Little one actor Benji Gregory, who performed son Brian on ALF, handed away in June from what the household says was “vehicular heatstroke.”
Benji Gregory, who performed son Brian Tanner on sitcom ALF, has handed away. Whereas no official reason for dying has been launched, a member of the family informed TMZ that the actor was present in his automotive on June thirteenth.
The identical member of the family posted on Fb this week, simply shy of 1 month since Benji Gregory was discovered. The heartbreaking put up reads: “It is with a heavy heart my family has suffered a loss way too early. Ben was a great Son, Brother and Uncle. He was fun to be around and made us laugh quite often. Still, going through his things, I find myself laughing at little videos or notes of his, in between crying. My brother Ben was found in his car, along with his beloved service dog Hans, deceased on June 13. We believe he went there the evening of the 12th to deposit some residuals. (Found in his car) and never got out of the car to do so. He fell asleep and died from vehicular heatstroke.”
Benji Gregory had a handful of one-off tv credit earlier than touchdown ALF, together with The A-Crew, T.J. Hooker and Punky Brewster. Following ALF going off the air in 1990, Gregory had only a few credit, though he did seem on an episode of Murphy Brown and lend his voice to the Again to the Future animated sequence, taking part in Biff Jr. Later in life, Benji Gregory joined the Navy. In 2005, he acquired an honorable medical discharge.
However it’s going to all the time be ALF that Benji Gregory is greatest remembered for, taking part in eventual companion to the adopted alien. Actually, Gregory and the puppet had some terrific chemistry that helped make the present work on that stage.
As per TMZ, Benji Gregory additionally “suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and had a sleep disorder that often kept him awake for days.”
Whereas the sequence of occasions is unofficial, the indicators and phrases from his sister are merely tragic. We right here at JoBlo.com wish to prolong our condolences to the household of the late Benji Gregory and hope you do the identical within the feedback beneath.
