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Post by vthevamp on Mar 31, 2009 17:15:42 GMT -5
Actor and musician Andy Hallett died on Sunday night at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. He was 33 and had endured a five-year battle with congestive heart disease. Hallett was best known as Lorne, the friendly demon who reads people when they open up at the karaoke mic, on the TV series Angel. It was a role that show creator Joss Whedon wrote specifically for Hallett, after Whedon saw the entertainer performing the blues at a Los Angeles nightclub. In 2004, just as Angel's run was ending, Hallett saw a doctor after suffering debilitating fatigue and learned that he had the degenerative disease. Too tired to take on acting work, he shifted back to singing occasionally around town and attending fan conventions when he could. He is survived by his father, Dave Hallett, who was at his bedside and will hold the funeral near his home in Cape Cod, Mass.
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Post by bflickchick on Mar 31, 2009 19:27:30 GMT -5
awwwwwwwwwwww I really wanted to meet him. RIP
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Post by malice on Mar 31, 2009 22:01:15 GMT -5
That is really sad! He was my favorite on Angel. The world is a little more blue now with out the green guy.... Very sad...
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Post by skullman on Apr 3, 2009 19:35:18 GMT -5
I had no clue who this guy was, nor was I a fan of Angel. However, when I found out that this guy was 33, I have to admit that it scared the crap out of me. Whoa, that is my age!
Makes me want to take better care of myself.
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Post by mrsshreck on Apr 5, 2009 9:32:24 GMT -5
I am 10 years older. Makes one happy for one's relative genetic good fortune. How sad!
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