Death
Smith was found dead in his Los Angeles home by his caretaker on August 3, 2011. He died from acute drug intoxication and heart disease. Phentermine, a weight-loss drug was found in his system. His heart weighed more than twice that of an average human heart. He was 66 years old.
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