Sex and The City and Days of Our Lives actor Eddie Driscoll dies aged 60 - details

Publish date: 2024-06-09

The actor was best known for his role in The Last Ship

Sex and The City and actor Eddie Driscoll has passed away aged 60. 

The star was known for his roles in as well as one-episode appearances in and

The sad news was announced by Eddie's friend, Jimmy Palumbo, who said the actor had died from a saddle pulmonary embolism after months of fighting stomach cancer.

The Hollywood Reporter stated that Eddie had passed away on December 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. 

Eddie was perhaps best known for his recurring role as East Coast leader Randall Croft in the TNT sci-fi series , as well as for his portrayal of loan shark Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo in a West Coast touring company of Jersey Boys.

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He also made appearances in shows such as and, and in films including and

Eddie, who was born in New York in 1963, began his acting career at the University of Miami and took part in an apprenticeship program at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre in North Palm Beach, Florida.

He went on to act alongside Reynolds in the 1989 films and and in two of the actor's TV series,and

In his later career, Eddie was a host at the karaoke bars Dimples in Burbank and at the Fox Fire Room in Valley Village, where a celebration of his life was held in January.

He is survived by his brother Danny.

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