James Gandolfini Tribute Emmys 2013, Edie Falco Remembers Late Actor During In Memoriam [VIDEO]
At the 2013 Emmy Awards, there was an expanded "In Memoriam" segment this year.
The late actor James Gandolfini was given a special tribute. Edie Falco presented, remembering her late Sopranos co-star. She began to cry as she presented the tribute.
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"He was kind. He was uniquely generous," she said. "If you needed anything at all. Jim was there to take care of it before you had a chance to ask."
"You all knew James Gandolfini the actor. I was lucky enough to know Jim the man," she said. "It's Jim the man, the very dear man, that I will miss the most," Falco added.
In June, Gandolfini died after suffering a heart attack in Italy. Gandolfini is survived by his wife, Deborah Lin, a son and a baby daughter. The Sopranos actor was in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily and was also scheduled to take part in a festival event this weekend with Italian director Gabriele Muccino.
Gandolfini's last film role was in Enough Said premiered Sept. 7 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Watch Edie Falco's full tribute for James Gandolfini at the 2013 Emmys: