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James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor and producer. He was best known for his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos, for which he won three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. Gandolfini's portrayal of Tony Soprano is widely regarded as among the greatest performances in television history. Gandolfini's notable film roles include mob henchman Virgil in True Romance (1993), Lt. Bobby Dougherty in Crimson Tide (1995), Colonel Winter in The Last Castle (2001) and Mayor of New York in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). Other roles are enforcer and stuntman Bear in Get Shorty (1995) and impulsive "Wild Thing" Carol in Where the Wild Things Are (2009). For his performance as Albert in Enough Said (2013), Gandolfini posthumously received much critical praise and several awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2007, Gandolfini produced Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, a documentary in which he interviewed injured Iraq War veterans and in 2010, Wartorn: 1861–2010 examining the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on soldiers and families throughout several wars in U.S. history from 1861 to 2010. In addition to Alive Day Memories, he also produced television film Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), which gained him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series nomination. In 2013, Gandolfini died of a heart attack in Rome at the age of 51.
James Gandolfini
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for Sal Maroni in The Batman: World’s Greatest Detective (2014)
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Gotham reels as a string of brutal murders strikes its elite, each crime scene marked by cryptic riddles exposing the city’s darkest secrets. When the district attorney is found dead beneath a twisted puzzle condemning Gotham’s corruption, Assistant DA Harvey Dent rises as the city’s “white knight,” vowing justice through law. Batman, five years into his crusade, and Robin, Dick Grayson, two years as his partner, hunt the killer across a city rotting beneath the weight of crime families like the Falcones and the grip of Oswald Cobblepot’s Penguin-run underworld. The Gotham City Police Department remains fractured by corruption, with only a few honest voices like Lieutenant James Gordon standing alongside Batman. As the murders escalate, Riddler’s riddles strike closer, targeting Bruce Wayne himself, accusing the wealthy of moral failure. When Batman and Robin finally corner Edward Nygma, more blood stains the streets—several of Gotham’s corrupt elite fall in one final act of cruelty, including the brutal assassination of Commissioner Loeb. With the city shaken, Nygma is dragged into Arkham Asylum, his mind unraveling into madness. In the silence of his padded cell, distant, mocking laughter echoes from down the hall. Post Credits: Diana Prince studies ancient artifacts, her eyes fixed on symbols of Themyscira, sensing the stirrings of destiny.
