James Gandolfini: his body was repatriated and his funeral will be held next week in New York ...

The body of the actor James Gandolfini, died suddenly of a heart attack on June 19 in Rome, has been repatriated to the United States so that his family organize his funeral.

While the actor James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Tony Soprano in the great series The Sopranos, died of a heart attack on the night of June 19, his body has been repatriated to the United States.
The Italian-born actor has died at Rome, he traveled to Italy to be closer to its roots and to participate in the film festival in Taormina (Sicily).

Whoever leaves behind his wife and two children, the youngest of whom, Liliana, is older than eight months, should be buried in New York in the coming week. While the premature death of James Gandolfini - only 51 years old - has revolutionized the all-Hollywood and caused a wave of tributes moved, it's a safe bet that many television personalities and screen attended his funeral .