VIDEO : 'Toxic Avenger' Actor John Altamura Has Died

Sadly John Altamura of the Toxic Avenger franchise has passed away.
The news comes from John's brother, Lorraine Altamura, who explained that John died from a heart attack.
No other details are available at this time.
Altamura played the Toxic Avenger in Troma's The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie.
The Toxic Avenger series caught on as a cult classic over the years and features the adventures of Melvin Ferd. Ferd is a 98-pound nerdwho works as a janitor at a health club and is often harassed by the staff. When a prank goes wrong, Ferd is turned into a benevolent monster and ends up taking on the mayor of Tromaville, who runs a citywide crime ring.