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Old 07-01-2013, 08:45 AM
 
Location: West Orange, NJ
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Actually, he was pretty famous. Twitter (where I found out about his death) was ablaze with the news and his IMDB message board went absolutely crazy. It nearly imploded.

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The series he starred in literally changed the format of the 'television show'. Prior to The Sopranos, a TV show had a plot line that basically introduced a problem, dealth with the problem, and resolved it by the end of the show. The Sopranos was the first of it's kind (of this widespread popularity) to leave you hanging at the end of each week, dying for next Sunday night to come so you could find out what happens next. And much of this was because of the amazing job he did as an actor, portraying such a character as he did. He's not "famous" like many lead actors/actresses are because he was not a fame-seeker. He purposely chose roles in movies that didn't give him fame, but that he enjoyed and that he saw as projects worth taking. He's not very "well known" for his movie roles, but he has had many.

He is widely known and respected. He's certainly famous. I found out at Yankee Stadium - they played the theme of the show when the news broke, and a quick message was posted on the screen.
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Old 07-01-2013, 08:46 AM
 
Location: West Orange, NJ
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the "solider" puts his life at risk to do a job that helps keep us free (or helps enrich politicians and defense contractors). a "distinguished citizen" like james gandolfini does a job so that he can get fat, rich, high on cocaine, bang hookers and die in Italy.
his wife is a hooker? and i wonder if his infant baby was from a crack-ho baby mama.

what world do you live in, Captain? honestly.
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Old 07-01-2013, 08:46 AM
 
Location: New Jersey/Florida
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They lowered it for the crackhead Houston(great performer), wife beater Clarence Clemons(great musician) why not lower it for the mob boss(great actor). I know I need sensitivity training I'm been in a bad mood lately.
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Old 07-01-2013, 09:30 AM
 
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his wife is a hooker? and i wonder if his infant baby was from a crack-ho baby mama.

what world do you live in, Captain? honestly.
you are drawing the conclusion that because he is married that he wasnt banging hookers? i dont know the answer to this, but would you be surprised if he wasnt snorting cocaine with his wife?
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Old 07-01-2013, 09:56 AM
 
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you are drawing the conclusion that because he is married that he wasnt banging hookers? i dont know the answer to this, but would you be surprised if he wasnt snorting cocaine with his wife?
no, i'm not drawing any conclusions other than what I knew about him. he was a very reserved man who didn't like the spotlight and by all accounts was very dedicated to his family. he was also a brilliant actor. i don't immediately jump to negative conclusions about a man who dies from a heart attack.
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Old 07-01-2013, 10:03 AM
 
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no, i'm not drawing any conclusions other than what I knew about him. he was a very reserved man who didn't like the spotlight and by all accounts was very dedicated to his family. he was also a brilliant actor. i don't immediately jump to negative conclusions about a man who dies from a heart attack.
nobody really knows whats going on behind closed doors with a family. but I think with gandolfini; we can draw some conclusions.

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Old 07-01-2013, 10:09 AM
 
Location: West Orange, NJ
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hmmmm, the unproven accusations of a woman married to a famous man, whom filed for divorce from HER, or the countless tales of the people who worked with him that counter what she claimed?

sure - YOU can draw whatever conclusions you'd like from 1 article, I'll draw the conclusions from the many I've read over the last 15 years.
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Old 07-01-2013, 10:30 AM
 
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hmmmm, the unproven accusations of a woman married to a famous man, whom filed for divorce from HER, or the countless tales of the people who worked with him that counter what she claimed?

sure - YOU can draw whatever conclusions you'd like from 1 article, I'll draw the conclusions from the many I've read over the last 15 years.
my mom knows my dad way better than his co-workers (they are divorced). anyway, nothing is "proven" and im not trying to prove anything here. but you can draw your conclusion and ill draw mine. id put money that the guy was snorting cocaine and banging hookers on the regular.
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Old 07-01-2013, 11:52 AM
 
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my mom knows my dad way better than his co-workers (they are divorced). anyway, nothing is "proven" and im not trying to prove anything here. but you can draw your conclusion and ill draw mine. id put money that the guy was snorting cocaine and banging hookers on the regular.
did you mom only stay married to your dad for a couple of years, and slander him in a bitter divorce with unproven statements? heck - i know some guys who are married to women and the women don't have a clue who their husband really is.

have fun with you conclusion. i just think it's funny that people immediately jump to such horrible conclusions.
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Old 07-01-2013, 11:58 AM
 
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did you mom only stay married to your dad for a couple of years, and slander him in a bitter divorce with unproven statements? heck - i know some guys who are married to women and the women don't have a clue who their husband really is.

have fun with you conclusion. i just think it's funny that people immediately jump to such horrible conclusions.
I cant begin to tell you how much fun ive been having with the conclusion ive drawn about james gandolfini. this past weekend I went to a Gandolfini memorial party that had tons of cocaine, hookers and cannolis.

I don't draw conclusions like that about everyone that dies; just about the ones that I think were drug and hooker addicts.
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