American actor best known for his appearance as the lead antagonist in the hockey film Slap Shot Paul D’Amato has sadly passed away.
Paul D’Amato Cause of death
Paul D’Amato passed away in East Brookfield, Massachusetts on Monday, February 19, 2024, at the age of 75, due to a rare brain condition known as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), which affects movement and is caused by damage to nerve cells in the brain. The Hollywood Reporter was told by Paul that he had been fighting this disease for four years.
Paul D’Amato obituary information
Paul D’Amato was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 2, 1949. D’Amato began working as a stagehand at the age of 14. When he was 21, he changed his career path to acting. He attended Emerson College, where he appeared in school productions and also played on the school ice hockey team.
In 1974, he moved to Montpelier, Vermont, and acted in a local theatre ensemble. He played one of the three prisoners in a 1975 stage production of the Jean Genet play, Deathwatch, for which his performance was reviewed as “outstanding”.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
