Body Found Dumped In Bronx Identified As ‘Green Book’ Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr.
Vallelonga portrayed his real-life uncle, Rudy Vallelonga, in “Green Book,” which was written by his brother Nick and based on the life of their father, Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga — an Italian American bouncer hired to escort Don Shirley, a Black pianist, on a tour through the Jim Crow South.
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