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.' ...

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

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

James Gandolfini only had a few minor film credits and only two television credits (one in a made-for-TV movie), before ...

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

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 ...

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

It's impossible to imagine anyone but James Gandolfini as the menacing Tony Soprano, the sadistic yet charming criminal at the center of The Sopranos. But that didn't stop David Chase from trying.

“The Sopranos” creator David Chase almost passed on casting James Gandolfini in the lead role because the late actor didn’t seem “threatening enough” to play mob boss Tony Soprano. In an excerpt ...

However, while Chase ... Van Zandt as Silvio Dante, James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and Tony Sirico as Paulie Walnuts in ‘The Sopranos’ (Getty Images) “David, if your only concern is ...