclub manager, ...more- 2007
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- The Sopranos (TV Series)
- win
- 2007
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- The Sopranos (TV Series)
- nom
- 2006
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- The Sopranos (TV Series)
- nom
- 2002
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- The Sopranos (TV Series)
- win
- 2002
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series
- The Sopranos (TV Series)
- nom
- 2009
- Sexual Healing
- Freddy Cousaert
- 2009
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
- Mayor
- 2008
- In the Loop
- General Miller
- 2008
- ABCD Camp
- Sonny Vaccaro
- 2009
- Sexual Healing
- Producer
- 2008
- ABCD Camp
- Executive Producer
- 2007
- Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
- Executive Producer













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