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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.| occupation = Actor| years_active = 2011–present| education = New York University| father = James Gandolfini| mother =}}Michael Gandolfini (born May 10, 1999) is an American actor. Gandolfini made his major film debut in Ocean's 8 (2018) and appeared in The Many Saints of Newark (2021), in which he played the role of Tony Soprano, which was originally portrayed by his late father James Gandolfini in the television series The Sopranos.

Early life

Gandolfini was born on May 10, 1999, in New York CityNEWS,weblink James Gandolfini's Will Reflects A Parent's Dilemma, Deborah L., Jacobs, Forbes (magazine), Forbes, August 7, 2013, January 23, 2019, August 12, 2013,weblink live, His son Michael, from his marriage to Marcy Wudarski, was 14 when Gandolfini died suddenly in June [2013]..., WEB,weblink Gandolfini Comes Clean, Joal, Ryan, E! News, October 18, 2002, January 23, 2019, WEB,weblink James Gandolfini's Son Michael Says His Dad Never Wanted Him to Be an Actor, etonline.com, August 13, 2019, WEB, James Gandolfini discovered by 13-year-old son,weblink The Daily Telegraph, June 20, 2013, to actor James Gandolfini and Marcy Wudarski. He is of Italian, Polish, and Slovak heritage, and has a younger half-sister from his father's second marriage. While he was a teenager, Gandolfini enjoyed performing, but his father advised against an acting career; he wanted him to pursue sports or "be a director. They have the power," he said.WEB,weblink The Making of Michael Gandolfini, Esquire UK, September 20, 2021, Pope, Nick, Hearst UK, His father James Gandolfini died at age 51 of a heart attack in Rome on June 19, 2013.NEWS, James Gandolfini Cause of Death: Autopsy Confirms Heart Attack Killed 'Sopranos' Star, Source Says,weblink HuffPost, June 11, 2015,

Career

After his father's death, Michael Gandolfini decided to pursue acting. He enrolled at New York University after graduating from high school. After early auditions, he was cast in the HBO drama series The Deuce as Joey Dwyer.WEB,weblink Michael Gandolfini Opens Up About the Difficult Decision to Portray Tony Soprano, Esquire, August 13, 2019, In 2019, he was cast in The Many Saints of Newark to play the young version of Tony Soprano, the role played by his father in the television series The Sopranos.WEB,weblink 'Sopranos' Prequel Film Finds Young Tony: Michael Gandolfini Is Chip Off Old Block, Deadline Hollywood, January 22, 2019, Gandolfini had never watched the show. He described watching it while preparing for the role as an intense process. He was later cast in the Russo brothers' crime drama Cherry.WEB,weblink Ciara Bravo Joins Tom Holland in Russo Brother’s Next Film (EXCLUSIVE), Kroll, Justin, October 3, 2019, Variety, October 9, 2019, In 2024, he was cast in Warfare, an A24 war movie written and directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendozaweblink

Filmography

Film

{| class="wikitable sortable"! Year! Title! Role! class="unsortable" | Notes| 2011Down the Shore (film)>Down the Shore| Kid on the ride|| 2018| Ocean's 8| Busboy|| 2019| The Boy, the Dog and the Clown| Weston| 2021Cherry (2021 film)>Cherry| Cousin Joe|| The Many Saints of Newark| Tony Soprano|| 2022The Independent (2022 film)>The Independent | Justin| 2023Cat Person (film)>Cat Person| Peter|| Landscape with Invisible Hand| Hunter Marsh||Beau Is Afraid| Beau's Son| | 2024| (Bob Marley: One Love) | Howard Bloom| |{{TableTBA}}|Warfare|{{TableTBA}}| {{dagger|altSeries that have not yet been released}}|Denotes series that have not yet been released">

Television{| class"wikitable"|+Key {{dagger|altSeries that have not yet been released}}|Denotes series that have not yet been released

{| class="wikitable sortable"! Year! Title! Role! class="unsortable" | Notes| 2013| James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend| Self| Television documentary| 2018–2019The Deuce (TV series)>The Deuce| Joey Dwyer| Recurring role, 10 episodes| 2020| Acting for a Cause| Benvolio| 1 episode| 2022| The Offer| Andy Calhoun| Miniseries, 1 episode| 2023Extrapolations (TV series)>Extrapolations| Rowan Chopin| Miniseries, 1 episode| 2025 (Daredevil: Born Again) {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}| Daniel Blade| Upcoming series; Post-production

References

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External links

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