James Gandolfini and wife Deborah Lin at the premiere of HBO Films' 'Cinema Verite' in Los Angeles in 2011. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters) 'Sopranos' star, James Gandolfini, dies at 51

James Gandolfini, who helped usher in a new golden era of television in his Emmy-winning role as Tony Soprano on HBO's "The Sopranos," died suddenly in Rome of a possible heart attack. He was 51.

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