Tony Ganios, star of 'Porky's,' dies at 64

Tony Ganios, THE comedy actor known For her turn as fan favorite Meat In Bob Clark “Porky’s” And as Pear In Philip Kaufman 1979 transition to adulthood Drama "THE The wanderers, » deceased Feb. 18 following surgery has A hospital In New York. He was 64.

That of Ganios financed sharing THE news on social media — editing A Tweeter that Featured A photo of THE two holding hands with THE legend, "I love You SO a lot, My love. I am broken." She later follow up up containing A photo of Ganios And THE legend, "THE last words We said has each other were, "I love You." Love East A euphemism. You are All has Me. My heart, My soul And My best friend. »

Ganios was known For her the roles In 1980s adolescence comedies And action movies. He won importance For her representation of difficult, muscle characters that frequently had him faucet In character acting has play the roles that required physical presence And tenacity.

Manufacturing her movie beginning In Kaufman "THE The wanderers, » Ganios plays Pear, A of THE Bronx Italian-American Street thugs In THE 1963 movie base on THE novel by Richard Price. Ganios would be reunite with co-star Ken Wahl For A recurrent role as A crowd lawyer on Wahl's 1987-90 crime series “The smart guy.”

Her most well known role, However, was that of Meat In THE nineteen eighty one torrid comedy series “Porky’s” about A band of high school friends WHO seek revenge on A sordid nightclub owner appointed Pork After be humiliated has her establishment.

However THE movie was panoramic by reviews, he would be go on has be THE sixth the most profitable movie of 1982 And spawn two sequels.

Other movie credits included “Porky’s II: THE Following Day" (1983) And "Die Hard 2" (1990). Ganios semi-retired Since acting After functioning on THE movie "Rising Sun," with Short appearances In three movies between 1991 And 1993.

When request by Worship Faction In 2015 Why he selected has back has acting For those Short stays, Ganios said, "It is A odd thing. While I did miss acting, I doesn't miss THE entertainment industry Or most of THE people In he. But as time went by, I would be permanently run In Fans WHO were truly disappointed has know that I had to leave THE business. Their voice of trust Nevertheless, I think little of My friends And Fans accomplished how difficult he would be be For Me has get back In A industry Or I was barely successful In THE First of all place."

Ganios was born In Brooklyn. He East Survived by her financed, Almond.

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