The world is shocked after James Gandolfini's sudden death. "The Sopranos" star reportedly suffered a massive heart attack in Italy on Wednesday, where he was scheduled to attend a film festival.
The beloved actor is famously known for portraying Tony Soprano on the critically acclaimed HBO series. According to the Associated Press, Gandolfini was visiting his family's native country with his son, Michael. Since the sad news was confirmed by his managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders, the celebrities have expressed their support and heartfelt sentiments on Twitter.
Here's a compilation made by Latina.com of the celebs praising Gandolfini on the social network.
Actress and singer Rosario Dawson tweeted "RIP James Gandolfini. Thank you for sharing your truly tremendous talent with us. #tooyoungtodie".
Puerto Rican singer and actor Carlos Ponce shared "Can't believe James Gandolfini is gone! Only 51. Muere este gran actor. [This great actor has died] #RIP #Sopranos".
Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez wrote "Finishing my day & finding out about this great loss. It was such an honor to share credits with James Gandolfini. You art will be missed".
Actress Rosie Perez expressed "I am shocked! Beyond sad! We lost one of the great actors and kindest human beings of our time. #RIP dear friend".
Dominican-American TV and film actress Dania Ramirez tweeted "It was truly an honor to have gotten a t to share time with this incredible man & talent. I will always remember".
The Mexican-native actress Anjelah Johnson, who in August last year shot a yet-to-be-titled film with Gandolfini for director Nicole Holofcener, said on Twitter: "I was so blessed with the opportunity to work with such an amazing guy. I just did an interview recently where I talked about how I don't get star struck very often but when I met James Gandolfini I completely choked. I couldn't think of anything funny or clever to say, I just stared. He had this powerful presence about him. It wasn't until he called me out on my 'quietness' that I finally broke out of it and we joked and laughed and hugged for the rest of the shoot. Wow. I don't know what to say. Please say a prayer for James Gandolfini's family".
Colombian fashion journalist and critic Nina García wrote "'Good writing will bring you to places you don't even expect sometimes'. R.I.P James Gandolfini".
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