James Gandolfini through the years

James Gandolfini at the LA premiere of "Nicky Deuce" in Los Angeles. (May 20, 2013)

James Gandolfini speaks onstage at the 2012 New York Film Critics Circle Awards at Crimson in Manhattan. (Jan. 7, 2013)

James Gandolfini attends the after party for a screening of The Weinstein Company's "Killing Them Softly" hosted by The Cinema Society With Men's Health And DeLeon in Manhattan. (Nov. 26, 2012)

James Gandolfini attends "IRIS, A Journey Through the World of Cinema by Cirque du Soleil," in Hollywood, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2011)

James Gandolfini and wife Deborah Lin attend the amfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) benefit gala. (Feb. 10, 2010)

Rikki Rockett, Deborah Lin, James Gandolfini and Bret Michaels attend the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. (June 7, 2009)

Edie Falco and James Gandolfini hold their awards for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series for their work in "The Sopranos" at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. (Jan. 27, 2008)

James Gandolfini accepting the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series for his work in "The Sopranos" at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. (Jan. 27, 2008)

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in a scene from one of the last episodes of the HBO dramatic series, "The Sopranos." (2007)

James Gandolfini, as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an episode from the first season of the HBO cable television mob series, "The Sopranos." (1999)