 Buscetta died of cancer on 2 April 2000, aged 71, having lived out most of his life with his third wife and family in Florida, United States under false names.He was buried under a false name in North Miami, Florida.He was played by F. Murray Abraham in the 1999 film "Excellent Cadavers" and by Vincent Riotta in the 2007 mini-series "Il Capo dei Capi".