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Chief of the judge with the trials. many of those trails with the rico act were the basis of the stories behind the sopranos and i thought tony and his role, it was so spectacular. it was so real. it was a lot of language. there was a lot of violence. there was a lot of things that we couldn't do on broadcast television, and he was a great actor that made that come into our living rooms and seemingly with all of that that i just said, it was just so well-written, so well-produced and he was such a wonderful actor. >> the initial concerns were that it may -- it may glamorize the mob, the mafia ...

Back now with more on the extraordinary career of james gandolfini who tragically died today in italy at the age of 51. i want to bring in jeffrey lions. jeffrey, talking about "the sopranos" but he was a great movie actor, wasn't he? >> he was. somebody you can't feel sorry for until he gets into the act and into the role and he did something very few actors can do, bring the back story to it and say this is a real charter who is here for one situation but he has a real life and you can't teach that. and he's not just remembered for tony soprano but good work on stage and on screen and his

About him is his work with veteran soldiers. >> is true to form to who he was. he is a very salt of the earth guy in all aspects. he cared a lot about the veterans. he made a movie, documentaries with hbo about it and about post traumatic stress syndrome specifically. i believe he went over there a couple of times. this was a passion project of his. i know in his own small community he knew people that were involved in the military. i think is his way to draw attention to it and giving back and once again behind the scenes. >> amazing tributes from twitter from a variety of stars here. robin w...

That ran season after season, performances that deepened, performances that had a novel quality and made people agree to pay for television and now it makes sense. people see why you want to pay for a performance like he gave as tony soprano. >> a statement in from chris christie. of course he was from new jersey, james gandolfini and he said this is a great shock. james gandolfini was a fine actor, true jersey guy. i was a huge fan of his and the charter he played so authentically. tony soprano. i've gotten to know jimmy and many of the other actors from the "the sopranos" cast and each are a...

Show and grew to an enormous level. hbo is only seen in a third of the televisions in america. it would have 13 million people watching these episodes. it was a cultural phenomenon and just drove the talk of, you know, television and the entertainment industry for all the years it was on. >> he did the remarkable interview in the actor's studio. he really was someone that took the craft of acting seriously. and agonized about it, didn't he? whenever i read it, it was the constant pursuit of perfection. he was never happy? >> no, and he didn't seem very happy about it. he and chase -- i did a d...