Spencer Lofranco, best known for his role in the 2018 movie "Gotti" with John Travolta, has passed away aged 33. The budding actor's brother took to Instagram to announce Spencer's death.
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"To the legend @roccowinning," Santino Lofranco wrote. "My brother. You lived a life only some could dream of. You changed people's lives, and now you are with God. I will always love you and miss you Bear. RIP. October 18, 1992 - November 18, 2025."
The cause of Spencer's death has not yet been confirmed, but as reported by TMZ, it is currently under investigation by authorities in British Columbia, Canada.
Spencer received his acting education at the New York Film Academy after making the decision to pursue his passion at the age of 17. Alongside "Gotti" he has also worked on "Jamsey Boy." While neither movie received much fanfare, Spencer played both roles well and looked destined to continue moving on to bigger and better opportunities.
According to IMDB, Spencer had appeared in a total of seven movies, with his first being "At Middleton" in 2013. The website did not list him as working on anything new or having anything planned.
Spencer Lofranco's Mom Inadvertently Got Him Into Acting
Spencer grew up in Thornhill, Ontario. His mother, Amy Lofranco, was an opera singer. Spencer would accompany his mother to her auditions on occasion. It's those auditions where he first began to develop an interest in the entertainment industry.
"My mom growing up was a dancer, an opera singer, and she also did acting. Growing up, sometimes my mom would take me to auditions and I would sit in the waiting room with her," Spencer told Interview Magazine in January 2014. "My dad didn't want me to be an actor; he wanted me to be a hockey player and become a lawyer. That didn't happen. "
Interestingly, Spencer's dad didn't want him to go into the movie business. During the same interview with Interview Magazine, he revealed that his father wanted him to be a hockey player or a lawyer.
Unfortunately, we will never know how far Spencer could have gone in his acting career, or whether he would have gone back to school to get his law degree. His fans, friends, and family will now await the result of the investigation surrounding the cause of his death.
