MIAMI.- Actor Ron Cephas Jones, best known for playing William Hill on the TV series This is usdied at the age of 66 after a long struggle with disease pulmonary. His death was confirmed by a spokesperson for People magazine’s translator.
“Beloved, award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a longstanding lung condition,” the statement begins.
“Throughout his career, anyone who was lucky enough to know him felt his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart.” She began her career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and her love of the stage has carried through her entire career, including her recent Tony-nominated, Drama Desk Award-winning performance of Clyde’s on Broadway.
Cephas Jones won two Emmy Awards in 2018 and 2020 respectively for his role in This Is Us, where he played Randall Pearson’s biological father. His daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones, 34, also won the 2020 Emmy Award, marking the first time a father and daughter have won the award in the same year.
In 2021, the actor told The New York Times that he was battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which led to him undergoing a double lung transplant in 2020 at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. In June 2022, Ron confirmed to Today that it was his Tony. a nomination for his performance in the Broadway production of Clyde, prompting him to quickly recover from the interference.
“I don’t want to talk about a miracle, but I was very lucky. I had great doctors. It is still a very difficult and difficult recovery. I’ve been in therapy all my life. You don’t get new lungs and start racing around the track. This is a procedure that you must constantly work on your body. Medications are involved and therapy,” he said.
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