John Cygan (April 27, 1954 – May 13, 2017) was an American actor and comedian.

Early life

Cygan was born in New York City to a large family of thirteen children, six of them were half-siblings. His parents never married. He attended

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and was active in church and school theatre while in high school, including a star performance as the insane brother in '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' and the lead performance in a high school production of ''

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'', as the ever faithful agent Albert Peterson.

Career

Cygan was notable for his television work (''

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'') and his voice work (''

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'' games, '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'', '' SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo'' games).

Death

Cygan died of cancer at his home in

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, on May 13, 2017, at the age of 63. He is survived by his wife and two children, Annie and Jack.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cygan, John 1954 births 2017 deaths American male voice actors American male comedians Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors Comedians from New York City Deaths from cancer in California