Biography - Michael Gandolfini

Who is Michael Gandolfini?

Michael Gandolfini is an actor by profession and American by nationality. The son of late actor James Gandolfini, he has taken into his father’s footsteps and is best known for starring in The Many Saints of Newark as the younger version of Tony Soprano, The Deuce as Joey Dwyer.

Michael Gandolfini – Age, Parents, Siblings

Michael Gandolfini’s birth took place on May 11 1999 in the USA. He was born to his mother Marcy Wudarski and his father James Gandolfini, the late actor of The Sopranos fame. His father passed away at the age of 51 from a heart attack in Rome on June 19, 2013, and was expected to travel to Sicily a few days later to receive an award at the Taormina Film Fest.

He is the only child of his parents but has a paternal half-sister from his father's second marriage named Liliana Ruth.

Education, Ethnicity

Following high school graduation, Michael Gandolfini enrolled at New York University. 

His ethnicity is Italian, Polish, and Slovak.

Michael Gandolfini – Girlfriend, Relationship

Currently, the relationship status of Gandolfini was believed to be single. There had been records of him dating or being involved with a girlfriend in a romantic relationship. The young actor has chosen to maintain his privacy.

In late 2021, it was revealed that he had begun dating his girlfriend Ally Gorder.

Michael Gandolfini – Career

Early Days

After several auditions, Gandolfini landed the role of Joey Dwyer in the HBO drama series The Deuce in 2018. He portrayed the role until 2019 – in a total of 10 episodes.

Films, Series

Since then Michael Gandolfini has starred in the films Ocean's 8 (2018) as Busboy, The Boy, the Dog and the Clown (2019) as Weston, in Russo brother's crime drama Cherry, and in The Many Saints of Newark (2021) as the younger version of Tony Soprano. His father had played the role of Tony in the television series The Sopranos. 

Co-stars

On the set of The Many Saints of Newark, Michael Gandolfini has starred alongside Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Alessandro Nivola, Corey Stoll, and Billy Magnussen.

Michael Gandolfini – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Michael Gandolfini’s net worth at least $15 million while the figure on his annual salary is not known. His father had left him millions – James’ net worth had been estimated to be $70 million in 2013.

Michael Gandolfini – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Instagram, Michael Gandolfini is followed by over 40k followers but is absent from Twitter and Facebook.