HBO executives feared for "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini’s health on set. The claim was made in a new book titled "Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers" written by journalist James Andrew Miller.
For the book, former Time Warner chairman and HBO CEO Jeff Bewkes spoke with Miller about execs who were allegedly worried about the actor "staying alive" during the mob drama’s six-season run. "We were concerned about Gandolfini staying alive," said Bewkes, as quoted by the New York Post on Thursday. "Occasionally he would go on a bender or a coke binge.
We had to stop production." Actor James Gandolfini in a scene from the HBO TV drama series "The Sopranos." (Anthony Neste/Getty Images) Bewkes shared that the production delays.
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