What was the cause of Sopranos actor Johnny Cakes death?”
I just read about this on MSNBC, as my husband was always a big fan of the Sopranos and I told him about it. John Costelloe died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Brooklyn, New York. According to MSNBC: “The 47-year-old former New York City firefighter gained fame in 2006 when he was cast as short-order cook Jim “Johnny Cakes” Witowski opposite Joseph Gannascoli, who played gay mobster Vito Spatafore on the hit HBO show. Costelloe was performing as a hustler in a theater production of “Gang of Seven” at the time of his death.” From the reports, his death has totally stunned family and friends, who saw no reason for this kind of thing to happen, and thought he had been in good spirits. He gave no clues or suggestions that he was suicidal to them. He was getting good reviews for his theater work, also, so everyone is just beside themselves at this turn of events.
