Talk:James Gandolfini

message: I worked on at least one film with him that predates most of his filmography.  It was a short.  Do such things get added to the list?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.40.64.122 (talk) 21:52, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, if there's a bona fide way of documenting it; a reference to which one may link.  If you don't know how to do it, I can help you. Lemmee know. Gregg L. DesElms (Username: Deselms) (talk) 08:42, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other films? 

message: Is someone currently working on an article? I find it hard to believe that I love Jb ace article while many far more obscure actors have more in-depth articles.207.127.128.2 22:43, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It had been vandalised along with a string of other articles with personal information in the history; I was doing history deletions on them all, to remove the offending edits, but it looks like I slipped up on restoring this one afterwards! My profuse apologies - I'll be more careful in future to make sure they get replaced. Shimgray | talk | 11:18, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks decent now. Aaron Bowen 07:13, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Could use a better screenshot to respresent him on the Sopranos though. Aaron Bowen 13:57, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Welcome to the infamy of Wikipedia where access is easy as are the mistakes. Too many with too little post on Wikipedia only to discover that they should not have posted - regardless. Spenser - The Unknown (talk) 21:34, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  A one sentence article? 

message: This article contains any number of questionable claims completely without sources. It had the wrong name ('Santa' no less) for Gandolfini's mother continuously for more than a year and his father's name was wrong more often than it was right in the same timeframe. Please start adding sources for information in this article so that this kind of nonsense can be checked and contained. --CBD 23:35, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've rolled it back to edits of the 1st and semiprotected it for a short while. Shimgray | talk | 17:20, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There are three different references in this article to his playing a hitman in The Mexican.  It is redundant at best, and needs to be cleaned up, especially to remove the redundant statements. ChÿnaDragön 23:13, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The trivia section has been removed, the article needs expansion badly though. Aaron Bowen 17:14, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article is a mess 

message: Would something like this (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0933877/) be relevant enough to add. Since he was the producer, and also appeared in the movie as the interviewer. I have no skill in working on articles, other then the occasional small edit, so if someone would know a good way to put this in, feel free too. Capgun2713 (talk) 20:32, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alive Day Memories 

message: These have been moved here from a subpage as part of a cleanup process. See Wikipedia:Discontinuation of comments subpages.
Needs expansion. Aaron Bowen 23:33, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comments

message: In the header, it lists what he is best known for. Why isn't The Sopranos listed? I would argue that he is better known for his role of Tony Soprano over any of those others listed. I scanned the article and I didn't even see a mention of his role in that show.
Unsigned (Sorry, I don't have an account.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.137.193 (talk) 20:10, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: No mention of The Sopranos?

message: Someone needs to fix the "He died today" at the end of his personal life.  Gramatically terrible and doesn't look good at all.
2605:6000:100C:4045:C422:8811:33B8:C97 (talk) 00:09, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The sentence "He died today" is grammatically perfect, though it lacks detail. — O'Dea (talk) 06:19, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issue with Personal life 

message: James has 2 older sisters Johanna and Leandra(called Leta).
change this
:Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey.James Gandolfini, hbo.com, accessed May 22, 2007. His mother, Santa, a high school lunch lady, was born in the USA of Italian ancestry and raised in Naples, Italy. His father, James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a native of Borgotaro, Italy, was a bricklayer and cement mason and was later the head custodian at Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey.James Gandolfini profile, eonline.com, accessed May 27, 2007 James, Sr. earned a Purple Heart in World War II. Gandolfini's parents were devout Roman Catholics and spoke Italian at home. Due to the influence of his parents, Gandolfini developed a strong sense of being Italian and regularly visited Italy.
to this
:Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey.James Gandolfini, hbo.com, accessed May 22, 2007. His mother, Santa, a high school lunch lady, was born in the USA of Italian ancestry and raised in Naples, Italy. His father, James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a native of Borgotaro, Italy, was a bricklayer and cement mason and was later the head custodian at Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey.James Gandolfini profile, eonline.com, accessed May 27, 2007 James, Sr. earned a Purple Heart in World War II. Gandolfini's parents were devout Roman Catholics and spoke Italian at home. Due to the influence of his parents, Gandolfini developed a strong sense of being Italian and regularly visited Italy.. James is the middle child of two sisters: older sister Johanna and younger sister Leta. Johanna Antonacci --married to Edward Antonacci-- is the manager of the Family Division of Superior Court in Hackensack. Leta M. Gandolfini is the president at Sunrise Brands (formerly Tarrant Apparel Group). Thank You 71.191.244.33 (talk) 03:59, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The sisters aren't notable enough to even mention. Many people have siblings. Nasnema  Chat  10:35, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Siblings should be stated, where reliably sourced, even if they are not notable. Siblings are or were a significant part of most people's lives, and thus relevant to their biography. The brother-in-law should not be mentioned. Jim Michael (talk) 12:52, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Just a question of editors more experienced with biographies. How much detail is enough about siblings and what is too much? Is mentioning that he had two sisters enough? Is giving personal details about the life (and line of work) of the siblings too much detail?--Gciriani (talk) 13:45, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Details about the lives of non-notable siblings should not be included; names and birth years is sufficient. If the birth years are not known, state how many there are and the birth order. It is usual to state these things in the Early life section, as they are a major part of most people's early lives. Jim Michael (talk) 18:48, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: "Middle child with two siblings" is fine. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:39, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

