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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.
Dec 25, 2008 · The Brooklyn actor who played Johnny Cakes – the gay-fireman lover of a mob capo on “The Sopranos” – killed himself in a holiday tragedy that has stunned family and friends.
Dec 26, 2008 · John Costelloe, an actor who was best known to viewers of “The Sopranos” for his role as the gay lover of a mobster, has died, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Mar 1, 2009 · WITH THE DEATH of John Costelloe, the actor who played Jim “Johnny Cakes” Witowski on The Sopranos, fans of the landmark TV series (1999–2007) lost an important player in the show’s most gay-positive, and perhaps most crucial, story line.
John Costelloe was born on 8 November 1961 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), Black Rain (1989) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). He died on 18 December 2008 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
Dec 25, 2008 · Police spokesman Lt. John Grimpel said John Costelloe was found dead in an apparent suicide at his Brooklyn home on Dec. 18. Police were called to his residence after family members were unable...
John Costelloe was born on November 8, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), Black Rain (1989) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). He died on December 18, 2008 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
Dec 26, 2008 · John Costelloe, a New York City firefighter-turned-actor who on The Sopranos played closeted mobster Vito Spatafore's lover, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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.
With his dark hair and thick-set features that inevitably suggested an urban background, character actor John Costelloe came to specialize almost exclusively in portrayals of ethnic, inner-city types in big screen features and on television -- a trend that lent him particularly strongly to the crime and action genres, and the urban drama subgenre.
