MANILA, Philippines - The death of James Gandolfini, star of the highly-rated HBO series "The Sopranos", is trending in the Philippines via Twitter.
Reports have started to come in that the New Jersey-born Gandolfini, who is known best for his role as mob boss Tony Soprano, died of a suspected heart attack while in Italy for a vacation.
Hollywood stars have expressed their sympathy to Gandolfini and his family via Twitter:
Watch the last part of Gandolfini's episode of "Inside the Actor's Studio" where host James Lipton asks: "Finally Jim, if Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates?"
Gandolfini: "Take over for a while, I'll be right back."
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