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John Costelloe (actor)






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John Costelloe
Costelloe in Kazaam (1996)
Born(1961-11-08)November 8, 1961
DiedDecember 16, 2008(2008-12-16) (aged 47)
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor

John A. Costelloe (November 8, 1961 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor best known for his role as Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski, the lover of Vito Spatafore, in the HBO television series The Sopranos.

Costelloe, a former NYFD 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.[1]

Shortly before his death, Costelloe had been playing a hustler in the hit ensemble play Gang of Seven.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn Tommy
1989 Black Rain The Kid
1990 Die Hard 2 Sergeant Oswald Cochrane
1991 The Hard Way Fake Dead Guy / Cop
1991 Billy Bathgate Lulu
1993 Joey Breaker Randy Jeter
1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery Policeman #1
1994 Who Do I Gotta Kill? Billy "Bink-Bink" Borelli
1994–1996 New York Undercover John Santucci 5 episodes
1995 Kiss of Death Cleary
1996 Kazaam Travis
2000 Law & Order Colin Parnell Episode: "Endurance"
2003 Crooked Lines Manny
2004 The Kings of Brooklyn Miller
2006 The Sopranos Jim Witowski 4 episodes
2008 Doubt Warren Hurley

References

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  • ^ "Sopranos star John Costelloe commits suicide". Mirror.co.uk. 2008.
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