Brent Carver Dies: Tony Award-Winning ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ Actor Was 68

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Brent Carver, the Tony Award-winning Canadian stage and screen star, has died. He was 68.

Tony Award winner Brent Carver has died, aged 68.The star of Broadway’s Kiss of the Spider Woman died on Tuesday at his home in British Columbia, according to his family.His Kiss of the Spider Woman co-star, Chita Rivera, was quick to pay tribute, stating: “My heart is broken at the loss of my great friend and amazing artist Brent Carver. I shall miss him more than I can say.”Carver’s stage career began in Vancouver, Canada in 1972’s Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.