“Sopranos” Actor John Costelloe Commits Suicide (Photos)

Posted on December 26, 2008

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John Costelloe, an actor best known to viewers of “The Sopranos” for his role as the gay lover of a mobster, has died Costelloe reportedly committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot. He was 47. Read more below.

The Associated Press has reported that John Costelloe, 47, was found dead in his Brooklyn home on Dec. 18. Mr. Costelloe, a former New York City firefighter, was cast in “The Sopranos” in 2006 as a short-order cook, Jim Witowski, known as Johnny Cakes. His character was the gay lover of Joseph Gannascoli, who played Vito Spatafore, a mob henchman seeking to keep his gay life on the down-low.

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Sad news for Soprano fans! Our condolences to his family and friends.

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