RATINGS: Cast & Crew

DOB: September 18, 1961

Background: Gandolfini is a New Jersey-born actor. He played basketball and performed in school plays in high school. Then he worked as a bouncer while earning a bachelor's degree in communication from Rutgers University. He developed an interested in acting by joining his friend Roger Bart at a Meisner technique acting class.

Filmography: His early on-screen performances included a number of tough-guy roles in films like "True Romance," "Terminal Velocity," and "The Juror." He also appeared in "Crimson Tide," "She's So Lovely," and "A Civil Action" before playing his best-known role: Tony Sopranos on the critically hailed HBO drama "The Sopranos," a role he played from 1999 to 2007. Since achieving stardom he appeared in the Coen Brothers' film "The Man Who Wasn't There" and the drama "All the King's Men." In recent years he played a general in the political satire "In the Loop" and voiced a character in "Where the Wild Things Are." This year he appeared in the HBO telefilm "Cinema Verite" and will next be seen in the film "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."
 

Emmy Awards: Wins - Best Drama Actor ("The Sopranos," 2003); Best Drama Actor ("The Sopranos," 2001); Best Drama Actor ("The Sopranos," 2000)

Best Drama Actor Nominations
"The Sopranos" (2007); lost to James Spader ("Boston Legal")
"The Sopranos" (2004); lost to James Spader ("The Practice")
"The Sopranos" (1999); lost to Dennis Franz ("NYPD Blue")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Nomination
"Hemingway and Gellhorn" (2012); lost to "Game Change"

Best Nonfiction Special Nomination
"Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq" (2008); lost to "Autism: The Musical"

Tony Awards:

Best Actor in a Play Nomination
"God of Carnage" (2009); lost to Geoffrey Rush ("Exit the King")

Golden Globes: Win - Best TV Drama Actor ("The Sopranos," 2000)

Best TV Drama Actor Nominations
"The Sopranos" (2003); lost to Michael Chiklis ("The Shield")
"The Sopranos" (2002); lost to Kiefer Sutherland ("24")
"The Sopranos" (2001); lost to Martin Sheen ("The West Wing")

SAG Awards: Wins - Best TV Drama Ensemble ("The Sopranos," 2008); Best TV Drama Ensemble ("The Sopranos," 2000); Best TV Drama Actor ("The Sopranos," 2008); Best TV Drama Actor ("The Sopranos," 2003); Best TV Drama Actor ("The Sopranos," 2000)

Best Film Ensemble Nomination
"Get Shorty" (1996); lost to "Apollo 13"

Best TV Drama Ensemble Nominations
"The Sopranos" (2007); lost to "Grey's Anatomy"
"The Sopranos" (2005); lost to "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation"
"The Sopranos" (2003); lost to "Six Feet Under"
"The Sopranos" (2002); lost to "The West Wing"
"The Sopranos" (2001); lost to "The West Wing"

Best TV Drama Actor Nominations
"The Sopranos" (2007); lost to Hugh Laurie ("House")
"The Sopranos" (2005); lost to Jerry Orbach ("Law and Order")
"The Sopranos" (2002); lost to Martin Sheen ("The West Wing")
"The Sopranos" (2001); lost to Martin Sheen ("The West Wing")