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Steve Buscemi’s wife, Jo Andres, filmmaker and choreographer, dies age 64
By Kathleen Joyce
Published January 12, 2019
Emmy Award-winning actor Steve Buscemi’s wife, Jo Andres, has died.
A source close to the family confirmed her death to Fox News.
The two wed in 1987 and have one son, Lucian, E! News reported.
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Andres, who was 64, according to Variety, was a choreographer, filmmaker and artist. She gained prominence with her “film/dance/light performances,” her website stated.
Her funeral was held at their home in New York City earlier this week, TMZ reported. Guests reportedly included his "Big Lebowski" co-star John Turturro.
“Boardwalk Empire” star Buscemi, 61, said in 2009 that his favorite work of art was something done by his wife.
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“She paints, she makes films, she has done performance,” he told the Independent.
Her death comes as “The Sopranos” celebrates its 20-year anniversary debuting on HBO. Buscemi played Anthony Blundetto on the series.
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