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American actor
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Male
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Birth:
8 November 1961(New York City, USA)
Death:
16 December 2008(Sunset Park, USA)
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The details
Biography
John A. Costelloe (November 8, 1961 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor best known for his role as Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski, the fireman lover of Vito Spatafore, in the HBO television series The Sopranos.
Costelloe, a former FDNY firefighter, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on December 16, 2008, at the age of 47. His body was found two days later at his home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Friends and family were surprised by his suicide.
Shortly before his death, Costelloe had been playing a hustler in the hit ensemble play Gang of Seven.