The authorities are investigating the death of Spencer Lofranco in British Columbia, Canada as fans and his brother paid tribute to the ‘legend’ actor who made it in Hollywood
18:02, 21 Nov 2025
Spencer Lofranco was found dead at 33(Image: WireImage)
Spencer Lofranco’s tragic death was announced by his brother in a touching social media post. The actor was best known for playing John Travolta’s son in the film based on the life of New York gangster John Gotti.
It comes as canadian authorities are investigating the death in British Columbia as a cause is yet to be released. In a heart breaking Instagram post on Tuesday, Spencer’s brother Santino Lofranco revealed he had died as he paid tribute.
The 33-year-old Canadian actor was best known for his roles in Jamesy Boy and Gotti in career that spanned seven films. He honed his craft as an actor at New York Film Academy before landing his breakout role in Trevor White’s crime film Jamesy Boy which also starred James Woods.
Lofranco got his big break in Jamesy Boy(Image: FilmMagic)
Brother’s tribute
The touching tribute posted by Spencer’s brother read: “To the legend @roccowinning. My brother. 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. RIP. October 18, 1992 – November 18, 2025.”
Fans flooded social media with tributes to the actor. One wrote: “No way Spencer Lofranco died. I enjoyed watching his lives making his art.”
Another said: “RIP Spencer Lofranco. I loved his performance in Gotti.”
A third penned: “Spencer Lofranco has died and I’ve been in shock all day trying to figure out what to say.”
Career
He played John Travolta’s son in Gotti(Image: Startraks/Shutterstock)
Lofranco got his start in Hollywood after completing a year-long conservatory program. Soon after he landed a leading role in the biographical crime drama Jamsey Boy, which was released in 2014.
He played troubled teen James Burns alongside James Woods and Mary-Louise Parker in the gritty crime flick. He also appeared as Harry Brooks in Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken.
He also got credits in Dixieland and King Cobra before his final screen role playing John Gotti Jr alongside John Travolta in Gotti.
Hit-and-Run
However, Lofranco’s off-screen life was not all cream and peaches. In 2013, he was convicted of a misdemeanour hit-and-run after striking cyclist Camille Banham with his SUV.
He was handed 50 days of community service. Banham was severely injured with a broken hip and multiple fractures. He also had to relearn how to walk.
Lofranco was alleged to have exited his vehicle and apologised to Banham before leaving the scene.
Lofranco had a troubled life off-screen(Image: Getty Images North America)
The cyclist told CBS in 2015: “I used to call what happened to me an accident, and it would’ve been an accident if Spencer had stayed and helped me after he got out of his car and saw me injured on the side of the road, but instead he chose to leave me,’ Banham said in 2015, per the outlet.
‘Left in fear’
Lofranco’s defence attorney Michael Levi argued his client fled the scene in fear. The lawyer said: “It was an accident. The crime here was not leaving his identification at the scene.
“That’s not what injured her, and for that reason you have to look at not so much the injuries as you have to look at what happened after and what happened after does not make him a monster.”
Lofranco reportedly opted for a more isolated life in 2019 when he decided to live on a beach selling his art and going by the name Fire.
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