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Was going to attend late they are week. so that's the information that we had. so when we heard this, we thought it couldn't be. this is one of those hoaxes we hear. but in fact it is, and we are getting the information from hbo that he died from an apparent heart attack. >> just so shocking when you think about it for so many people who knew who he was and just connected with him. he seemed to be the kind of person, you couldn't play that kind of person unless you really understood it a little bit. >> we did connect with him. the interesting thing about that is, even though we connected with ...

James gandolfini dead at 51. we're going to talk to people who knew him and follow his career closely. plus, a disturbing story out of ohio. a woman claims she was held captive for two years. tonight, we have exclusive video of what happened inside that home. we're going to show it to you. it is disturbing. and new claims about the explosions that brought down twa flight 800. why some are saying that was not an accident. let's go "outfront." good evening. i'm erin burnett. breaking news. actor james gandolfini, best known for his emmy award winning portrayal of tony sparano in hbo's "sopra...

Portrayal of tony sparano in hbo's "sopranos" is dead. gandolfini was on vacation in italy at the time of his sudden death. he was only 51 years old. here's a look at his accomplished career. managers have confirmed james gandolfini has died at the age of 51. a new jersey native with strong italian roots, the actor was in italy to attend a film festival in sicily, when he reportedly suffered a massive heart attack. >> your suit is wrinkled. let me fix it up for you. >> probably best remembered for his portrayal of tony sparano, a role which earned him three emmy awards. he also received acclai...

Getting the information from hbo that he died from an apparent heart attack. >> just so shocking when you think about it for so many people who knew who he was and just connected with him. he seemed to be the kind of person, you couldn't play that kind of person unless you really understood it a little bit. >> we did connect with him. the interesting thing about that is, even though we connected with him, we did think that's tony sparano. the press didn't know a lot about him. he was very press shy. he was very much to himself. he liked his private life to be private. but everybody still felt ...