Spencer Lofranco experienced highs and lows before his passing in November 2025.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in October 1992, Lofranco began his acting career after a year of conservatory training at the New York Film Academy. He secured his first role in 2013 in At Middleton, acting with Andy García and Vera Farmiga.
The actor continued his career by starring in movies such as Jamesy Boy with Mary-Louise Parker, Unbroken with Angelina Jolie, and Gotti with John Travolta.
After his part in the 2018 movie Gotti, Lofranco posted a YouTube video where he claimed to be homeless and residing on the Venice Beach boardwalk.
“There’s no privacy,” he stated in the video, noting that he felt “fully exposed” because people were “always walking around.”
In November 2025, Spencer’s death was announced by his brother, Santino Lofranco. He was 33 years old.
“To the legend @roccowinning. My brother,” Santino wrote as the caption for a series of photos he shared on Instagram. “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.”
TMZ reports that Spencer’s death is under investigation in British Columbia, Canada. The reason for his death has not been released.
Continue reading to discover additional information regarding Lofranco’s life:
Spencer Lofranco Was Born and Raised in Canada
Born to parents Rocco (Rocky) C. Lofranco and opera singer Amy Lofranco, the actor was born on October 18, 1992, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With his brother, Santino Lofranco, Spencer was brought up in Thornhill, Ontario, until he attended military school from ninth grade to 12th grade.
Spencer grew up with an interest in acting due to attending auditions with his mom.
“My mom growing up was a dancer, an opera singer, and she also did acting. Growing up, sometimes my mom would take me to auditions and I would sit in the waiting room with her,” Spencer revealed in a January 2014 article in Interview magazine. “My dad didn’t want me to be an actor; he wanted me to be a hockey player and become a lawyer. That didn’t happen. “
Spencer realized his desire to become an actor when he “was 17.”
He told the outlet, “I was always a funny guy, always trying to make people laugh and always the center of attention. I guess I was being an actor my whole life. I finally realized what I was doing and it was just getting me in trouble. I went to summer acting classes. Then I did a year conservatory at New York Film Academy and then that’s when I got Jamesy Boy.”
Spencer Lofranco Appeared in 7 Films
Throughout his acting career, Spencer appeared in At Middleton (2013), Jamesy Boy (2014), Unbroken (2014), Home (2015), Dixieland (2015), King Cobra (2016) and Gotti (2018).
He told Interview magazine in January 2014, “I want to do real-life, candid films. I don’t want to be thrown into anything that could jeopardize my career. I want to be wise about what I choose. Actors whose choices I’ve liked are Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio, River Phoenix.”
Spencer Lofranco’s Final Role Was in ‘Gotti’ Alongside John Travolta
John Travolta and Spencer Lofranco in ‘Gotti’ Brian Douglas /© Vertical Entertainment /Courtesy Everett Collection
The 2018 biographical crime movie Gotti was Spencer’s final on-screen appearance. He acted in the film with John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Pruitt Taylor Vince, William DeMeo, Leo Rossi, Chris Kerson, Stacy Keach, and Chris Mulkey.
Gotti, a story inspired by actual events, tells the story of New York City mobster John Gotti (Travolta) and his ascent within the Gambino crime family. Spencer played John “Junior” Gotti, Travolta’s son in the film.
Spencer Lofranco Was Previously Convicted of Misdemeanor Hit and Run
Spencer hit bicyclist Camille Banham with his SUV in August 2013. CBS News reported that she suffered serious injuries, including several fractures and a broken hip.
According to authorities, Spencer exited his vehicle, apologized to Banham, and then left the scene.
“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 reportedly stated in a sentencing hearing in May 2015, according to CBS News.
The judge increased Spencer’s sentence from 10 days of community service to 50 days, along with two years of probation and $161,000 in restitution, due to Banham’s statement.
Michael Levin, Spencer’s defense attorney, stated that the event left the actor afraid, despite Spencer’s charge being reduced to a misdemeanor.
“It was an accident,” Levin told CBS News at the time. “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.”
Spencer Lofranco Was Homeless Living in Los Angeles
Spencer revealed in a June 2018 YouTube video that he was homeless and living on the Venice boardwalk with his dog.
“ I do art out here,” Spencer shared with YouTuber Brennen Taylor, noting his enjoyment of living there, but also saying “you’re like fully exposed because everyone’s always walking around” near him. “There’s no privacy. It’s like if you lived in a glass house.”
Just For You
