Comedian Greg Giraldo, 44, died from accidental overdose of prescription pills Wednesday: report

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Comedian Greg Giraldo, 44, died from accidental overdose of prescription pills

Wednesday: report

BY Boyle and Dillon

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 6:11 PM





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Greg Giraldo was a judge on 'Last Comic Standing.'

Comedian Greg Giraldo died in a New Jersey hospital Thursday, five days after

taking an accidental overdose of prescription pills. He was 44.

The " Last Comic Standing " judge was surrounded by his family during his last

moments at Wood University Hospital, TMZ.com reported.

Giraldo was rushed to the hospital Saturday after he took the pills at a hotel

in New Brunswick and didn't show up for a performance. His representative said

it was not a suicide attempt.

Giraldo, a divorced dad of three, had struggled with drugs and alcohol in the

past but said in 2009 that he had " conquered " his vices.

" The world lost a great comedian, I lost a teammate. The dais won't be the same

without him. I hope he's roasting God real soon, " said friend and fellow

comedian Jeff Ross, who did Comedy Central roasts with Giraldo.

He said Giraldo, who graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law, helped him fight a

1993 riot charge after he pulled out a toy gun during a show on Long Island.

" I had to go to court, and Greg volunteered to be my attorney as a favor. I

remember we slept in his parents' basement in Queens, " Ross said.

" We drove to court in a Jeep and had dirty blue sport jackets on. It took him

two tries, but he got the case dismissed. He was a great guy. "

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