More than 25 years later, it seems impossible to imagine anyone other than James Gandolfini in the role of Tony Soprano.

When he finally settled down and really did a reading, it was just obvious,” Chase recalled in an excerpt via Jason Bailey’s ...

David Chase’s fear for James Gandolfini when casting The Sopranos - Show’s creator apparently had one concern when Gandolfini ...

James Gandolfini wasn't well known when he landed the part of Tony Soprano on the HBO series "The Sopranos," and the show's ...

The role of Tony Soprano came down to three actors. Inside an HBO conference room, Sopranos creator David Chase needed ...

The Sopranos’ creator David Chase wasn’t so impressed at first with actor James Gandolfini to cast him in the lead role for ...

"My parents didn’t want me outside on set, exposed to the show’s violence and language," Michael Gandolfini said of his ...

The Sopranos is practically a myth in itself. We knew we were watching something that went beyond the usual mob drama when Tony Soprano walked into Dr. Melfi’s office.

HBO's crime drama The Sopranos, which concluded with an epic finale in 2007, ran for six seasons and became one of the most popular shows in the crime and gangster genre.

James Gandolfini's son Michael was not allowed to see his dad work as Tony Soprano on the hit drama series when he was a kid. By the time Michael was 8, the "Sopranos" aired its final episode.

There is a lot of hate about the lead character of Tony Soprano, but there is a lot to love too. James Gandolfini's ...