James Gandolfini went all Tony Soprano on the so-called #1 Fan in New York this morning -- grabbing him by the collar and threatening him for getting too close.
Gandolfini's attitude quickly changed once outside JFK -- where there were more cameras waiting -- and he tried to make the annoying fan fuggeddaboutit -- by posing for pictures.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Celebrity Feuds
61. James was right. And this fan is not a fan. He is a professional idiot who is well known!
You don't ask somebody for an autograph like a hysterical freak.
And nobody knows what happened before the cameras went on.
I'm sure the goal of that idiot was to provoke celebrities and to make money. That's all what it is about...money.
When I asked James Gandolfini for an autograph months ago he was very sweat to everyone.
Posted at 8:33AM on Jan 31st 2008 by funny girl
62. Yo, fat Jimmy. The day is gonna come when your fans are going to tell you to "fuhgeddaboudit". If it were not for your fans making you a star, you would still be a B-list actor doing crappy movies like you did before you became tony soprano.
Sure, the guy was annoying, but he was congratulating you for your SAG award and just wanted an autograph. BFD.
Posted at 2:41PM on Jan 31st 2008 by Pathetic
63. i wish he'd beat the asses of photogs like that!!!!
Posted at 10:26PM on Jan 31st 2008 by Lanette
64. It looks like James has morphed in tony. How sad. There will be a day of reckoning
Posted at 5:45AM on Feb 1st 2008 by Ex-Fan
65. leave they guy alone he owes you people nothing. if you stalk people like that you deserve a punc h in the face. Why do people want autograhs? what is the significance of that? apart from you being able to sell it on ebay. that makes you a parasite, Stop bothering people just because you see them on tv.
Posted at 10:01AM on Feb 1st 2008 by simon lomax
66. It seems like this "Ultimate Number 1 Fan" is not a fan. Clearly, this is someone who taunts famous people in order to receive his own 15 minutes of fame. I'm sure he has done this before with other celebrities, and I'm sure this won't be the last time he does this. Clearly this is someone with too much time on his hands.
Posted at 2:25PM on Feb 1st 2008 by Amanda
67. How many people, famous or not would like to be hassled after getting off a five or six hour flight? I know I wouldn't. I think Jim could have handled it better though. Any time you touch a person it is considered simple assult. Like others have said James is a very private person and he had his future wife with him. I'm not sure I woudn't be a little pissed off too. Besides that guy was annoying as hell.
Posted at 8:54PM on Feb 1st 2008 by hook23
68. That guy is not a regular "fan". He is an AUTOGRAPH HOUND who harasses celebs to get autographs so he can SELL THEM! I've seen him go after U2 a few times. SOOOO ANNOYING!
Posted at 10:06PM on Feb 1st 2008 by I Know That Guy!
69. I Don't blame Tony Soprano---That little annoying "GADFLY" looking for an autograph would have been decked in any other situation.
HE'S ANNOYING AS HELL--- SOMEONE NEEDS TO BELT THAT LITTLE PRICK!
Posted at 8:13AM on Feb 2nd 2008 by General Mortars
70. Too bad James didnt perm put that guy out of commission. I've been an autograph collector for 20 years as a hobby for me & my kids. It used to be fun. Ive seen this guy around many times. He is a seller not a fan and a very annoying person. I was hoping one day he would get whats coming to him. He's cost me numerous times NOT to get an autograph because of his antics. Ive given up the hobby becuase of people like him. I hope celebs like James recognize real fans when they approach him like civil human beings for an autograph. I met him a couple of years ago and he couldnt have been nicer.
Posted at 9:31AM on Feb 2nd 2008 by toobad
71. I would hope, that if I had a chance to meet J.G. and tell him how much I enjoyed the show that I could without annoying him.
On the other hand, a real fan would appreciate being grab and put in line by T , I would have felt like a captain in the Bing and being told to go wack someone or else
Posted at 2:36PM on Feb 6th 2008 by Soprano Fan
73. This kid was my roommate in College...Tony Soprano should have slapped him around a little and then kicked him while he was on the floor....believe me, anyone of you would have done the same
Posted at 8:58PM on Feb 13th 2008 by DH
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