'John Wick' star Lance Reddick passes away at 60

Actor Lance Reddick best known for featuring in The Wire and John Wick is no moreThe news of his demise was confirmed by his representative Mia Hansen Hansen informed that Reddick passed away suddenly on Friday morning from natural causes CNN reportedReddick 60 began his career in the 90s with credits in shows like New York Undercover and The West WingHe began earning roles in regional theatre and at 29 he applied and was accepted to Yale University to study drama eventually graduatingIn New York he first auditioned for The Wire creator David Simon for his project The Corner an HBO miniseries that came two years before Simons The WireAfter learning about the unfortunate news his The Wire costar Wendell Pierce paid him an emotional tributeAs talented a musician as he was an actor Pierce wrote The epitome of class A sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones Godspeed my friend You made your mark hereA man of great strength and grace As talented a musician as he was an actor The epitome of class An sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones Godspeed my friend You made your mark here RIP pictwittercomXy0pl5c4NRmdash Wendell Pierce WendellPierce March 17 2023The Wire star Isiah Whitlock Jr also paid tribute writing on Twitter Shocked and saddened by the news that Lance Reddick has passed away Truly heartbreaking RIP My friend You will be missedAlso ReadKeanu Reeves It was the hardest physical roleKirk Acevedo who starred alongside Reddick on Oz and Fringe tweeted Youll be terribly missed Acevedo also shared the last exchange he had with Reddick after Oz star Granville Adams passed awayShocked and saddened by the news that Lance Reddick has passed away Truly heartbreakingRIP My friend You will be missedGod speedmdash Isiah Whitlock Jr IsiahWhitlockJr March 17 2023DC Studios cochief James Gunn also took to Twitter to remember Reddick describing the late actor as an incredibly nice guy and incredibly talented actor This is heartbreaking My love goes out to all his family friends and collaborators Gunn wroteReddick was also among the SAGnominated ensemble of Regina Kings One Night in Miami and worked on Netflixs Resident Evil series Comedy Centrals Corporate and FXs American Horror StoryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever