James Gandolfini’s teenage son, Michael, found the actor collapsed in their Italy hotel room and called for help. The two were on a father-son vacation.
The manager of the hotel in Rome where Gandolfini and his son were staying told the “Today” show the young boy found his father collapsed in the bathroom around 10 p.m. local time Wednesday. The 51-year-old actor was still alive when the ambulance arrived, but was later pronounced dead at the Policlinico Umberto I, a hospital just a three-minute drive from the hotel.
Gandolfini and his son were on a “guy’s trip.” The getaway was for both pleasure and business. They were celebrating his son’s eighth grade graduation and the actor was set to attend the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily.
Michael’s mother and the “Sopranos” star’s first wife, Marcy Wudarski, flew to Italy to be with her child.
Gandolfini is survived by his wife, Deborah Lin, his 8-month old daughter, Liliana, 8 months, and his son, Michael.







