ALF child star Benji Gregory's cause of death revealed
ALF star Benji Gregory's cause of death has been confirmed after his tragic death at 46 in July.
The child star was found deceased on June 13 in his car, which was located in Arizona in the middle of summer in US.
The Maricopa Medical Examiner has now ruled the death as an accident, with the report stating that Gregory suffered "environmental heat exposure in the setting of hepatic cirrhosis," which led to his passing.
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The actor's sister, Rebecca Hertzberg-Pfaffinger, announced his death in a Facebook post on July 10, sharing that the family believed it was due to a heat stroke since it was about 42 degrees celsius on the day of his death.
"My brother Ben was found in his car, along with his beloved service dog Hans, deceased on June 13," she wrote in the post.
"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.
"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."
She had also told TMZ that Gregory had been struggling with depression, bipolar disorder and a sleep disorder which had kept him awake for days at the time.
Gregory starred as Brian Tanner in 101 episodes of ALF, which aired from 1986 to 1990.
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Benji Gregory rose to fame as Brian Tanner on the '80s sitcom ALF. NBC
He ended his entertainment career in 2003 to enlist in the US Navy, and in 2005, he received an honourable medical discharge.
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