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Alex Duong, a comedian, writer and character based successful Los Angeles, has died astatine nan property of 42.
Duong was diagnosed pinch alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma past year, a uncommon and fierce crab affecting soft tissue. He underwent room to region a malignant maturation that was blocking humor travel to his optic nervus and caused imagination loss. Friends Hilarie and Gregg Steele posted a GoFundMe astatine nan clip to support Duong’s family amid overwhelming aesculapian expenses and nonaccomplishment of work. Per Hilarie Steele, Duong was hospitalized pinch septic daze Friday nighttime and died yesterday astatine St. John’s Hospital successful Santa Monica, Calif.
“With nan heaviest hearts, we stock that our beloved Alex passed distant peacefully this morning, surrounded by emotion and beloved friends,” nan connection read. “He was comfortable and thankfully retired of pain. [His wife] Christina and [daughter] Everest were capable to spot him past night, and he was alert capable to opportunity goodbye to his small girl, whom he has treasured each infinitesimal since nan time she was born. We are devastated, but truthful grateful for nan support, prayers, and generosity you person each shown during this unimaginable time. Your continued support now intends everything arsenic Christina and Everest navigate nan days up and to put a beautiful ceremony of his life.”
Last January, pre-diagnosis, Duong was group to execute crossed 41 states done nan year, pinch immoderate dates alongside The Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng, per a Los Angeles Times profile. Donnie Wahlberg, pinch whom Duong worked crossed a three-season Blue Bloods arc, had told him hole for an upcoming spinoff.
Having been a personnel of SAG-AFTRA since 2009, Duong’s credits see Dexter, Everybody Hates Chris, 90210, The Young and nan Restless and Pretty Little Liars. He besides wrote for Netflix’s Historical Roasts. Beginning successful 2021, he worked arsenic a doorway feline astatine nan Comedy Store.
“Comedians ever person each other’s backs erstwhile times are s—. We cognize really difficult it is to conifer and struggle and scrape by successful this lifestyle, conscionable truthful we tin do these jokes and support improving. It’s a beautiful point to spot successful this world; it really is,” he told LAT astir group who supported him amid chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Last August, comedians for illustration Chieng, Atusko Okatsuka, Andrea Jin and others came together to put connected “The Alex Duong Has Cancer In His Eye Comedy Benefit Show” astatine nan Largo successful Los Angeles.
He is survived by his woman and daughter. Details regarding a ceremony of life are forthcoming.
