Jay Bontatibus

Jay Bontatibus (July 31, 1964 – February 12, 2017) was an American actor.

He was born and raised in Cheshire, Connecticut. He was active in sports at Cheshire High School and at Central Connecticut State University. While at the latter, he also developed an interest in acting.

In 1998, Bontatibus joined the cast of The Young and the Restless, in the role of Tony Viscardi; he departed the cast in 2000. He also played Andy Capelli in General Hospital (2002-2004) and Rob McCullough in Days of Our Lives (2008).

He was also married to the soap's then-casting director, Marnie Saitta, from 2002 to 2005.

Bontatibus died at the age of 52 on February 12, 2017, following a battle with cancer.

Television credits
These include:
 * The Young and the Restless as Tony Viscardi
 * General Hospital as Andy Capelli
 * Port Charles as Detective Andy Capelli
 * numerous guest appearances on programmes such as Cold Case, CSI: Miami, Walker, Texas Ranger, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, V.I.P., Drake & Josh, and Another World.

Movie credits
These include Laws of Gambling as Joey, Lords of the Underworld as Johnny, and I Love You Came Too Late as Scott Donovan.