Actor Joe Marinelli has passed away. He is arguably astir known for portraying Bunny Tagliatti successful nan NBC soap opera Santa Barbara and Joseph Sorel successful nan ABC soap opera General Hospital. Marinelli besides appeared successful shows for illustration NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives, Lethal Weapon, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Numb3rs, Victorious, and The Morning Show.
Joe Marinelli passes distant astatine 68, claims report
Joe Marinelli passed distant connected Sunday, June 22, successful Burbank, California, owed to complications related to tummy cancer. He was 68 years old. His wife, Jean Marinelli, confirmed nan news of his passing while speaking to The Hollywood Reporter. She besides revealed to nan outlet that nan duo ne'er fought. Marinelli is survived by Jean and their 2 sons, Vincent and David.
Marinelli’s Santa Barbara co-star, Leigh J. McCloskey, took to Facebook to salary tribute to his erstwhile colleague. “A sweeter man aliases a dearer friend you could not find than Joe Marinelli,” McCloskey wrote. “I knew Joe was sick and truthful admired his indefatigable tone passim what sounded for illustration a very difficult, if not impossible, ordeal. Joe was a champion. He was a awesome acting partner, teacher, philosophical friend, passionate believer successful people, and a storyteller extraordinaire that pinch laughter and extent revealed nan quality tone truthful beautifully and successful truthful galore different ways.”
After studying acting astatine nan Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Marinelli began his profession successful nan intermezo industry. His early projects see Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues, and L.A. Law. Marinelli was a bid regular connected Santa Barbara from 1988 to 1990 and received nan Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Comic Actor: Daytime successful 1990. Between 1999 and 2001, he appeared successful respective episodes of General Hospital.
Marinelli besides portrayed a assortment of characters successful movies specified arsenic The Passion of Martin and Sideways. One of his past fewer acting performances was successful The Morning Show.