2024-07-17 04:34:26
Although the artist’s death was confirmed this Wednesday, his death occurred on June 13 in Arizona.
Actor Benji Gregory, who played little Brian, had been suffering from a series of mental health problems for years. the youngest son of the Tanner family in Alf, the hit television series from the late 1980s.
This was announced by Rebecca, Benji’s sister, to the specialized media TMZ after it was confirmed this Wednesday the death of the 46-year-old actorwhich occurred on June 13.
According to reports from the American press, the lifeless body of the actor He was found inside his car in a bank parking lot.in the city of Peoria, located in the state of Arizona.
Rebecca said that His brother suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and had trouble sleeping.In fact, he said that because of this last problem Benji spent days without sleep.
Regarding her brother’s death, the woman attributed it to the fact that He fell asleep in the car and suffered heat stroke which ended up costing him his life, as well as that of his assistance dog, named Hans.
This version of what happened is based on the fact that on June 12 in those areas of Arizona the temperature rose to 43 degrees.
The importance of Hans to Alf’s best friend
Benji Gregory’s mental health problems They took him to have an assistance dog, a pug that accompanied him everywhere and he called him Hans.
This is because just as there are service dogs to accompany people who have physical disabilities, there are also dogs for Those who require emotional or psychological support.
The latter was the case of the actor who played Alf’s best television friend, due to his problems with depression and bipolar disorder.
In fact, the actor For years, he had been uploading photos of Hans to his social media accounts.to demonstrate the importance it had acquired in his life.
Despite what her sister said, so far The exact cause of Benji Gregory’s death has not been released..