Thecause of deathwas confirmed by Deadline.
The overdose occurred beforeVallelongas body was dumpedon a Bronx sidewalk last November.
Vallelonga was 60 years old when he died Nov. 28.

Frank Vallelonga Jr. on March 29, 2022Getty Images
His body was subsequently left on a sidewalk outside a Bronx sheet-metal manufacturing factor.
The New York Police Department responded to a 911 call and found Vallelonga deceased at the scene.
(Vallelonga Sr. died in 2013.)

Vallelonga Jr. also had a small role in a 2004 episode ofThe Sopranos, among other bit parts.