It was definitely a crisis situation,” Albrecht said. I think his family’s idea because his sister was there. ‘Sopranos’ creator David Chase finally reveals death scene for TonyĪlbrecht was also interviewed for the book and revealed that the network hosted an intervention at his apartment in Manhattan. Friends, family and network executives attempted an intervention for James Gandolfini (right), according to HBO chairman Chris Albrecht. Gandolfini played mob boss Tony Soprano from 1999 until the series’ end in 2007. I guess I was stupid.” James Gandolfini passed away in 2013 after suffering a heart attack at age 51. “I drank with him thinking it would calm him down. “Like he would be embarrassed if I knew he was drinking at the table,” Bewkes continued. Alamy Stock Photoĭuring award season, Gandolfini would bring “two or three bottles of good Italian wine, so we didn’t have to drink the s – – t Merlot they serve at the Globes.”
He explained that the production delays cost a hefty penny and “was hard on the other actors’ schedules.” Bewkes also said that he “didn’t pressure” former HBO chairman, Chris Albrecht, about Gandolfini skipping work because he “thought Jimmy was embarrassed.” “The Sopranos” cast promo shoot in 1999 during the show’s first season.
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Actor James Gandolfini in a scene from HBO’s TV series “The Sopranos.” Getty Images We had to stop production,” Bewkes said in the book. Occasionally he would go on a bender or a coke binge. “We were concerned about Gandolfini staying alive. Former Time Warner chairman and CEO - and HBO head - Jeff Bewkes spoke to Miller about the mob drama’s six-season run and how executives were reportedly worried about Gandolfini “staying alive.” The actor passed away in 2013 after suffering a heart attack at 51. “Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers,” written by journalist James Andrew Miller, dishes all the dirt on the iconic cable network.
Tony Soprano’s Cadillac Escalade is for sale and it’s not a stealĪ new tell-all book about what went down behind the scenes at HBO is shedding some light on “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini’s health.
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