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Marcus D’Amico, the London-based actor best known for appearing in the original “Tales of the City” miniseries in 1993, has died at the age of 55.

His sister, Melissa D’Amico, shared the news of his death on Instagram last week. “Not only have I lost my beautiful brother but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director. Words cannot express how much I miss him,” Melissa wrote in a post shared to the account associated with her talent agency.

In an interview with Queerty, she confirmed that he died on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at his home in Oxfordshire, England.

“Marcus was warm and funny with a big heart,” she told the site. “He was talented and creative, a good singer and dancer as well as actor, writer, and director. He lived in London and LA and has many friends in both countries.”

D’Amico starred as Michael ‘Mouse’ Tolliver in the...

Marcus D’Amico, the actor best known for originating the role Michael “Mouse” Tolliver in the 1993 limited TV series Tales of the City, died Dec. 16 of pneumonia at his home in Oxfordshire, England. He was 55.

His death was announced by his sister Melissa D’Amico. Patrick Baca, his former manager, said the cause was bronchial pneumonia.

Although best known to U.S. audiences for starring in the adaptation of the Armistead Maupin book, D’Amico, born in Germany but raised in the UK, had a lively stage career in London, originating the role of Louis in the National Theatre’s 1992 production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. The performance earned him a Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor.

“Not only have I lost my beautiful brother but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director,” Melissa D’Amico wrote on Twitter. “Words cannot express how much I miss him.

Marcus D’Amico, the actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the original Michael “Mouse” Tolliver on the Armistead Maupin miniseries Tales of the City, has died. He was 55.

D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, head of the U.K. youth acting agency APA Talent, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“Not only have I lost my beautiful brother, but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director. Words cannot express how much I miss him,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

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Marcus D’Amico, the actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the original Michael “Mouse” Tolliver on the Armistead Maupin miniseries Tales of the City, has died. He was 55.

D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, head of the U.K. youth acting agency APA Talent, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“Not only have I lost my beautiful brother, but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director. Words cannot express how much I miss him,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

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Marcus D’Amico, the actor who played the character of Mouse in the original “Tales of the City” miniseries, has died. He was 55.

D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia at his home in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, told Queerty.

D’Amico was known for his role as the genial Michael “Mouse” Tolliver from the groundbreaking 1993 miniseries that premiered in the U.K. on Channel 4 and aired in the U.S. on PBS. The series was an adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s novels about colorful characters in San Francisco’s LGBT community.

D’Amico was also known for his role as Hand Job in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 military drama “Full Metal Jacket.”

In “Tales of the City,” the Mouse character becomes best friends with Mary Ann Singleton, played by Laura Linney, the wide-eyed young woman who moves to San Francisco from the Midwest. “Tales of the City” and the...