John Costelloe
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 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.
John Costelloe
- Name
- John Costelloe
- Born
- 8 November 1961
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 16 December 2008
- Place of death
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actor and firefighter.
- Languages
- English.
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• Name — John Costelloe • Born — 8 November 1961 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S. • Died — 16 December 2008 • Place of death — Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — Last Exit to Brooklyn — Tommy • Black Rain — The Kid • 1990 — Die Hard 2 — Sergeant Oswald Cochrane • 1991 — The Hard Way — Fake Dead Guy / Cop • Billy Bathgate — Lulu • 1993 — Joey Breaker — Randy Jeter • 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
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John Costelloe died at Sunset Park.
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