True Life star Charlie Balducci passes away ‘unexpectedly’ at 44 after rising to fame as boyfriend in episode I’m Getting Married
- Charlie Balducci died unexpectedly at age 44, his mother told TMZ
- He was pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics failed to respond in his bed on Saturday.
- Charlie rose to fame as the boyfriend who unleashed an expletive rampage against his limo driver in an episode of the True Life Docuseries, I’m Getting Married.
- He then founded the non-profit organization, NYC Arts Cypher, which promotes positive values through art and entertainment.
True Life star Charlie Balducci passed away at age 44.
The actor was pronounced dead on the scene after paramedics found him insensitive in his bed on Saturday, TMZ reports.
Charlie’s mother said the death was unexpected since her son did not show any illness.
Heartbreaking True Life star Charlie Balducci passed away at age 44 (pictured with Sabrina in 2010)
She remembers that the last words she spoke to him were about how happy she was to have her teenage children.
The cause of Charlie’s death is still pending, the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office told Page Six.
MTV fans can better remember Charlie from the 2002 True Life docuseries episode, Getting Getting Married, who saw him enraged by his limo driver, who was late picking him up for his wedding.
Charlie called his limo driver, furious that he had not yet arrived at his home.
Claim to fame: MTV fans can best remember Charlie in the 2001 episode of True Life I’m Getting Married, who saw him enraged by his limo driver, who was late picking him up for his wedding
Rampage: Charlie called his limousine driver, furious that he had not yet reached his home.
Afternoon: Charlie ended up being two hours late for his own wedding.
‘Do you have any damn clues who you’re talking to now?’ Charlie asked the limo driver over the phone.
‘Besides the fact that it’s my f ** king wedding, I’ll screw you … I’ll gut you like the piece of shit you are, you understand? Don’t you dare come with me after me at my king’s wedding, because I will chase you like cattle and disembowel you, understand?
Charlie ended up being two hours late for his own wedding.
Giving Back: In addition to his fame on MTV, Charlie was also the founder of the non-profit organization NYC Arts Cypher, which promotes positive values for young people through arts and entertainment programs.
The star was married to Sabrina for more than a decade and together they share two children, ages 17 and 19, together.
Looking back at his explosion, Charlie said he was determined to get to the wedding on time after his priest advised him not to be late.
“He pulls me aside and says,” No, but there is something I don’t want you to do. “I’m going,” What’s that? “He says,” Don’t be late, “he told 20/20 in 2013.
“In defense of myself, I really did what any Staten Islander would have done in that situation,” he added.
In addition to his fame on MTV, Charlie was an actor and founder of the NYC Arts Cypher nonprofit, a youth-oriented show that promotes positive values through arts and entertainment programs.
“Charles Balducci is proud to be a Staten Islander,” reads his bio on the NYC Arts Cypher website. “Born in New York, but raised on the island, Charles Balducci has pioneered the arts and entertainment movement to establish Staten Island as a player in the arts and entertainment industry.”
Married life: Balducci was married to Sabrina for over a decade and together they share two children, ages 17 and 19, together.
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