Happy birthday to James Gandolfini, a seriously great character actor in such films as True Romance and Crimson Tide well before he became the immortal Tony Soprano, first among equals in a cast of brilliant actors and actresses, in four seasons of what may be the best damned television ever created.

Why, yes, yes in fact, that’s what I said. Four seasons…that’s all there were, right?

Happy birthday, James Gandolfini!