Cause of Death Revealed: Brian Tarantina Died of Accidental Overdose

Over a month ago, actor Brian Tarantina died at the age of 60. Not much was known about the cause of his death at that time but the same is now revealed.

Tarantina cause of death was revealed as an accidental drug overdose, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to Variety.

Tarantina died Nov. 3 at the age of 60 from the combined effects of fentanyl, heroin, diazepam and cocaine, a spokesperson at the Medical Examiner’s office confirmed.

Tarantina's most recent role was in Amazon Prime Video's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Tarantina’s Mrs. Maisel co-star Alex Borstein, who portrays Susie Myerson on Amazon’s acclaimed comedy, offered her condolences.

“For my character, Susie has two people in her life that she somewhat trusts, Midge and Jackie, and that’s a huge hole. That’s a huge loss,” Borstein told Variety on the red carpet at the show’s Season 3 premiere. “For me personally as an actress, Brian and I were both super, super crabby, we would complain, and I’m going to miss that.”