{"id":1811,"date":"2024-07-17T22:07:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T22:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2024-07-17T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T22:07:38","slug":"child-star-passed-away-today-when-you-find-out-who-he-is-you-will-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/?p=1811","title":{"rendered":"Child Star passed away today. When you find out who he is, you will cry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A star from CHILD named Benji Gregory was found dead in his car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was 46 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gregory was perhaps best known for his part as Brian Tanner on the hit TV show Alf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca, his sister, told TMZ that he was discovered dead in his car at a Peoria, Arizona Chase Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca told TMZ, \u201ctheir family is grieving a great loss and appreciate everyone\u2019s thoughts and kind words.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It hasn\u2019t been proven what killed Gregory, but people who knew him well think he went to deposit a check and passed out in his car, where he died of heat stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gregory\u2019s service dog, Hans, died in the car with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The days when Benji was a child star
He was born on May 26, 1978, in a suburb of Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1980s, when he was still a child, he started working in TV on shows like The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, Punky Brewster, The Twilight Zone, and Steven Spielberg\u2019s Amazing Stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From 1986 to 1990, he played the lead role in Alf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benji liked dogs.
Benji\u2019s Instagram profile said, \u201cLover of dogs, traveling, late-night runs, music, podcasts, Navy, bipolar, major depression disorder, GAD, ALF, VR, Nike, Cinema 4D, Creative Cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also wrote a lot about Hans, his service dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In honor of Benji, his sister Rebecca asked people to give money to either The Actors Equity Foundation or the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stopping animal abuse is what the ASPCA does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last Instagram post from Benji
In an April 10 Instagram post, Benji wrote, \u201cWish my dog, Hans, would grow out of this \u2018tagging\u2019 phase already.\u201d The post was of a sidewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the comments, many people have sent their condolences. One person wrote, \u201cR.I.P. Ben. R.I.P. Hans.\u201d Many condolences to your family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPrayers and thoughts are with your family,\u201d said someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benji Gregory\u2019s work kept going.
Benji has also been in movies like The Twilight Zone, Fantastic Max, and The A-Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he turned 18, he decided not to keep acting. Instead, he joined the US Navy in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After two years, Benji was let go with an honorable medical discharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about Benji Gregory\u2019s work.
Bryan Tanner on the hit TV show Alf is what Benji Gregory is best known for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1986 to 1990, the show ran and had more than 100 episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alf went after a family in California who took in an alien named Alf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The alien joined the family, and when they tried to hide who he really was, he got into trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was found in the parking lot.
Benji Gregory was discovered in his parked car in a Chase Bank lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on what his sister Rebecca said, Benji had a sleep disorder, bipolar disorder, and depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To TMZ, people who knew Benji well said they think he passed out after going to the bank and died of heat stroke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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