Actor Tony Ganios has died at the age of 64, after suffering a heart attack.
Known for his role in the movie Porky’s and other cult films, his passing was confirmed by his fiancée Amanda.
The actor died on Sunday at a hospital in New York after he was taken there the day before, TMZ reports.
Ganios is also said to have been struggling with a severe spinal cord infection.
Per the report, the heart attack came on as he was recovering from surgery.
Porky’s actor Tony Ganios dead at 64: Beloved star passes away after suffering a heart attack
The actor is said to have died on Sunday at a hospital in New York after he was taken there the day before, TMZ reports
Amanda appeared on the social media app X on Tuesday and responded to a fan offering condolences.
She had posted a note sharing, ‘The last words we said to each other were “I love you.” Love is an understatement. You are everything to me. My heart, my soul and my best friend. #I love you #tonyganios.’
A fan with the username @wrongstanceprod replied to the post, ‘Please god tell me this isn’t true. I was going to meet him in two weeks. Finally gonna meet him after all these years. Just awful news. My heart and prayers are with you Amanda.’
She wrote back: ‘Thank you, Marc. It’s just unreal to me right now. It was so fast. He hadn’t felt well and hid it from me for days.
‘When he finally told me, and was taken to the hospital, his spinal cord was severely infected. They did surgery, next morning, his heart stopped. I’m crushed.’
Interacting with another fan, Amanda penned: ‘It’s not real to me. I’m just empty.’
TMZ also reported, that Tony had been on his way to a dialysis treatment Sunday morning when he went into cardiac arrest and experienced organ failure.
Amanda told the outlet she’s ‘absolutely shattered’ by Tony’s sudden passing and that they had been working on wedding plans just last week. The two were together for at least 9 years.
Amanda appeared on the social media app X on Tuesday and responded to a fan offering condolences
Tony was best known for his role in the 1981 film Porky’s, a sex comedy that garnered a cult following; pictured in the 1985 sequel Porky’s Revenge
Tony pictured in a scene from The Wanderers in 1979
Tony was best known for his role in the 1981 film, a sex comedy that garnered a cult following.
The franchise spawned multiple sequels including Porky’s II and Porky’s Revenge.
Ganios portrayed the character Meat Tuperello in the feature, playing one guy out of a group who was trying to lose his virginity at a brothel.
The actor also appeared in other movies, ranging from The Wanderers to Die Hard 2 to Back Roads.
Film producer Sean Clark weighed in on Tony’s death, per TMZ, writing: ‘Sad to hear of the passing of Tony Ganios aka Meat from Porky’s. Although I had many business conversations with him over the years I would not say he was a friend.’
He added, ‘I did not know him well at all. However he was a nice guy and it’s a shame he passed just 2 weeks away from the big Porky’s reunion at Cult Classics Weekend in Bastrop TX in which he was supposed to attend. So with that said I’m sorry for OUR loss.’