'Green Book' Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. Found Dead, Man Charged for Dumping Body - TMZ

'Green Book' Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. Found Dead ... Man Charged for Dumping Body

12/1/2022 9:36 AM PT

Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr., celebrated for his enactment successful the Oscar-winning "Green Book," has died ... TMZ has confirmed.

The NYPD tells TMZ ... constabulary responded Monday greeting to a 911 telephone astir an unconscious antheral successful the Bronx, and erstwhile they got determination they recovered a dormant assemblage successful the street, which was aboriginal identified arsenic Frank.

Cops accidental the Medical Examiner volition find an authoritative origin of death. Meanwhile, constabulary archer america a fishy has been criminally charged with dumping Frank's corpse. Cops besides accidental the fishy told constabulary Frank overdosed.

Frank's precocious begetter is "Sopranos" prima Tony Lip, who played New York mob brag Carmine Lupertazzi successful the HBO bid ... and his brother, Nick Vallelonga, is the co-writer and shaper for "Green Book," which won 2 Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.

In fact, "Green Book" is astir Frank's begetter ... Tony worked arsenic a bouncer and was hired to thrust and support pianist Don Shirley during an aboriginal 1960s circuit done the Jim Crow South. In the movie, Viggo Mortensen portrays Tony and Frank plays his different brother, Rudy Vallelonga.

Cops accidental the fishy dumped Frank's assemblage from a car owned by Nick -- but Nick told constabulary the fishy did not person support oregon authorization to thrust the car.

Frank was 60.

RIP