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Janice · 03-09-2004, 04:59 PM

'Murphy Brown' Co-Star Pastorelli Dies at 49

Actor Played House Painter on Long-Running Comedy

Robert Pastorelli played the house painter Eldin on 'Murphy Brown.'

LOS ANGELES (March 9) - Robert Pastorelli, the boxer-turned-actor best known to television audiences as the house painter Eldin on long-running CBS comedy "Murphy Brown," has died, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said on Tuesday.

Pastorelli, 49, was found dead in the bathroom of his Hollywood Hills home on Monday afternoon, a coroner's spokesman said. Drug paraphernalia was found on the scene, he added, and an autopsy was to be conducted on Tuesday.

The New Jersey-born Pastorelli got into stage acting in the 1970s in productions like "Rebel Without A Cause" but found his greatest fame on "Murphy Brown," painting the house of the title character played by Candice Bergen but never quite finishing his ambitious artistic projects on her walls.

He briefly had his own series, "Double Rush," about the manager of a bicycle messenger service. Most recently, he was cast in the film "Be Cool," a sequel to "Get Shorty."

Syndicated TV entertainment show Access Hollywood, which first reported the actor's death, said his girlfriend died in the same home in early 1999. The two had a daughter.

Janice · 03-09-2004, 05:01 PM

Robert Pastorelli

HuntingtonM15 · 03-09-2004, 05:13 PM

RIP

vashti1999 · 03-09-2004, 05:20 PM

The show Double Rush is where I'm most familiar with Robert Pastorelli, D.L. Hughley was also on the show.

EricIdlefan · 03-10-2004, 12:52 AM

He also was on the American version of the British tv show "Cracker" with a then-unknown teen idol named Josh Harnett!!

03-09-2004, 04:59 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Actor Robert Pastorelli Dies 'Murphy Brown' Co-Star Pastorelli Dies at 49 Actor Played House Painter on Long-Running Comedy Robert Pastorelli played the house painter Eldin on 'Murphy Brown.' LOS ANGELES (March 9) - Robert Pastorelli, the boxer-turned-actor best known to television audiences as the house painter Eldin on long-running CBS comedy "Murphy Brown," has died, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said on Tuesday. Pastorelli, 49, was found dead in the bathroom of his Hollywood Hills home on Monday afternoon, a coroner's spokesman said. Drug paraphernalia was found on the scene, he added, and an autopsy was to be conducted on Tuesday. The New Jersey-born Pastorelli got into stage acting in the 1970s in productions like "Rebel Without A Cause" but found his greatest fame on "Murphy Brown," painting the house of the title character played by Candice Bergen but never quite finishing his ambitious artistic projects on her walls. He briefly had his own series, "Double Rush," about the manager of a bicycle messenger service. Most recently, he was cast in the film "Be Cool," a sequel to "Get Shorty." Syndicated TV entertainment show Access Hollywood, which first reported the actor's death, said his girlfriend died in the same home in early 1999. The two had a daughter.

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