Actor Tony Ganios has died at the age of 64 due to a heart attack.
The star, best known for his role as Anthony “Meat” Tupelello in the 1981 comedy “Porky's” and his role as a mercenary alongside Bruce Willis in “Die Hard 2,” died on Sunday. (18.02.24) However, his death has now come to light.
He died in a New York hospital a day after suffering from a severe spinal cord infection and was rushed to the hospital for treatment, after which his fiancée, Amanda, confirmed that he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest.
When announcing Tony's death on X, she said on stage: “The last words we said to each other were 'I love you.' Love is an understatement.”
“You are my everything. My heart, my soul, and my best friend. #ILoveYou.”
Online interactions with fans of Amanda and her partner revealed that Tony suffered a heart attack after undergoing surgery for a spinal cord infection.
One devastated movie fan responded to the news of Amanda's death: “Please God, please tell me this isn't true.” I was scheduled to see him in two weeks.
“After all these years, I'm finally going to meet him.” It's just terrible news. My heart and prayers are with Amanda. ”
When asked to explain the details of Tony's death, Amanda replied: “Thank you, Mark. It's surreal for me right now. It happened so fast. He didn't feel well and he hid it from me for days.
“When he finally told me and was taken to hospital, his spinal cord had a severe infection.
“I had surgery, but the next morning my heart had stopped. I'm devastated.”
Amanda told another Tony fan on X: “It's not real to me. It's just empty.”
She also told TMZ that she was “devastated” by the actor's death.
Tony's character in “Die Hard 2” is stabbed in the eye with an icicle by New York City police officer John McClane, played by Bruce Willis, and then brutally murders a church janitor in the snowy movie. did.
He made his debut as tough guy Perry in the 1979 film The Wanderers, and in 1981 played a former football player turned mountain man in the John Belushi film The Continental Divide.
Besides “Porky,” he appeared in two sequels of the smutty series and appeared as Mike “Mooch” Cacciatore in five episodes of the 1980s television series “Wise Guy.”
Tony semi-retired from acting after co-starring with the late Sir Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in the 1993 buddy cop film Rising Sun.