‘Green Book’ actor Frank Vallelonga Jr's body found in Bronx
Dec 1, 2022 19:42:26 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Dec 1, 2022 19:42:26 GMT
Deadline has confirmed that the NYPD has identified a body found dumped outside a Bronx sheet-metal manufacturing factory Monday as Frank Vallelonga Jr., a sometime actor most notable for his role in 2018’s Green Book. Vallelonga Jr. was 60.
In Green Book, Vallelonga Jr. portrayed a relative of Viggo Mortenson’s bouncer character Frank “Tony Lip” Vallenlonga. Vallelonga Jr. was the real-life son of the bouncer portrayed in the film.
According to the NYPD, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male in front 1243 Oak Point Avenue, The Bronx, on early Monday morning. “within the confines of the 41 Precinct. “Upon arrival, police observed an unidentified adult male, unconscious and unresponsive, on the ground at the location. The male had no obvious signs of trauma observed. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the male deceased at the scene. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.”
The New York Post is reporting that its law enforcement sources say Frank Vallelonga Jr. was a likely drug overdose victim.
A 35-year-old man named Steven Smith has been arrested and charged with concealment of a human corpse in relation to Vallelonga’s death.
Vallelonga Jr. also had a small role in a 2004 episode of The Sopranos, among other bit parts.
Green Book, about the real-life Italian-American bouncer who becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist in the 1960s American South, was written by Peter Farrelly, Brian Hayes Currie and Vallelonga Jr.’s brother Nick Vallelonga.
The investigation into the death of Vallelonga Jr. remains ongoing at this time.
deadline.com/2022/12/green-book-frank-vallelonga-jr-body-overdose-victim-dumped-in-bronx-1235186342/
In Green Book, Vallelonga Jr. portrayed a relative of Viggo Mortenson’s bouncer character Frank “Tony Lip” Vallenlonga. Vallelonga Jr. was the real-life son of the bouncer portrayed in the film.
According to the NYPD, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male in front 1243 Oak Point Avenue, The Bronx, on early Monday morning. “within the confines of the 41 Precinct. “Upon arrival, police observed an unidentified adult male, unconscious and unresponsive, on the ground at the location. The male had no obvious signs of trauma observed. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the male deceased at the scene. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.”
The New York Post is reporting that its law enforcement sources say Frank Vallelonga Jr. was a likely drug overdose victim.
A 35-year-old man named Steven Smith has been arrested and charged with concealment of a human corpse in relation to Vallelonga’s death.
Vallelonga Jr. also had a small role in a 2004 episode of The Sopranos, among other bit parts.
Green Book, about the real-life Italian-American bouncer who becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist in the 1960s American South, was written by Peter Farrelly, Brian Hayes Currie and Vallelonga Jr.’s brother Nick Vallelonga.
The investigation into the death of Vallelonga Jr. remains ongoing at this time.
deadline.com/2022/12/green-book-frank-vallelonga-jr-body-overdose-victim-dumped-in-bronx-1235186342/