 In 2005 he guest-starred in an episode of the Danish TV show Twist & Shout, on TV2 Charlie.On the evening of 1 January 2012, Frandsen was found lifeless in his Hellerup apartment by friends, who called emergency services, who pronounced him dead on site.Frandsen had brought a garden barbecue into his bedroom and lit it, causing death by carbon monoxide poisoning.