[DeadCelebrityAlert] James Avery Dead, Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Uncle Phil Was 65

 

James Avery Dead, Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Uncle Phil Was 65

Will Smith, James Avery

Natalie Finn, eonline
Wed Jan 1, 11:52 PM UTC

Nobody laid down the law like Uncle Phil when Will got out of hand.

James Avery, best known for playing Will Smith 's no-nonsense rich uncle on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died. He was 65.

"I'm deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away," Alfonso Ribeiro, who played preppy son Carlton on the 1990s-era hit, tweeted this morning. "He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly."

The news was first broken by TMZ , which reports that Avery died last night at a Los Angeles hospital and had recently undergone surgery for an undisclosed condition.


Avery amassed dozens of TV and film roles over the years, including appearances on The Closer, That '70s Show and Grey's Anatomy, the imposing actor's most memorably role will always be that of lawyer (and ultimately Judge) Philip Banks, married father of three who does his sister-in-law a favor by letting her son Will come and stay with them in Bel-Air to escape trouble in urban Philadelphia.

Cue the hilarity, which lasted for six seasons and put Smith on the road to mega-stardom.

Avery, who was born in New Jersey in 1948, also lent that booming voice of his to a number of animated shows and films over the years, including TV's Teenage Mutanta Ninja Turtles (he was The Shredder!), the 1990s-era Iron Man series and DreamWork's The Prince of Egypt. His many live-action film credits include The Brady Bunch Movie and Dr. Dolittle 2.


'Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo arís.'
May we be alive at this time next year.
'Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit!'
A prosperous New Year!

In the New Year, may your right hand always 
be stretched out in friendship but never in want.

Blessings, Jodi

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Secret Machines Guitarist Benjamin Curtis Dead at 35 After Battling Lymphatic Cancer

 

Secret Machines Guitarist Benjamin Curtis Dead at 35 After Battling Lymphatic Cancer

Benjamin Curtis


Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis sadly passed away at the age of 35 Sunday, Dec. 30.

The musician died of T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma cancer after being diagnosed less than a year ago.

The cofounder of the popular indie band School of Seven Bells passed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, according to the band's manager Brady Brock.

Curtis originally hailed from Oklahoma but lived in Dallas in the recent years where he played in Secret Machines.

Brock told the New York Daily News that Curtis had moved to the Big Apple recently to form Seven Bells with Alejandra Deheza.


The band's Facebook page posted the announcement, saying, "We lost our friend and brother Benjamin Curtis to his fight against cancer."

The statement added, "We kindly ask that his immediate family, friends & bandmates' privacy be respected during this time…We can't thank all of you who supported him and his music through the years enough.

"All of you who attended or participated in the various benefits in and around New York City over the past year since his diagnosis, and of course those who contributed and gave generously to help support him throughout that journey."


'Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo arís.'
May we be alive at this time next year.
'Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit!'
A prosperous New Year!

In the New Year, may your right hand always 
be stretched out in friendship but never in want.

Blessings to all, Jodi

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