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Coroner: Pastorelli died of heroin overdose

Actor who played 'Murphy Brown's' painter found dead in March
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/ Source: The Associated Press

“Murphy Brown” actor Robert Pastorelli, found dead last month in a bathroom at his Hollywood Hills home, died of a heroin overdose, the coroner’s office said Monday.

A syringe, a spoon and a plastic bag with white powder were discovered, Los Angeles County coroner’s spokesman David Campbell said.

The 49-year-old actor played Eldin, a housepainter with artistic vision, on the Candice Bergen series. He had recently finished work with John Travolta on the movie “Be Cool,” the sequel to “Get Shorty.”