'Murphy Brown' housepainter, actor Robert Pastorelli, dead at 49

[leftchick]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/8143800.htm

<snip>LOS ANGELES - Robert Pastorelli, who played the oddball housepainter and confidante to "Murphy Brown," was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home in what could be a drug-related death, the coroner's office said Tuesday. He was 49.

Coroner's office Lt. Ed Winter said Pastorelli's body was found by his assistant shortly before 3 p.m. Monday in a bathroom of the Hollyridge Drive home. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.

"It's a possible accidental death," Winter said, adding, "There was drug paraphernalia found."

An employee at the Abrams Artists Agency, which represented Pastorelli, said no further information was available.

[Piperay]

1. Sorry to hear that...

I remember him and enjoyed the character he portrayed. Very sad if it was drug related, such a shame to die at only 49. :-(

[lazarus]

2. dupe

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