Sopranos actor Bob LuPone dead at 76

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Actor Bob LuPone has died at the age of 76.LuPone, brother of Broadway icon Patti LuPone, died Saturday following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Matt Ross Public Relations.

The star earned a Tony Award nomination in the original run of A Chorus Line and played Tony Soprano's family physician in The Sopranos.He also helped found and lead the influential off-Broadway theater company MCC Theater for almost 40 years.

Sad loss: Actor Bob LuPone has died at the age of 76. The star earned a Tony Award nomination in the original run of A Chorus Line and played Tony Soprano's family physician in The Sopranos; seen in 2010 Hard end: LuPone, brother of Broadway icon Patti LuPone, died Saturday following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Matt Ross Public Relations; seen in 2014'The MCC Theater community mourns the loss of our much loved and uniquely inspiring partner, colleague and dear friend, Bob LuPone, who lived fearlessly and with great curiosity, good humor, a boundless passion for connection, and a whole lot of heart.

We will miss him deeply and always,' the theater company said in a statement. LuPone's first professional job was in 1966, in the ensemble of the Westbury Music Fair´s production of The Pajama Game starring Liza Minnelli.