James Gandolfini’s son, ‘Sopranos’ cast celebrate 25th anniversary with wild NYC bash

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By Samantha Ibrahim

“The Sopranos” is hands down one of the most remarkable television series in history.

Twenty-five years after the mob crime drama premiered on HBO, the cast and James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, united at an anniversary bash on Wednesday to celebrate the series’ legacy.

The party, thrown by Max, was held at Da Nico Ristorante, which renowned “Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli himself has endorsed as one of his favorite Italian restaurants in New York City.

A-listers in attendance included Steve Buscemi, Julianna Margulies, Robert Funaro, Al Sapienza, Vincent Pastore, Kathrine Narducci and more.

Guests munched on an Italian feast and partied the evening away.

Michael, 24, also an actor, stepped out at the anniversary event with his girlfriend Mia Healey.

James died in 2013 at the age of 51 in Rome due to a heart attack.

He portrayed the series patriarch Tony, an Italian-American mobster living in New Jersey with his wife and two children, who also suffers from panic attacks.

“The Offer” star also played the teenage version of his dad’s character in the 2021 prequel “The Many Saints of Newark.”

The film’s star-studded cast included Ray Liotta, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal and Vera Farmiga, who played Tony’s mother.

At the time of the film’s debut, he confessed that stepping into his dad’s shoes was hard for him.

“[It was] probably the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make,” he told Empire in 2021.

“I didn’t want to put pressure on myself to walk out of this feeling like I’d grown in terms of my feelings toward my dad,” Michael added of “Many Saints,” which followed Tony as he enters the mob life in 1960s Newark.

“I just wanted to be the best actor I could be, portraying Tony in the way David [Chase] wanted, scene by scene,” Michael added. “I didn’t think about my grief because … well, I would have s – – t the bed.”

Michael also told Entertainment Tonight at the time that he felt pressure to embody his dad’s iconic character.

“I want to make my dad proud, but I want to make the fans proud,” he said. “I think Tony Soprano is one of the greatest characters ever alive, and [series creator] David [Chase] really trusted me and the whole cast trusted me to take on this role with William, who plays a younger Tony, and I’m just so grateful and honored that I got to do that.” 

The cast of “The Sopranos” is set to reunite again at the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Jan. 15.

The cast of the 1980s NBC sitcom “Cheers” will also be gracing the stage on Monday.

Emmys host Anthony Anderson opened up about the upcoming reunions with People.

“We are paying tribute to iconic shows that have changed the scope of television and entertainment by being on the air,” the comedian said.

Anderson continued: “We’re going to be paying homage to them, having a lot of cast members come back as themselves, as these characters, and there’s going to be a little interchange between me and them on the sets of their shows.”

“The Sopranos” also starred Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Michael Rispoli, Steve Schirripa and Robert Iler.

“The Sopranos” debuted in 1999 and lasted six seasons, ultimately ending in 2007.