Brian Tarantina
Brian Tarantina (born March 27, 1959 in New York City , New York ; † November 2, 2019 there ) was an American actor .
Career
Brian Tarantina had Irish and Italian ancestry. His father was Frank William Tarantina, there is no information about his mother. Tarantina studied acting at what is now the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and then performed on Broadway .
He got his first role in the film Cotton Club (1984) directed by Francis Ford Coppola . Further engagements in films such as Carlito's Way or Donnie Brasco followed. He also plays smaller roles in series such as Miami Vice , Emergency Room , Law & Order and Gilmore Girls . He has appeared in more than 80 film and television productions. Most of the time Tarantina played gloomy and socially weak characters. He was most recently seen in The Kitchen - Queens of Crime in 2019 .
Tarantina was found dead in his apartment in Hell's Kitchen , Manhattan in early November 2019 . Initially, a heart attack was suspected to be the cause of death. On December 17, 2019, the news portal TMZ.com reported that, according to the autopsy report , Tarantina died of acute poisoning of various drugs ( fentanyl , heroin , cocaine and diazepam - also known as Valium). New York forensic medicine assumes an accidental overdose. Brian Tarantina leaves behind a son.
Tarantina's hobbies included billiards and blackjack , and he was a fan of the New York Yankees baseball team .
Filmography (selection)
- 1984: Cotton Club
- 1986: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , television series)
- 1986: Final resting (Resting Place)
- 1987: Critical Condition
- 1988: Miami Vice (TV series)
- 1991, 1994, 2001: Law & Order (TV series)
- 1993: Streets of New York
- 1993: Carlito's Way
- 1996: Bed of Roses (Bed of Roses)
- 1997: Donnie Brasco
- 1998: Better Living
- 2000: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series)
- 2001–2002: Gilmore Girls (TV series)
- 2002: City by the Sea
- 2005: Love is a matter of nerves (Trust the Man)
- 2007: The Black Donnellys (TV series)
- 2007: The Stranger Within You (The Brave One)
- 2008: Who the Ghosts Love (Ghost Town)
- 2009: New York Mom (Motherhood)
- 2010: Knight and Day
- 2012: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , TV series)
- 2012: Elementary (TV series)
- 2013: The Blacklist (TV series)
- 2013: Person of Interest (TV series)
- 2014: Rob the Mob - rob the mafia for beginners (Rob the Mob)
- 2017-2018: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV series)
- 2018: BlacKkKlansman
- 2019: The Kitchen - Queens of Crime (The Kitchen)
Web links
- Brian Tarantina in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Star Brian Tarantina Dead at 60: He 'Had Been Ill Lately,' Rep Says. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Caroline John: Brian Tarantina's Family: The “Mrs. Maisel ”Star Leaves behind a Loving Family. In: earnthenecklace.com. November 4, 2019, accessed December 18, 2019 .
- ^ Actor Brian Tarantina Dead at 60, Rep Cites Illness. In: tmz.com. TMZ.com , November 2, 2019, accessed December 18, 2019 .
- ^ Actor Brian Tarantina Died From Overdose of Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine OD. In: tmz.com. TMZ.com , December 17, 2019, accessed December 18, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Tarantina, Brian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | 2nd November 2019 |
Place of death | Hell's Kitchen , Manhattan , New York City , New York, United States |