John Costelloe

Actor

Popular As John Costelloe (actor)

Birthday November 8, 1961

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

DEATH DATE 2008-12-16, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. (47 years old)

Nationality United States

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1961

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.

2008

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.

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