Legitimately one of the most shocking deaths to have happened recently. Dude was going supernova in terms of success. I read an article a while ago about how he was going to quit acting and stick to small stage plays because he wasn't getting cast, then he landed the lead in 42 and from there it seemed like an absolute ascent with really no limit on how much success he'd end up seeing. Even movies like 22 Bridges and Message from the King were fun on the back of his performances.
Feel awful for his family. What incredible resolve too that he not only kept working but also kept quiet publicly about this. I cannot even begin to imagine the emotional and physical toll it takes on a person to work how he has the last four years, be there for his family, speak up for his community, and keep it all under wraps while, quiet frankly, dying slowly.
Makes me feel truly gross for laughing at the memes that popped up a few months ago about his weight loss. I assumed he was getting old, yet now it obviously becomes clear what was really going on.
Rest in power.