Benji Gregory — greatest often called the kid star on the sitcom “Alf” — has handed away … TMZ can reveal.
The actor’s sister Rebecca tells TMZ her brother was discovered useless in his automotive at a Chase Financial institution car parking zone in Peoria, AZ, on June 13.
His dying certificates confirms that date, and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Workplace tells us Benji’s explanation for dying remains to be pending.
Rebecca tells us her brother suffered from despair, bipolar dysfunction and had a sleep problem that always stored him awake for days.
These near him imagine he went to the financial institution to deposit residual checks on the twelfth, fell asleep in his automotive and tragically died from vehicular heatstroke resulting from Arizona’s intense summer season warmth.
Benji was together with his service canine Hans, and the animal additionally died.
Rebecca tells us their household is grieving an amazing loss and appreciates everybody’s ideas and sort phrases. She suggests donations in Benji’s identify could be appreciated to both The Actors Fairness Basis or the ASPCA — causes he would’ve supported.
Benji skyrocketed to fame enjoying the function of Brian Tanner on 101 episodes of “Alf,” which aired from ’86 to ’90.
He had a couple of different performing gigs right here and there, however shifted out of leisure in 2003 when he enlisted within the U.S. Navy … later graduating from faculty to change into an aerographer’s mate. In 2005, he obtained an honorable medical discharge from the Navy.
Benji was 46.
RIP
