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While James Gandolfini was a student at Rutgers University, something happened that he once said could be the reason he became an actor.

Gandolfini, who died from a heart attack Wednesday, was best known for playing mobster Tony Soprano on HBO's "The Sopranos." The Westwood, N.J.-native received a communications degree from Rutgers in 1983.

In a 2004 interview with GQ magazine in 2004, Gandolfini said, "I went to college, and then this girl I knew died. Let's not make a big deal out of that." But the interviewer pressed the actor to share more.

"The girl I knew died in a car accident, and I -- that changed me a lot," Gandolfini explained. "Before that, I don't know what I would have done."

That girl was Lynn Jacobson, who he'd been dating for two years. Her death made Gandolfini, then 19, angry, and he told GQ he was just realizing how much the tragedy affected him.

Taormina, Sicily -- Sopranos star James Gandolfini died of a heart attack, hospital officials confirmed Friday at a press conference hosted by Gandolfini’s family in Rome’s Boscolo Hotel Exedra, where the family had been staying. With the results of the autopsy now in hand, officials can officially issue a death certificate, clearing the way for Gandolfini’s body to be returned to the U.S. for burial. Photos: James Gandolfini's Life and Career in Pictures Gandolfini, 51, died Wednesday night after spending what family assistant Tom Richardson said was a “marvelous day” touring Rome with his family. The family had been traveling in Italy before a

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Heartbreaking details have emerged revealing that James had a heart attack in his hotel room after a ‘beautiful day out together’ with his family in Rome and that his 13-year-old son was the one who called for help.

James Gandolfini, who famously played Tony Soprano in the HBO series The Sopranos died of a reported heart attack on June 19 at the age of 51, HollywoodLife.com’s sister site Deadline reported. James’ assistant, Tom Richardson, is now speaking out on the scary events leading up to his death and how his young son tried to save his beloved father.

James Gandolfini Died — Actor Passes While Vacationing With Son

Mike Sullivan, a friend of James says that his assistant Tom Richardson recalled the moments before James’ death.

“When they got back to the hotel, Jimmy went to use the restroom. And something happened in there. His sister said he was alive when...