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Mickey Ciriello, owner of the landmark Luigi’s Restaurant in Akron, has died at age 78.

His parents, Nick and Rose Ciriello, founded the popular restaurant in 1949.

Luigi's is famous for its Italian food, celebrity photos and long lines of loyal customers.

Akron has lost one of its most famous restaurateurs.

Mickey Ciriello, the longtime owner of Luigi’s Restaurant , died early Oct. 29 after a brief illness with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, his wife, Becky, confirmed. He was 78.

The downtown landmark at 105 N. Main St. is famous for its pizza, pasta and cheese-laden salads as well as long lines of people waiting to get inside.

Portraits of entertainers who have dined there — from Jay Leno to Chrissie Hynde to Bob Costas — line the restaurant’s walls along with gi

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