The funeral for James Gandolfini, who died while on holiday in Italy, will be held next week in New York, a friend of the Sopranos star has said.
Michael Kobold said the funeral will be held on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, depending on when the actor's body is returned to the US.
New Jersey-born Gandolfini died on Wednesday night after collapsing in the bathroom of his Rome hotel. He was 51.
A post-mortem has confirmed he died from a heart attack.
"The autopsy further states that nothing else was found in his system," Mr Kobold told reporters.
A view of the Rome hotel where Gandolfini was staying "We are all devastated by this loss. James was a devoted husband, loving father of two children and a brother and cousin you can always count on."
Mr Kobold said Gandolfini was "healthy" and "happy" before his death.
"He had a wonderful day, he visited the Vatican, he had dinner at the hotel with his son, awaiting the arrival of his sister," he said.
Gandolfini's portrayal of Tony Soprano earned his three Emmy Awards Mr Kobold also denied a report in the US media that Gandolfini, who had previously battled with alcohol and drugs, had several alcoholic drinks, including pina coladas, during his last dinner.
"It's nonsense," he said, adding that pina colada would not have been Gandolfini's drink of choice in Rome's heat.
The actor was found by his 13-year-old son, Michael.
Just the day before, they had an al fresco dinner at one of the Italian capital's best known restaurants.
Michael called for help, and first aid was administered by hotel staff pending the arrival of an ambulance, news reports said.
Doctors battled for 40 minutes to try to save his life.
"The resuscitation manoeuvres, including heart massage, etc., continued for 40 minutes," said Claudio Modini, the emergency room chief at Rome's Policlinic Umberto I hospital.
"Then, seeing no electric activity from the heart, this was interrupted and we declared James dead."
Edi Falco played Tony Soprano's wife Gandolfini had been expected to attend the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily, where he was due to take part in a conversation on American cinema with Marisa Tomei.
Tributes for the actor, who became a household name thanks to his portrayal of Tony Soprano on the hit TV show, continue to pour in.
Kathryn Bigelow, who directed Gandolfini in Zero Dark Thirty, a film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden in which the actor played the CIA director, said she was devastated.
"James was such an enormous talent, and an even greater spirit. I will be forever grateful for the privilege of working with him, and shall cherish his memories always," she said in a statement.
Actress Edie Falco, who played Tony Soprano's wife Carmela in the show, said her co-star was a man of "tremendous depth and sensitivity".
The ice cream parlour where the last scene of The Sopranos was shot Brad Pitt, who worked with Gandolfini in The Mexican, said he was "gutted by this loss".
Since The Sopranos ended its six-season run in June 2007, Gandolfini appeared in a number of big-screen roles.
At the time of his death, he had been working on an upcoming HBO series called Criminal Justice.
The Brooklyn crime film Animal Rescue, which was shot this spring, was his final movie. It is expected to be released next year.
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