{"id":2180425,"date":"2025-11-29T01:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T01:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2180425"},"modified":"2025-11-29T01:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T01:35:33","slug":"canadian-actor-spencer-lofranco-dead-at-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/canadian-actor-spencer-lofranco-dead-at-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco dead at 33"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 3 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qnl:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qnl:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco died on Tuesday , according to the B.C. Coroners Service. He was 33 years old.<\/p>\n<p>In an email to CBC News, a spokesperson for the coroners service said the cause of death is not known at this time, and that no other details could be shared because his death is under investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lofranco, who was born in Toronto, starred in titles including the 2018 biographical movie about mob boss John Gotti, titled <em>Gotti<\/em>, alongside John Travolta, and a 2016 film about the pornography industry, <em>King Cobra<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports, Lofranco\u2019s brother, Santino Lofranco, also posted about the death on Instagram before making his account private.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou lived a life only some could dream of,\u201d Santino wrote in the caption of a post of images of his brother, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/gotti-actor-spencer-lofranco-dies-at-33-11854147\" target=\"_blank\"><u>People<\/u><\/a>. \u201cYou changed people lives, and now you are with God. I will always love you and miss you Bear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lofranco had seven credits to his name in films made from 2013 to 2018, according to IMDB. <em>Gotti<\/em> in 2018 was his last acting role, while his first was the 2013 rom-com <em>At Middleton<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"imageMedia image full\">\n<div class=\"placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/2586fb0b-2a45-4a62-88d0-96750115d7f0,1763749415102\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4419%2C2929%29%3BResize%3D805\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"two men, one in a blue suit jacket and one in a black suit jacket, point at eachother and embrace with one arm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/2586fb0b-2a45-4a62-88d0-96750115d7f0,1763749415102\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4419%2C2929%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/2586fb0b-2a45-4a62-88d0-96750115d7f0,1763749415102\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4419%2C2929%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/2586fb0b-2a45-4a62-88d0-96750115d7f0,1763749415102\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4419%2C2929%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/2586fb0b-2a45-4a62-88d0-96750115d7f0,1763749415102\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4419%2C2929%29%3B\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.508706043018095\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Stacy Keach, left, and John Travolta, right, take part in a photocall for the film Gotti at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2018. Lofranco starred in Gotti with Keach and Travolta.<!-- --> <!-- -->(Eric Gaillard\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other roles included a small part in <em>Unbroken<\/em>, a second world war film directed by Angelina Jolie, and as the star of <em>Jamesy Boy<\/em>, a 2014 film about a young gang member who turns his life around during a stint in prison.<\/p>\n<p>According to an interview Lofranco did with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/film\/discovery-spencer-lofranco\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Interview magazine<\/u><\/a> in 2014, Lofranco landed the role in Jamesy Boy in his first-ever audition.<\/p>\n<p>Lofranco told Interview that he decided he wanted to be an actor at the age of 17, before taking acting classes and landing a year-long conservatory at the New York Film Academy. He also recalled being the \u201cfunny guy\u201d as a kid who always wanted to be the centre of attention \u2014 but said it sometimes landed him in trouble. <\/p>\n<p>He said he related to the character he played in <em>Jamesy Boy<\/em> because he\u2019d been sent to military high school and the character was institutionalized at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted it was \u201ccrazy\u201d he was slated to work with Jolie on the then-upcoming film <em>Unbroken<\/em>, and said he wanted to do \u201creal-life, candid films\u201d in his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco died on Tuesday , according to the B.C. Coroners Service. He was 33 years old. 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