No, he did not die, he has the same name as a dude (non-porno) who died from mad-cow disease. And another mixup because he did some solo porn under the name "dante" ,and another gay dude with the name "dante" died. THIS guy is alive, charlie has said so, and the reason they stopped doing porn is because of a divorce, not because he died. He even posted on a thread here (if it is him) that he is alive, and why he stopped and where he lives now.