▁played ▁football ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁state ▁championship ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Johnny ▁also ▁loved ▁to ▁make ▁mov ies ▁as ▁a ▁kid ▁using ▁his ▁father ' s ▁camera ▁and ▁anyone ▁and ▁anything ▁he ▁could ▁find ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁his ▁feature ▁films . ▁Pal ermo ▁later ▁attended ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁special - effect s ▁movie ▁make up . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Pal ermo ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁acting ▁career . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁television ▁shows . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁the ▁Nick el ode on ▁series ▁Just ▁for ▁K icks , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁Every body ▁H ates ▁Chris ▁as ▁Chris ' ▁over g rown ▁class mate ▁Frank ▁Di Pa olo . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁girl friend ▁Aless andra ▁Gi ang ran de ▁were ▁both ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁early ▁morning ▁car ▁crash ▁in ▁North ▁Hollywood , ▁California . ▁ ▁Gi ang ran de ▁was ▁driving ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Pal ermo ▁was ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁▁ ▁Cold ▁Case ▁( 2 0 0 4 , ▁TV ▁Series ) ▁as ▁Ken ▁Maz za con e ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁ ▁Days ▁of ▁Our ▁L ives ▁( 2 0 0 5 , ▁TV ▁Series ) ▁as ▁Marine ▁Medic