Vallelonga was the son of Frank Vallelonga Sr., a Copacabana bouncer known as "Tony Lip." Vallelonga Jr. starred in the film "Green Book," which followed his father's journey as the bodyguard of ...

Nick based “Green Book” on his father’s relationship with Black pianist Don Shirley, who hired Lip to be his bodyguard and driver on a trip to the Jim Crow South in 1962. Frank Vallelonga ...

He was 60. "This is a sad and completely shocking tragedy," Vallelonga's manager Melissa Prophet said in a statement. "Frank was a great guy, father, brother, actor and friend. He will be missed ...

Frank Vallelonga Jr., whose father’s story was the basis for the Oscar-winning film, was found dead in the Bronx this week. By Ed Shanahan A Bronx man has been charged with concealing a human ...