text: "Leta M. Gandolfini is the president at Sunrise Brands (formerly Tarrant Apparel Group)." This sounds like a plug for the business and is totally unnecessary.Dg2727 (talk) 23:34, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit request: add his two older sisters please

message: Gandolfini and his relationship with his most famous character are discussed in a GQ article:
* The Night Tony Soprano Disappeared by Brett Martin, GQ July 2013
* The article is an excerpt from new book by Brett Martin (Penguin Press 2013): Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution, from "The Sopranos" and "The Wire" to "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad"
Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 13:19, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible sources 

message: Why is the phrase "woman-beating" piped to "domestic violence"? This implies that
1. Women are only ever assaulted in their homes, 
and that
2. Only women can suffer from domestic violence.
Here's a link to the relevant part of the style guide: MOS:PIPE#Piped_links
In my opinion, the usage of piped linking I've mentioned above is not an appropriate one. Given the self-explanatory nature of the term "woman-beating", I'm not sure this needs a hyperlink at all, but if it does, it should link to Violence against women: Gandolfini's character in True Romance, a mafia enforcer, tortures a woman for information, not in the context of domestic abuse. As such, the domestic violence association is not accurate.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by YarLucebith (talk • contribs) 03:06, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I've unlinked the term as it's self-explanatory as you pointed out. --NeilN talk to me 03:14, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bad hyperlink 

message: The bio states that he died of a heart attack.  Was there any history of this?, or prior issues?, or was this out of the blue?  I suppose his weight was a known health risk, but had he been warned???  If anybody knows and can add this, it would be appreciated - it is what I came to this Wikipedia bio for.  Thanks.Betathetapi545 (talk) 13:04, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It was apparently common knowledge on the set he had a problem with alcohol and drugs while on the show, I’m just not sure mentioning it would go against WP guidelines.—Chimino (talk) 03:43, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I might add a section in the personal life one more info comes out about this, as it looks like one of the showrunners will be delving in detail in a book. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 17:59, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prior health/heart issues/history 

message: [copied from Wikipedia talk:Be bold]
Just finished watching American Story-The Battle of Athens.  Playing the role of a disabled WW2 veteran, Jessie, just back from the European front.  Jessie is James Gandolfini(of Soprano's fame).  Nowhere on his wikipedia page does it list his role in this film.  His name also wasn't in the final credits, which is quite strange as he played a significant role in the film.
Here is a YouTube video of the film:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-Dsg4X4Dk&feature=youtu.be  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.209.166.175 (talk) 04:25, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The correct place to post this comment is Talk:James Gandolfini. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:50, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  James Gandolfini played Jessie in American Story-The Battle for Athens, 1946 Athens, Tennessee  

message: The desaturated picture fills me with melancholy and there’s no reason for the picture to be desaturated, I’m on mobile and I don’t know my way around wikipedia, so if anyone can revert the pic with its original unsaturated colors or another one that doesnt make me feel bad  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C4E:C01:E5B4:1074:6378:A28C:861C (talk) 06:07, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The top page pic of Gandolfini is so desaturated, whose decision was that 

message: It has been brought to my attention by an IP who is changing James Gandolfini's middle name from Joseph to John. He is citing what looks to be used as his prayer card from Heavy which uses John. The NYT source currently on the article says Joseph. Wondering what we think about this discrepancy? Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 22:07, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Pinging GA nominator. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 23:34, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: , thanks for the ping. I would personally lean towards using the New York Times article that includes his middle name. The prayer card might be doctored or fake so it would be better to use the official NYT obituary. --  LuK3  (Talk) 23:46, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  courtesy pings. Another NYT article contains the very same funeral card with "John" as the middle name, as does Forbes. Also, in a NY Daily News article, a high school yearbook image also gives this middle name. —Jonny Nixon (talk) 13:21, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I believe the images of the prayers cards, attributed to the people who took them in the caption on those articles, to be sufficient evidence that the middle name is John. I added a note for the case of Joseph. Let me know what you think. Didn't include the Forbes reference due to WP:FORBESCON. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 17:05, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Middle name 

message: I just changed "the greatest" to "a great" in the WP:LEAD:. Opinions? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:49, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The bigger issue is "widely regarded", which is original research. Aircorn (talk) 09:02, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: it still says "greatest", and not to mention the citation for who called him "the greatest" is David Chase, writer and producer of Sopranos, so not exactly a disinterested party. 2603:8001:D3F0:87E0:0:0:0:1DF6 (talk) 06:58, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: in this household, James was da' greatest actor of all time and an American hero. end of story! LegalSmeagolian (talk) 16:12, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  The greatest 

message: The drop with James and Tom Hardy ... Why isn't it there 74.90.178.22 (talk) 19:36, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  The drop James n hardy 

message: Thoughts on inclusion of some of the content from this piece? https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-02-07/how-james-gandolfinis-addictions-to-alcohol-and-drugs-caused-chaos-during-filming-of-the-sopranos.html - seems relevant as it likely contributed to his health issues and impacted the main work he is notable for. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 16:14, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inclusion of drug use and impact on filming of the Sopranos