Much better known as Tony Soprano, a character loosely based on real-life New Jersey mobster Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, of the television show The Sopranos, James Joseph Gandolfini Jr was born 1961 and sadly died of a heart attack aged only 51 in June 2013. Gandolfini received widespread praise for his performance as the crime boss, winning three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors … [Read more...]