‘The Sopranos’ Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. Died of Fentanyl and Cocaine Overdose
thewrap.comLast November, police responded to a 3:50 a.m. call reporting that a body had been dumped outside of a factory near 1243 Oak Point Ave in the Bronx.
The man, who was later identified as Vallelonga Jr., was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the NYPD.
He was 60.Steven Smith, 35, has been arrested and charged with concealment of a human corpse. According to the New York Post and the Daily News, the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday concluded in its autopsy report that Vallelonga Jr “died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine.”TheWrap has reached out to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to confirm.Vallelonga Jr.
was the son of the real-life bouncer and actor Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga, who Viggo Mortenson portrayed in the 2018 Best Picture winner “Green Book.” Vallelonga Jr.
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