The 60-year-old actor who played Jackie the Gaslight on the Amazon Prime Video series was found lifeless by one of his relatives who dropped by his apartment in New York.
- Nov 3, 2019
AceShowbiz - Actor Brian Tarantina has died aged 60.
The star was found dead early Saturday, November 2 morning in his New York apartment from what appeared to be a fatal drug overdose, a New York Police Department officer told Entertainment Tonight.
When officers and paramedics arrived, they found a white powdery substance near his body, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. An official cause of death has yet to be determined.
According to TMZ, it was the actor's niece who discovered her uncle had died, when she visited the star's residence around 12:30 A.M. on Saturday and found him unresponsive on the couch.
Best known for his performance as Jackie in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", Brian also landed roles in movies including "Summer of Sam", Jacob's Ladder", "Jerky Boys and Uncle Buck", as well as TV shows such as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "The Sopranos", "ER", "NYPD Blue and Miami Vice".
