In a new biography, “Gandolfini,” Jason Bailey seeks to find the real man behind the beloved gangster on HBO’s “The Sopranos.

David Chase didn't know if James Gandolfini was 'threatening enough' to play Tony Soprano while casting 'The Sopranos.' ...

When he finally settled down and really did a reading, it was just obvious,” Chase recalled in an excerpt via Jason Bailey’s ...

James Gandolfini wasn't well known when he landed the part of Tony Soprano on the HBO series "The Sopranos," and the show's ...

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Robert Iler, Stven Van Zandt and Lorraine Bracco shared new reflections on the late James Gandolfini and their time with him ...

More than 25 years later, it seems impossible to imagine anyone other than James Gandolfini in the role of Tony Soprano.

Chase thought Gandolfini was "brilliant," but he still had one concern before choosing him for the role, per a new biography ...

The casting of James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos was not a foregone conclusion. Series creator David Chase had a specific concern about the actor before committing to the role, as ...

In Jason Bailey’s new biography about the beloved actor, Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, an excerpt of which ...

David Chase had reservations about casting James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in his series The Sopranos, it has emerged. A new ...

A new book on the life and career of James Gandolfini ... The Sopranos creator David Chase initially worried Gandolfini wasn’t “threatening enough” to play the troubled mobster.