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James Gandolfini’s private viewing is underway in Westwood, a small northern New Jersey town near where the actor grew up.

Mourners began arriving late on Wednesday afternoon at an invitation-only wake for family and friends at the Robert Spearing Funeral Home in Park Ridge, near Westwood where the 51-year-old grew up.

Meanwhile, Broadway theatres in New York City dimmed their marquee lights on Wednesday night in memory of the late Sopranos star, who earned a Tony Award nomination in 2009 for his role in the award-winning God of Carnage.

James Gandolfini died suddenly last week from a heart attack while on holiday with his family in Italy.

Both James Gandolfini’s widow Deborah Lin and his ex-wife Marcy Wudarski were among the mourners at Wednesday’s wake.

His funeral will be held Thursday at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City.

James Gandolfini's widow Deborah Lin and his ex-wife Marcy Wudarski were among the mourners at his wake in New Jersey

James Gandolfini’s widow Deborah Lin and his ex-wife Marcy Wudarski were among the mourners at his wake in New Jersey

Meanwhile, James Gandolfini’s former Sopranos costar Lillo Brancato Jr. spoke about his shock at the actor’s passing.

Lillo Brancato is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence at Hudson Correctional Facility in New York for his role in a robbery that left a police officer dead.

“I couldn’t believe my ears,” Lillo Brancato told The New York Daily News.

“I thought it was a mistake.”

James Gandolfini and Marcy Wudarski divorced in December 2002, and their 13-year-old son Michael allegedly found his father’s body after having a massive heart attack in hotel bathroom in Rome.

Marcy Wudarski and James Gandolfini endured a turbulent separation and divorce but are thought to have grown closer over shared custody of their boy during recent years.

On August 30, 2008, after two years of dating, James Gandolfini married former model Deborah Lin in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii.

They baby daughter Liliana Ruth Gandolfini, was born in October 2012 in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, in Barcelona, the first showing of James Gandolfini’s work in crime-drama Animal Rescue was greeted with a reverential silence and respectful applause.

A top Searchlight executive introducing Animal Rescue tells international theater owners, “we are all very deeply saddened and feel very honored to have worked with him”.

Animal Rescue is the last film James Gandolfoni shot before his death on June 19 in Italy.

James Gandolfini, who plays a bar owner in the crime drama, stars with Tom Hardy and Noomi Repace.

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James Gandolfini was on a boys trip with his teenage son Michael when he died of a suspected heart attack in Italy on Wednesday.

Actor and friend Gilles Marini wrote a post on his Facebook page paying tribute to James Gandolfini revealing that the 51-year-old actor was on a “boy trip” in Rome with his son Michael.

James Gandolfini was on a boys trip with his teenage son Michael when he died of a suspected heart attack in Italy

James Gandolfini was on a boys trip with his teenage son Michael when he died of a suspected heart attack in Italy

Gilles Marini wrote: “I am heartbroken. My bud James Gandolfini just died. Last Saturday he told me at our kids graduation ghat (sic) he was so happy to go with his son to Italy. A boy trip!”

He added: “It was an honor to have met this man, such a great Dad! I spent so much time with James son teaching him soccer. I feel for that kid it must be so hard right now for little Michael.”

James Gandolfini had son Michael with his ex-wife Marcy Wudarski, from whom he was divorced in December 2002.

The actor is survived by his second wife Deborah Lin and their nine-month-old daughter Liliana Ruth and Michael.