John Costelloe (actor)

John Costelloe
Born	November 8, 1961
Died	December 16, 2008 (aged 47) Sunset Park, Brooklyn, USA

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 TV 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][2] Friends and family were surprised by his death, and at a loss for answers about its cause.^[3]

Shortly before his death, Costelloe had been playing a hustler in the hit ensemble play Gang of Seven.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
• Black Rain (1989)
• Die Hard 2 (1990)
• Billy Bathgate (1991)
• Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1992)
• New York Undercover (1994–97)
• Kazaam (1996)
• Law & Order (2000)
• The Sopranos (2006)
• Doubt (2008)

References

1. 'Sopranos' actor shocks fans with suicide
2. Tragedy Strikes 'Soprano' Hunk
3. Tragedy Strikes Sopranos Star, New York Post, December 25, 2008.
4. Sopranos star John Costelloe commits suicide

External links

• John Costelloe at the Internet Movie Database