ROME — The body of “The Sopranos” actor James Gandolfini arrived in the United States on Sunday night.
A plane carrying the Emmy Award winner arrived at New Jersey’s Newark airport at 9:30 p.m. ET, according to a source. Earlier, airport authorities confirmed that he was flown out of the Rome’s Fiumicino Airport aboard a private flight.
An HBO spokesperson speaking on behalf of the family told NBC New York that the funeral was scheduled for Thursday at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in Manhattan.
Earlier, a family friend of the Gandolfinis had said the process of repatriation had been expedited with help from the Italian and U.S. authorities, including Secretary of State John Kerry.
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