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'Green Book' Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. Dies from Accidental Overdose

Frank Vallelonga Jr., an actor who appeared in the Oscar-winning movie "Green Book," died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine. Vallelonga, 60, was found dead in November on a sidewalk in the Bronx. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Vallelonga died from "acute intoxication due to combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine." "Green Book" was based on a 1962 tour of the segregated Deep South by Black pianist Don Shirley and the elder Vallelonga, who was Shirley's driver and bodyguard.

via USA TODAY|

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'Green Book' Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. Died from Accidental Fentanyl and Cocaine Overdose

Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr., who appeared in the movie "Green Book," died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine. Vallelonga, 60, was found dead on a sidewalk in the Bronx in November. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Vallelonga died from "acute intoxication due to combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine." "Green Book" was based on a 1962 tour of the segregated Deep South by Black pianist Don Shirley and the elder Vallelonga, who was Shirley's driver and bodyguard.

via The Associated Press|

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'Green Book' and 'The Sopranos' actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. died of fentanyl and cocaine overdose.

Frank Vallelonga Jr., the actor who appeared in the movie Green Book, died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine. The overdose occurred before his body was dumped on a Bronx sidewalk last November. Vallelonga Jr. portrayed a relative of Viggo Mortensen’s bouncer character Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga in the movie. The official cause of death is “acute intoxication due to combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine.” Vallelonga Jr. was survived by his wife, Angela; a son, Frank; and a brother, Nick.

via Deadline|

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'Green Book' actor's cause of death confirmed as fentanyl and cocaine overdose

Frank Vallelonga Jr., who appeared in the movie "Green Book," died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine at age 60. His official cause of death was confirmed by the New York City medical examiner. Vallelonga was found unconscious on the sidewalk in front of a Bronx sheet metal factory in November and was pronounced dead at the scene. His driver, Steven Smith, was arrested on suspicion of concealing a human corpse and reportedly told authorities that Vallelonga overdosed on drugs.

via Los Angeles Times|

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Green Book Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. Died of Accidental Overdose

Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr., who appeared in the movie "Green Book," died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine at the age of 60. Vallelonga was found unconscious on the sidewalk in front of a Bronx sheet metal factory in November and was pronounced dead at the scene. His official cause of death was confirmed by the New York City medical examiner. Vallelonga played Rudy Vallelonga, a relative of Viggo Mortensen's bouncer character, Tony Lip, in the Oscar-winning film.

via Yahoo Entertainment|

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Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. Died of Fentanyl and Cocaine Overdose

Frank Vallelonga Jr., who appeared in the movie "Green Book," died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine, according to the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. Vallelonga Jr.'s body was found dumped in the Bronx in November 2021, and a man named Steven Smith was charged with concealment of a human corpse. Smith denied involvement in Vallelonga Jr.'s death, claiming that a woman named "Pam" asked him to help dump the body of a person who overdosed.

via New York Post |

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