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Born in the Little Italy section of Manhattan, Coco was the son of Felice Lescoco, a shoemaker, and Ida Detestes Lescoco (Coco being a shortened version of his birth name). The family moved to the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx when he was an infant, where he lived until his late teens.
Mini Bio. Born in New York City of humble means, character player James Coco was the son of Feliche, an Italian shoemaker, and Ida (Detestes) Coco. Shining shoes as a youngster with his father, his interest in acting occurred early on as a child.
- March 21, 1930
- February 25, 1987
Suffering from obesity (5'10", 250 lbs.) for most his adult life, the talented actor died unexpectedly of a heart attack in New York City in 1987 at the age of 56, and was buried in St. Gertrude's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Colonia, New Jersey. Born March 21, 1930. Died February 25, 1987 (56)
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Feb 26, 1987 · James Coco, the versatile, Emmy award-winning actor, died in a hospital here late Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. He was 56. Coco was rushed by ambulance to St. Vincent’s Hospital...
Feb 26, 1987 · NEW YORK -- James Coco, the Emmy award-winning star of stage and screen and author of a best-selling diet book, died of a heart attack Wednesday night at a Manhattan hospital, officials said.
Feb 27, 1987 · The actor, who was 56 years old, was pronounced dead at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he had been taken from his home in Greenwich Village. Mr. Coco, who grew up in the Bronx, first...
Feb 26, 1987 · Born in Little Italy. He was born in the Little Italy section of Manhattan on March 21, 1929. While he was still an infant, his family moved to the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, where he lived...
