Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr died from “an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine.”
The Hollywood actor, who starred in The Sopranos and Green Book, died on November 28 last year, after his body had been found dumped outside a sheet metal manufacturing factory in Hunts Point, New York.
The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office concluded its autopsy and shared details about his death on Monday (April 9).
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They said his death was caused by “acute intoxication due to combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine.”
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At the time of his death, police officials were called after it was reported that Frank’s body had been tossed out of a vehicle following the “overdose” at 2am.
The following day (March 29), Steven Smith, 35, was arrested and charged with concealment of a human corpse.
Police declared to have seen video footage of Steve tossing the actor’s body from the car, to which he later confessed after being interviewed by the cops for his involvement in another case.
The suspect had informed authorities that a female named “Pam” had approached him and asked him to help her dispose of the body of a person who had overdosed.
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According to reports published by Daily Mail, Steven then “walked to the passenger’s side of the vehicle and pulled a human corpse out of the passenger’s seat and dropped the body onto the sidewalk.”
He allegedly returned to the driver’s side and drove away, “leaving the human corpse on the sidewalk.”
Frank, the son of the real-life bouncer and actor Frank Vallelonga, is most famed for his role in the hit movie Green Book where he starred as playing his uncle Rudy Vallelonga.
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The actor landed his first acting stint in 1994, where he starred in A Beautiful Disguise, written and directed by his brother Nick Vallelonga.
Frank appeared on an episode of The Sopranos in 2005, in which his father played mob boss Carmine Lupertazzi.
Before his death, it has been said that Frank had been working with his younger brother and filmmaker Nick.
He is survived by his wife Angela and 17-year-old son Frank, as well as his brother Nick.
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