{"id":2169397,"date":"2025-11-20T23:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2169397"},"modified":"2025-11-20T23:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:14:39","slug":"spencer-lofranco-star-of-gotti-and-angelina-jolies-unbroken-dies-at-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/spencer-lofranco-star-of-gotti-and-angelina-jolies-unbroken-dies-at-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Lofranco, star of \u201cGotti\u201d and Angelina Jolie&#8217;s \u201cUnbroken\u201d, dies at 33"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spencer Lofranco, the Canadian actor known for his roles in movies like <em>Gotti<\/em> and <em>Unbroken<\/em>, has died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor&#8217;s brother, Santino Lofranco, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRSMvC4kaJC\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced his death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">announced his death<\/a> in an Instagram post on Thursday, indicating that he died at 33 on Tuesday. A cause of death was not immediately available. TMZ <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/11\/20\/spencer-lofranco-dead\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reported<\/a> that the actor&#8217;s death is under investigation in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for Lofranco for further information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Santino Lofranco remembered his brother in a heartfelt Instagram post on Thursday. &#8220;To the legend @roccowinning. My brother,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;You lived a life only some could dream of. You changed people lives, and now you are with God. I will always love you and miss you Bear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Brian Douglas<\/p>\n<p> John Travolta and Spencer Lofranco in &#8216;Gotti&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Born in Toronto in 1992, Spencer Lofranco attended a military high school in West Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, and made his screen debut in the 2013 indie romantic comedy <em>At Middleton<\/em>. The actor portrayed Conrad, a high schooler who tours a college with his father (Andy Garc\u00eda). The film also starred Vera Farmiga, Taissa Farmiga, Tom Skerritt, and Nicholas Braun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The same year that his first movie premiered, Lofranco faced legal trouble after his involvement in a hit-and-run that left a cyclist with a broken hip. He was sentenced to 50 days community service, two years of probation, and $161,000 in restitution.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Roy Rochlin\/FilmMagic Spencer Lofranco at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 16, 2016\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Zggl..FjHqtTn91NKIsC0Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/ec09f10c9f3a2cf9c417ca0b69ddfd05\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Roy Rochlin\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p> Spencer Lofranco at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 16, 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lofranco followed his debut with 2014&#8217;s <em>Jamesy Boy<\/em>, which marked his first leading role. The film saw Lofranco portray a young ex-convict grappling with gang violence and armed robbery, and reunited him with Taissa Farmiga. <em>Jamesy Boy<\/em> also starred Mary-Louise Parker, Ving Rhames, and James Woods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That same year, Lofranco played a supporting role in <em>Unbroken<\/em>, the World War II drama directed by Angelina Jolie. Adapted from Laura Hillenbrand&#8217;s book of the same name, the screenplay was written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson. The actor portrayed Harry Brooks, a young radio operator who dies in the opening scene of the prisoner-of-war film, which also starred Jack O&#8217;Connell and Domhnall Gleeson and received three Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2015, Lofranco acted alongside Chris Zylka, Riley Keough, Steve Earle, and Faith Hill in the independent crime drama <em>Dixieland<\/em>, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Later that year, he costarred with Robert Forster in the short film <em>Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Universal Pictures Spencer Lofranco in 'Unbroken'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/btI67jFGRXWekO.zmqFFyg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/97ecf9016445ddb02fd60481cee02212\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<p> Spencer Lofranco in &#8216;Unbroken&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The following year, Lofranco was among the ensemble of <em>King Cobra<\/em>, a biopic featuring Garrett Clayton as gay porn star Sean Paul Lockhart. His costars included Christian Slater, Alicia Silverstone, and Molly Ringwald.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lofranco&#8217;s final credited screen role came in 2018&#8217;s <em>Gotti<\/em>, which starred John Travolta as the infamous New York mobster John Gotti and his real-life wife, Kelly Preston, as the crime lord&#8217;s wife Victoria. Lofranco portrayed the couple&#8217;s son John Gotti Jr. in the film, which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor&#8217;s Facebook page indicated that he relocated to Surrey, British Columbia, in 2021. His <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ8WUXsEVmH\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:most recent social media post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">most recent social media post<\/a> encouraged his followers to subscribe to his OnlyFans account, though it&#8217;s unclear if he actually maintained a profile on the adult content platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/spencer-lofranco-star-of-gotti-and-unbroken-dies-at-33-11853952\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spencer Lofranco, the Canadian actor known for his roles in movies like Gotti and Unbroken, has died. The actor&#8217;s brother, Santino Lofranco, announced his death in an Instagram post on Thursday, indicating that he died at 33 on Tuesday. A cause of death was not immediately available. 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