{"id":70217,"date":"2025-12-14T09:31:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T09:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/70217\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T09:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T09:31:34","slug":"peter-greenes-harrowing-early-years-from-running-away-from-home-at-15-and-living-on-the-streets-of-new-york-to-terrifying-drug-abuse-following-his-tragic-death-aged-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/70217\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Greene’s harrowing early years: From running away from home at 15 and living on the streets of New York to terrifying drug abuse – following his tragic death aged 60"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By GERAINT LLEWELLYN, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:28 EST, 13 December 2025 | Updated: 18:37 EST, 13 December 2025 <\/p>\n

Pulp Fiction star Peter Greene suffered through harrowing years of homelessness<\/a> and drug addiction before finding fame onscreen.<\/p>\n

The veteran actor was discovered dead at the age of 60 inside his apartment in New York City<\/a>‘s\u00a0Lower East Side on Friday.<\/p>\n

Greene’s longtime manager,\u00a0Gregg Edwards, confirmed the tragic news to The New York Post<\/a>, police are yet to determine his cause of death,\u00a0with an autopsy due to be carried out, though no foul play is suspected.<\/p>\n

Best known for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and iconic comedy The Mask, Peter discovered a love of acting in his mid 20’s following a difficult childhood.<\/p>\n

According to TV Insider<\/a>\u00a0the late star candidly opened up about his difficult start in life during a profile for Premiere magazine in 1996.<\/p>\n

He told the publication that at the age of 15 he ran away from his home in New Jersey and lived for years\u00a0on the streets of New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Pulp Fiction star Peter Greene suffered through harrowing years of homelessness and drug addiction before finding fame onscreen (pictured 2018)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The veteran actor was discovered dead at the age of 60 inside his apartment in New York City’s Lower East Side on Friday (pictured 2004)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Homeless in the big apple he drifted into drugs, before becoming a dealer and was left almost killed in a vicious scrape with another seller.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He took breaks from the street by hiding out in theatres, which inspired him to become a professional actor and train at the\u00a0Lee Strasberg school of drama.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a suicide attempt in March 1996, he sought treatment for his addictions, according to the profile.<\/p>\n

In 2007, Peter was arrested for possessing crack cocaine according to the New York Daily News.<\/p>\n

His impressive C.V also includes 2020’s\u00a0Tesla opposite Ethan Hawke, 2010’s\u00a0The Bounty Hunter with Jennifer Aniston and 2001’s\u00a0Nobody’s Baby with Gary Oldman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Peter was lying ‘face down’ when police arrived and found him dead, with a handwritten note from the actor also discovered.<\/p>\n

Officers said that his body was found unresponsive inside his residence at ‘around 3:25 p.m’. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

A neighbour has now said that Peter’s body was discovered face down on the floor.<\/p>\n

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Best known for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and iconic comedy The Mask, Peter discovered a love of acting in his mid 20’s following a difficult childhood (pictured 2016)<\/p>\n

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He told the publication that at the age of 15 he ran away from his home in New Jersey and lived for years on the streets of New York City (pictured 2010)<\/p>\n

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He took breaks from the street by hiding out in theatres, which inspired him to become a professional actor ; Greene (center) pictured with Pulp Fiction director Quentin (L) and actor\u00a0Michael Madsen, who passed away in July. Pictured in 2010<\/p>\n

They told the New York Daily News<\/a>:\u00a0‘Peter was lying on the floor, facedown, facial injury, blood everywhere\u2026’<\/p>\n

The publication has also reported that a handwritten note was found on the door to Peter’s apartment.<\/p>\n

It reportedly said\u00a0‘I’m still a Westie,’ which appears to be a reference to the Irish-American gang who had operated out of Hell’s Kitchen between from 1970.<\/p>\n

His manager Gregg said he was told music had been playing in the star’s apartment for more than 24 hours, prompting a wellness check, according to the New York Daily News. The publication was first to break the story about his passing.<\/p>\n

He added that he had spoken with Greene earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Peter, who also appeared in The Usual Suspects, was set to begin production in January alongside Mickey Rourke on an independent thriller titled Mascots.<\/p>\n

Gregg said that when he informed the film’s writer-director, Kerry Mondrag\u00f3n, of the actor’s death he broke down in tears.<\/p>\n

‘They were very upset,’ he shared.<\/p>\n

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