Gandolfini Funeral to Be Held at St. John the Divine in Manhattan The funeral for James Gandolfini has been scheduled for Thursday at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights. Mr. Gandolfini, the actor and star of "The Sopranos" on HBO, died from a heart attack at 51 last Wednesday in Rome. An HBO spokeswoman, speaking on behalf of Mr. Gandolfini's family on Sunday, confirmed that the service will be held at 10 a.m. According to Variety, Michael Kobold, a spokesman for the Gandolfini family, thanked former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a statement on Sunday morning for their help in expediting the process of repatriating the body to the United States, which can normally take seven to ten days.