James Gandolfini's Soprano's role had the "violence thing" going for him, but also remember Gandolfini was an elite actor and performer--a "superstar" really. Superstars like him have a unique, one-in-ten-million "charisma," and charisma is really sex appeal.
I saw Gandolfini in only one other show, and it was gangster-related, but I think over his career he had a variety of roles. Rob Henderson said Gandolfini wouldn't have been as appealing as a patio furniture salesman, but if he had portrayed such a role he would still have imbued it with complexity and sex appeal.
James Gandolfini's Soprano's role had the "violence thing" going for him, but also remember Gandolfini was an elite actor and performer--a "superstar" really. Superstars like him have a unique, one-in-ten-million "charisma," and charisma is really sex appeal.
I saw Gandolfini in only one other show, and it was gangster-related, but I think over his career he had a variety of roles. Rob Henderson said Gandolfini wouldn't have been as appealing as a patio furniture salesman, but if he had portrayed such a role he would still have imbued it with complexity and sex appeal.