He won two Emmy Awards for playing William Hill in the critically acclaimed NBC series This Is Us. He also worked on other television fiction such as Mr Robot, The Get Down, Luke Cage, among others.
american actor Ron Cephas Jones, known worldwide for his role in the series This is us, passed away this Saturday, August 19 at the age of 66. The interpreter died as a result of the “lung problem” that he had suffered for a long time, his representative explained to People magazine.
Won two Emmy Awards for bringing William Hill to life in the acclaimed This is us, the NBC series. He also worked on other television fiction such as Mr Robot, The Get Down, Luke Cage, Looking for Alaska and, more recently, Truth be told.
“Throughout his career, anyone lucky enough to know him felt his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness, and heart,” the statement issued by the actor’s rep reads.
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Ron Cephas Jones he told The New York Times in 2021 that he suffered from a obstructive lung disease and chronic for which he had required a double lung transplant.
A year later, in an interview with Today, the performer said that his Tony Award-nominated performance in Clyde’s (Broadway) was an encouragement to his recovery.
I don’t want to say a miracle, but I was very lucky. youI saw great doctors. It was a very difficult and arduous recovery. I will be recovering for the rest of my life. You don’t get new lungs and start racing on the track. It is a procedure that you have to constantly work on your body, ”he explained in the aforementioned medium.
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