Soap Opera Actor Nick Santino Commits Suicide at 47

[Dana]

Brooklyn-born actor Nick Santino committed suicide Wednesday, The New York Post reports.


The soap opera star was wracked with grief after his beloved pit bull Rocco was euthanized Tuesday -- the same day Santino turned 47.

"Today I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend," Santino wrote in a suicide note, according to close friend Stuart Sarnoff. "Rocco trusted me and I failed him. He didn't deserve this."


The actor, who appeared on seven episodes of All My Children and six episodes of Guiding Light, had been feeling "harassed" by his building management company, according to his neighbor Lia Pettigrew.

He was allegedly threatened with a $250 fine for having a barking dog, but according to neighbor Kevan Cleary, "the dog was not a barker, but somebody complained that the dog would bark."


Santino phoned a former girlfriend at 2 a.m. Wednesday. Police found Santino's body in his bedroom later that afternoon. The actor had overdosed on pills.


The actor's pet Rocco has been cremated; friends tell The New York Post Santino's remains will also be cremated.

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As I said on the site, I'm sorry I don't care how much I loved a pet. It's a pet. I can get a new one. I would not kill myself over it.

 

[Panacea]

It sounds to me like the man was very mentally ill and wasn't thinking like a healthy person would. The actions that follow won't make sense.

What a sad situation

 

[Dana]

It sounds to me like the man was very mentally ill and wasn't thinking like a healthy person would. The actions that follow won't make sense.

What a sad situation

this is true also... I was reading through a few of the comments.

 

[Panacea]

this is true also... I was reading through a few of the comments.

Ya, the people in the comments are missing the point. He didn't kill himself because of the dog, he killed himself (and the dog, I'd guess) because he was probably pretty sick.

 

[Aeval]

The actor, who appeared on seven episodes of All My Children and six episodes of Guiding Light, had been feeling "harassed" by his building management company, according to his neighbor Lia Pettigrew.

RIP...the poor man was troubled.

But I have to ask....when does 7 episodes on one show and 6 on another make you a star??

 

[Panacea]

The actor, who appeared on seven episodes of All My Children and six episodes of Guiding Light, had been feeling "harassed" by his building management company, according to his neighbor Lia Pettigrew.

RIP...the poor man was troubled.

But I have to ask....when does 7 episodes on one show and 6 on another make you a star??

Ya I'd never heard of him, I guess they need an eye catching headline.

 

[Dana]

The actor, who appeared on seven episodes of All My Children and six episodes of Guiding Light, had been feeling "harassed" by his building management company, according to his neighbor Lia Pettigrew.

RIP...the poor man was troubled.

But I have to ask....when does 7 episodes on one show and 6 on another make you a star??

It's all about headlines... They do it all the time. I for one don't even watch Soaps.

 

[zen]

Shit. I keep leaving my gate open. Dumb dogs won't leave.

 

[porterjack]

Shit. I keep leaving my gate open. Dumb dogs won't leave.

Stop feeding the fuckers

 

[zen]

Stop feeding the fuckers

Neh...I was only kidding. I'm keeping them fat and happy, so when the zombie apocalypse comes (and it will come), those fuckers will feed us for at least a week.

 

[AUDRAA]

Neh...I was only kidding. I'm keeping them fat and happy, so when the zombie apocalypse comes (and it will come), those fuckers will feed us for at least a week.

hahahaha I know its wrong but I found this comment pretty funny

 

[porterjack]

Neh...I was only kidding. I'm keeping them fat and happy, so when the zombie apocalypse comes (and it will come), those fuckers will feed us for at least a week.

do zombies eat dogs? i never though of that