Who in their right mind would ever try to provoke the gigantic and imposing Tony Soprano a.k.a. James Gandolfini? Well, unlike The Sopranos’ fade-to-black finale, we do know the answer to the previous question: James’ number one fan!
Upon arriving back in New York City, hot off his Best Dramatic TV Actor Screen Actors Guild award win, James was approached by a sunglasses-wearing wanna-be who kept asking, “Can I be a Soprano baby?†It was cute at first, but apparently — like his on-screen persona — James has a super-short fuse, because the second time the question was posed, it evoked a much different response. The six-foot-tall actor grabbed the guy around the collar and got up in his face before tossing him aside like a rag doll.
“Yo, why’d you hit me?†the dude asked James. “I’m here to greet you, congratulate you on the SAG award; I’m just trying to figure out how to be a Soprano. You whacked me.†To which James astutely replied, “That’s how.â€
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