Overview
- The 60-year-old actor was found unresponsive in his Lower East Side apartment on Dec. 12 and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the NYPD.
- Officers entered for a welfare check after neighbors and building staff reported loud music playing in his unit for more than a day.
- Investigators have not ruled out homicide, suicide, drugs, or a medical issue, and law enforcement sources told TMZ that injuries were observed on his body with their cause and significance still unclear.
- A handwritten note reading "I'm still a Westie" was reportedly found near the body, according to the New York Daily News.
- His manager and close friends say he appeared upbeat, was making New Year's Eve plans, and had upcoming projects, and he is survived by his son and two siblings.