Overview
- His wife told TMZ that Guidera suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home, spent weeks in a coma, and had life support withdrawn so he could return home and die per his wishes.
- Family members confirmed to media that he died on Saturday in a Los Angeles-area hospital at age 65.
- Guidera worked as a model before moving into screen acting and had steady supporting roles from 1990 through 2005.
- His credits include The Godfather Part III, Species and Armageddon, with his Species scene winning the 1996 MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss and his last credited film role appearing in LA Dicks (2005).
- Initial reports are based on the family statement to TMZ and contain unresolved details, including conflicting birth years reported by outlets and no publicly identified underlying cause for the cardiac event.