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James Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest, doctors confirm James Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest, doctors confirm
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James Gandolfini, the US actor who played mafia boss Tony Soprano in the HBO smash hit The Sopranos, died of a heart attack, doctors have confirmed.James Gandolfini, the US actor who played mafia boss Tony Soprano in the HBO smash hit The Sopranos, died of a heart attack, doctors have confirmed.
Dr Claudio Modini, head of the emergency room at the Policlinic Umberto I hospital in Rome, said Gandolfini, 51, suffered a cardiac arrest.Dr Claudio Modini, head of the emergency room at the Policlinic Umberto I hospital in Rome, said Gandolfini, 51, suffered a cardiac arrest.
He arrived at the hospital at 10.40pm local time Wednesday and was pronounced dead at 11pm after resuscitation efforts in the ambulance and hospital failed, Modini said.He arrived at the hospital at 10.40pm local time Wednesday and was pronounced dead at 11pm after resuscitation efforts in the ambulance and hospital failed, Modini said.
Modini told the Associated Press that an autopsy would be performed starting 24 hours after the death, as required by law.Modini told the Associated Press that an autopsy would be performed starting 24 hours after the death, as required by law.
Michael Kobold, a family friend, told reporters in Rome that a family member discovered Gandolfini in his hotel room, but he declined to say whom. NBC quoted Antonio D'Amore, manager of Rome's Boscolo Exedra hotel, as saying it was Gandolfini's 13-year-old son, Michael.Michael Kobold, a family friend, told reporters in Rome that a family member discovered Gandolfini in his hotel room, but he declined to say whom. NBC quoted Antonio D'Amore, manager of Rome's Boscolo Exedra hotel, as saying it was Gandolfini's 13-year-old son, Michael.
Organizers of the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily were scrambling to put together a tribute to Gandolfini, who had been expected to attend the festival's closing ceremony this weekend and receive an award. They said Gandolfini will instead be honored with a tribute "remembering his career and talent."Organizers of the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily were scrambling to put together a tribute to Gandolfini, who had been expected to attend the festival's closing ceremony this weekend and receive an award. They said Gandolfini will instead be honored with a tribute "remembering his career and talent."
Mario Sesti and Tiziana Rocca said they had spoken to Gandolfini hours before his death "and he was very happy to receive this prize and be able to travel to Italy."Mario Sesti and Tiziana Rocca said they had spoken to Gandolfini hours before his death "and he was very happy to receive this prize and be able to travel to Italy."
Edie Falco, who played Tony Soprano's wife Carmela on the show, remembered him as a "man of tremendous depth and sensitivity".Edie Falco, who played Tony Soprano's wife Carmela on the show, remembered him as a "man of tremendous depth and sensitivity".
"I am shocked and devastated by Jim's passing," she said in a statement."I am shocked and devastated by Jim's passing," she said in a statement.
Gandolfini and his wife, Deborah, who were married in 2008, have a daughter, Liliana, born last year, HBO said. Michael is the son of the actor and his former wife, Marcy.Gandolfini and his wife, Deborah, who were married in 2008, have a daughter, Liliana, born last year, HBO said. Michael is the son of the actor and his former wife, Marcy.
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