Variety is reporting that Sopranos star James Gandolfini has died in Italy at the age of 51 after a possible heart attack.
Gandolfini was a three-time Emmy winner; he had recently appeared in Zero Dark Thirty and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, and was working on Fox Searchlight's Animal Rescue and TV shows Criminal Justice and Taxi 22.
Gandolfini is survived by his wife, Deborah Lin, and his son. Further details of Gandolfini's tragic passing will no doubt emerge over the course of the day.
