His body was found on a sidewalk in the Bronx . Frank Vallelonga Jr. , famous Green Book actor, son of former Copacabana bouncer Frank Vallelonga Sr., known as Tony Lip, has died at the age of 60.
Just before 4 a.m. last Monday, the New York Police Department received "a call regarding an unconscious man in front of 1243 Oak Point Avenue, within the confines of the 41 Precinct." No obvious signs of trauma were found on the body and the deceased would only be identified 3 days later.
The cause of death is not yet known but in the meantime a man has been arrested , accused of concealing a corpse , who would have been immortalized by video surveillance cameras when he unloaded the actor 's lifeless body from a car .
"He was dead, he had an overdose" , the man's justification. But now the official causes of death are awaited from the coroner.
Vallelonga is known for his role in Green Book (2018), a film that tells the story of his father, a former Copacabana bouncer hired to protect Don Shirley, a black pianist. In the man's filmography also several roles on the big and small screen: “The Birthday Cake” , “Family Vengeance” and “A Brilliant Disguise” .
(Unioneonline/vf)
