Michael Gandolfini (born 1999) is an American actor. He is the son of
actor James Gandolfini.Gandolfini was born in 1999, the son of actor
James Gandolfini and Marcy Wudarski. Growing up, Gandolfini enjoyed
performing, but his father advised against an acting career, rather
wanting him to pursue sports or "...be a director. They have the
power."Gandolfini's father died suddenly at the age of 51 in Rome on
June 19, 2013. He was expected to travel to Sicily a few days later to
receive an award at the Taormina Film Fest. After the family had spent
the day sightseeing, Michael discovered his father unconscious at
around 10 p.m. local time on the bathroom floor at the Boscolo Exedra
Hotel. Michael called reception, which in turn called emergency
paramedics. His father arrived at the hospital at 10:40 p.m. and was
pronounced dead 20 minutes later from a heart attack.Following his
father's death, Gandolfini decided to pursue acting. He enrolled at
New York University after graduating high school. In his early
audition efforts, he was cast in the HBO drama series The Deuce as
Joey Dwyer. In 2019, he was cast in The Many Saints of Newark to play
the young version of Tony Soprano, the role played by his father in
the television series The Sopranos. Gandolfini, having never watched
the show, watched through it to prepare for the role, describing it as
an intense process. He was later cast in the Russo brothers crime
drama Cherry.
actor James Gandolfini.Gandolfini was born in 1999, the son of actor
James Gandolfini and Marcy Wudarski. Growing up, Gandolfini enjoyed
performing, but his father advised against an acting career, rather
wanting him to pursue sports or "...be a director. They have the
power."Gandolfini's father died suddenly at the age of 51 in Rome on
June 19, 2013. He was expected to travel to Sicily a few days later to
receive an award at the Taormina Film Fest. After the family had spent
the day sightseeing, Michael discovered his father unconscious at
around 10 p.m. local time on the bathroom floor at the Boscolo Exedra
Hotel. Michael called reception, which in turn called emergency
paramedics. His father arrived at the hospital at 10:40 p.m. and was
pronounced dead 20 minutes later from a heart attack.Following his
father's death, Gandolfini decided to pursue acting. He enrolled at
New York University after graduating high school. In his early
audition efforts, he was cast in the HBO drama series The Deuce as
Joey Dwyer. In 2019, he was cast in The Many Saints of Newark to play
the young version of Tony Soprano, the role played by his father in
the television series The Sopranos. Gandolfini, having never watched
the show, watched through it to prepare for the role, describing it as
an intense process. He was later cast in the Russo brothers crime
drama Cherry.
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