Sopranos actor James Gandolfini and wife Deborah Lin spend the day house hunting in the Hollywood Hills in California on December 3, 2010.

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“Welcome to the Rileys” — which stars Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini of “Sopranos” fame and Oscar-winner Melissa Leo — was the talk of this year’s Sundance Film Fest. In the flick, Kristen plays a troubled teenaged stripper who finds herself adopted by a grieving couple. Critics have praised her performance, where she bares her soul, and a lot else, for the part. She’s even getting some early Oscar buzz. The flick opens in October November.

Of course, this isn’t the first time Stewart has gone edgy for a part — remember her turn in this year’s “The Runaways” — and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be her last. She is slated to star as Marylou in the adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s seminal book “On the Road.” That movie is set to open in May 2011.

He doesn’t strike me as a funnyman! From Huffington Post:

James Gandolfini may find himself at the wheel of his first TV series since “The Sopranos.”

HBO said Gandolfini is an executive producer of “Taxi 22,” a project early in development that could serve as a starring vehicle for the actor, best known as New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano.

“Taxi 22″ is described as a half-hour comedy centering on a politically incorrect New York City cab driver who is struggling to keep his life together. It is based on the popular Canadian TV series “Taxi 0-22.”

Gandolfini, 48, starred in the highly acclaimed “The Sopranos” for six seasons. That drama series ended in 2007.

James Gandolfini has been caught on camera allegedly threatening a paparazzo.

The actor is said to have taken exception to a videographer taping him as he shopped with his son Michael in New York City on Halloween.

In footage posted on the Huffington Post website, Gandolfini can be seen lunging for the photographer, who tells the star to “Relax, man!”

The hardman then pushes away the camera before shouting, “I’m gonna break your f**king face!”

As WENN went to press it was unknown if the snapper had filed charges against Gandolfini.

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James Gandolfini and Deborah Lin were married in Honolulu on Saturday, People magazine reports.

The 46-year-old star of “The Sopranos” and the 40-year-old model were married at the Central Union Church in the bride’s hometown, a wedding guest told the magazine.

Lin walked down the aisle in an Italian lace gown. Gandfolfini’s son Michael from an earlier marriage was his best man.

The couple have been engaged since 2007.

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Tony Soprano’s clothes have fetched $187,750 at a charity auction at Christie’s in New York.

The bloodied outfit worn by the fictional mob-boss in the long-running series The Sopranos when he was shot by Uncle Junior was the top lot, selling for $43,750.

The white tank top, beige and black short-sleeved shirt and black trousers raised 15 times more than Christie’s had estimated for charity Wounded Warrior, which helps wounded US troops.

Actor James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the hit show, was at the auction along with a soldier from Wounded Warrior.

Altogether, 25 lots were sold, making five times their estimate.

Top sellers were a striped short robe, which fetched $21,250, another robe with an S insignia on the breast pocket, which went for $13,750 and a blue shirt worn by Tony in the opening credits which went for the same amount.

The Sopranos aired for six seasons and ended in June 2007.

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James Gandolfini is selling off outfits he wore on The Sopranos to raise cash for charity.

The TV heavyweight is to auction off 24 complete outfits from the award-winning series to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, which offers help and assistance to U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The highlight of the clothing auction is expected to be the short-sleeve, button-down blue shirt Tony Soprano wore in the show’s opening credits.

Soprano’s famous bathrobe is also going under the hammer at the Christie’s Pop Culture auction, which takes place in Manhattan, New York on June 25th.

Gandolfini’s wardrobe is expected to fetch up to $36,000.

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