What caused the death of Benji Gregory, one of the leading actors in ''ALF''

He was found in his car with his service dog Hans. What is the investigation into his death?

The actor Benji Gregory It was found dead on June 13 in his vehicle, alongside his service dog, Hans. The 46-year-old was best known for his role as Brian Tanner in the sitcom ”ALF”for four seasons. He suffered from depression and bipolar disorder, as well as sleep problems.

The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the death, where there is a main hypothesis in this regard: the cause of death would have been a result of from heat stroke after falling asleep inside his carwhich was parked at a bank in Peoria, Arizona.

The actor’s sister, Rebecca, had stated that her brother He suffered from depression and bipolar disorder, as well as a sleep disorder. which often kept him awake for days. Because of her condition, she had a service dog named Hans, who was also found dead in the vehicle.

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Willie, Kate, Lynn, Brian and ALF made up the Tanner family in the series.

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His role in ALF and the rest of the cast

Gregory played the boy Brian Tannerin 101 episodes of ALFwhich aired from 1986 to 1990. The series followed the earthly adventures of a furry alien from the planet Melmac who crashes his spaceship into the Tanners’ garage. Nicknamed ALF (for Alien Life Form in English, and adapted to Far Away Fantastic Amorphism in Spanish) and with the voice of Paul FuscoThe creature used to make jokes about human customs and also wanted to eat the family cat.

The main cast of the series consisted of Max Wright (Willie), Anne Schedeen (Kate), Andrea Elson (Lynn), the late Gregory as Brian and Michu Meszaroson the occasions when ALF appeared in full body. In addition, it featured regular appearances by other well-known actors, such as Anne Meara.

However, Gregory’s death is not the first to shake the cast of the hit series: Wright died on June 26, 2019, at the age of 75, after an arduous battle with cancer. In addition, both Meara and Meszaros died, in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

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