'Beverly Hills Housewives Husband' Commits Suicide in Sherman Oaks

Russell Armstrong, who appeared on the cable television show 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,' was found dead  Monday night at the home of a friend on the 14000 block of Mulholland Drive in Sherman Oaks.

Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter says 47-year-old Russell Armstrong was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. Monday in a home on Mulholland Drive.

Death was caused by hanging and Winter says a suicide note hasn't been found, according to the Huffington Post Los Angeles.

Russell Armstrong was an investment banker and venture capitalist.

His publicist, Rebekah Iliff, says he's the founding managing director of Crescent Financial Partners. She also confirms Armstrong and his wife were in the midst of a divorce.

 Russell Armstrong's lawyer, Ronald Richards, told TMZ that his client had "tremendous financial problems" and was "extremely bummed out" about his pending divorce. Armstrong, who'd moved out of the family home months ago when it was clear he and his wife were splitting up, had been staying at a friend's place.

Armstrong's wife, reality show star Taylor Armstrong filed for divorce on July 15 after six years of marriage, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The Times reports that 40 year old Taylor Armstrong, who also appeared on the show, "had been up all night and was hysterical over Russell's death."

The divorce filing by Ms. Armstrong alleged that her husband had been physcially and verbally abusive for years.