Monday 24 June 2013
James Gandolfini's Son, Michael, set up Actor shrunken During Father-Son journey
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James Gandolfini's Son, Michael, set up Actor shrunken During
Father-Son journey
James Gandolfini's teenage son, Michael, set up the actor shrunken in their Italy hotel room and called for help. The two were on a father-son vacation.
The administrator
of the hotel in Rome where Gandolfini and his son were
staying told the
"Today" show the young boy found his father misshapen 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 obvious dead at the Policlinico Umberto I,
a hospital just a three-minute drive from the hotel.
Gandolfini arrived at the hospital in
cardiac arrest, according to ABC News. Resuscitation efforts, which
paramedics began in the ambulance, continued for 40 minutes, Prof. Claudio
Modini, director of the Emergency Department of the Policlinico, told the
network.
Gandolfini and his son were on a
"guy's trip," according
to TMZ. 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, TMZ report.
Those close to Gandolfini, including his HBO family, expressed
utter grief following his untimely passing.
"We're all in shock and feeling immeasurable sadness at the
loss of a beloved member of our family," HBO said in a statement to The
Huffington Post. "He was special man, a great talent, but more importantly
a gentle and loving person who treated everyone no matter their title or
position with equal respect. He touched so many of us over the years with his
humor, his warmth and his humility. Our hearts go out to his wife and children all
through this terrible time. He will be deeply missed by all of us."
An autopsy will take place Friday to determine if the cardiac
arrest resulted from a heart attack and if there were mitigating circumstances,
ABC News notes. After the autopsy, his body will be brought back to the United
States.
Gandolfini is survived by his wife, Deborah Lin, his 8-month old
daughter, Liliana, and his son, Michael.
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