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Our amour fou with 'The Sopranos' is headed for long-term parking, like so many of its most memorable characters. We'll never see a show like this again.

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Rob Sheffield
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: February 2
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the United States of America
Robert James Sheffield
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