JAMES GANDOLFINI

The actor who played mobster Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos” and other tough-guy roles in movies has died.

"To be part of a show like this is lightning in a bottle, and I think we're all bonded forever," Sigler told Insider of her work on "The Sopranos."

A thrilling late touchdown drive gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals to win the Super Bowl.

The Super Bowl ads this year were heavy on nostalgia and star power.

According to the new book "Tinderbox," Gandolfini felt bad for his fellow castmates, who'd been out of work during the dispute.

"They don't understand what this does to me, doing this show and where I have to go," Gandolfini's costar Edie Falco recalled him telling her.

"Occasionally he would go on a bender or a coke binge. We had to stop production," former CEO Jeff Bewkes said of Gandolfini.

"Jim called me up after he finished work that day. He knew what had happened, and he said, 'I'm taking you out,'" writer Todd Kessler recalled.

Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano, split from her first husband in 2005 and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis around the same time.

"Jim recognized, on my face, that there was an actor in trouble," Peter Riegert said in "Woke Up This Morning," a new oral history of "The Sopranos."

"The Many Saints of Newark" Portrait Session David Chase poses for a portrait in New York on Sept. 23, 2021 to promote the film "The Many Saints of Newark." It’s been that way my whole life,” says Chase, who nevertheless spent his career in TV (“The Rockford Files,” “I’ll Fly Away”) before creating “The Sopranos.” “Film, cinema. “The Many Saints of Newark,” though, rewinds “The Sopranos” to late ’60s, early ’70s Newark and a different generation of New Jersey mafiosos. “After writing the film with Konner, Chase intended to direct before health issues forced him to appeal to “Sopranos” veteran Alan Taylor. That only dawned on Nivola a few weeks after meeting with Chase and Taylor, when the script was emailed during a flight.

Destiny hangs over the characters of the “Sopranos” prequel “The Many Saints of Newark,” but none more so than its creator.

"The Many Saints of Newark" captures the spirit of its source material, but fails to live up to its roots, critics say.

Grab a plate of gabagool and a dish of baked ziti because “The Sopranos” are (kind of) coming back.

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Brandi Carlile and the Doobie Brothers, as well as the return of Jon Stewart to prime time and a prequel film to “The Sopranos” called “The Many Saints of Newark.”.

Fourteen years after the groundbreaking crime series' cryptic finale, "Sopranos" producer David Chase returns to the roots of his central character via a prequel film, telling the story of Dickie Moltisanti, Uncle Junior, Silvio Dante, and a young Tony Soprano.

Fourteen years after the groundbreaking crime series' cryptic finale, "Sopranos" producer David Chase returns to the roots of his central character via a prequel film, telling the story of Dickie Moltisanti, Uncle Junior, Silvio Dante, and a young Tony Soprano.

Steve Schirripa, who played Bobby Bacala, told Insider the two actors had shared a bottle of whiskey before filming a scene on the edge of a cliff.

New Jersey honor FILE PHOTO: Jon Bon Jovi and James Gandolfini are among the celebrities who are being honored with rest stop displays. >> Read more trending newsThe state is naming rest stops along the Garden State Parkway in honor of iconic Jersey natives. Nine parkway service stations will now bear the names of people like baseball player Larry Doby, rocker Jon Bon Jovi and actor James Gandolfini, The Associated Press reported. Connie Chung, Whitney Houston, Toni Morrison, Judy Blume, Celia Cruz and Frank Sinatra will also be immortalized at rest stops, the AP reported. Each service stop will have exhibits similar to what you may find in a Hard Rock Cafe, the AP reported.

The Cadillac Escalade that James Gandolfini drove on HBO’s "The Sopranos," sold at auction on Friday. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has more on the hefty price tag.