The Sopranos Star Robert Lupone Is Dead at 76

Broadway performer and "The Sopranos" star Robert LuPone passed away at age 76.

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After a three-year struggle with pancreatic cancer, the Manhattan Class Company (MCC) Theater,

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which LuPone co-founded, announced his passing. On "The Sopranos," LuPone played Dr. Bruce Cusamano,

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Tony Soprano's family doctor and next-door neighbor, and received a Tony Award nomination for

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his performance in "A Chorus Line" during its initial run. The performer is the brother of Patti LuPone,

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a legendary actress. His wife Virginia, son Orlando, sister Patti, and brother William all survive him.

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LuPone, who holds a degree from The Julliard School, was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1946.

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