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A man who was discovered dead on a street in New York City earlier this week has since been identified as Frank Vallelonga Jr, an actor who starred in the Oscar-winning movie Green Book.

“It’s completely a tragedy and shocking,” said his manager Melissa Prophet.

A 35 year old man has since been charged with concealment of a human corpse only a day after the body was discovered and an investigation into his death is ongoing.Frank also appeared in hit TV The Sopranos during his time acting, but made it big when he landed the role in Green Book.

Frank's father who is portrayed in the film later also became an actor in real life and went on to portray mob boss Carmine Lupertazzi on The Sopranos.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

 

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