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"  James Gandolfini has been laid to rest in Manhattan today (June 27). Sopranos stars Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Steve Buscemi and Jamie-Lynn Sigler attended Gandolfini&amp;#039;s funeral at the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine.    \u00A9 PA Images / Mary Altaffer/AP  Jamie Lynn Sigler at James Gandolfini&amp;#039;s funeral  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Brian Williams and Sopranos guest star Julianna Margulies were also in attendance for the 90-minute ceremony, which was officiated by Rev Dr James A Kowalski. The Sopranos creator David Chase was among the speakers, and spoke of his friendship with Gandolfini in the form of an open letter to the late actor. &amp;quot;I think you were such a great actor, because of that boy inside. I think your talent is that you can take the immensity of humankind and the universe and shine it right back at us,&amp;quot; Chase said. Gandolfini&amp;#039;s wife Deborah Lin also remembered her husband as &amp;quot;an honest, kind and loving man&amp;quot; in her own remarks. &amp;quot;He cared more about others than himself,&amp;quot; Lin told the mourners. &amp;quot;He took the time to ask others in the course of the day how they were doing.&amp;quot;    \u00A9 PA Images / Mary Altaffer/AP  Edie Falco at James Gandolfini funeral  The ceremony was filmed by HBO as a private gift for Gandolfini&amp;#039;s family, according to The New York Post. Gandolfini died of a heart attack at the age of 51, while on holiday with his young son in Italy. His death sparked tributes to his acting legacy from fans and friends, including Bruce Springsteen, Brad Pitt, Kristen Stewart and Nicole Kidman. Photo gallery - James Gandolfini in &amp;#039;The Sopranos&amp;#039;: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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