May 16, 2017
Actor John Cygan, popular for playing
Lt. Paulie Pentangeli on the 1990s series "The Commish" and providing
his voice for films like "Cars" and "Toy Story 3", has died at the age
of 63.
Cygan died on May 13 at his home in Woodland Hills here after a long
battle with cancer, Jonn Wasser of the Atlas Talent Agency told
hollywoodreporter.com.
Cygan also starred on the short-lived sitcom "Bob", which ran from
1992-1993.
He appeared on 35 episodes of "The Commish" as Pentangeli, who worked
for police commissioner Tony Scali (Michael Chiklis) in upstate New
York. His character shot an unarmed suspect at the start of the show's
second season and was fired, only to return in season four.
On Twitter, Chiklis called Cygan "one of my closest friends in the
world. You are loved, adored and horribly missed, Johnny. I know
this... heaven just got a lot funnier."
Cygan also appeared on episodes of "Frasier", "The X-Files", "NYPD
Blue", "The Shield" and "Modern Family".