Jack Black Pays Tribute to 'School of Rock' Co-Star Kevin Clark After Sudden Death

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Mourning one of their own. The cast of School of Rock is paying tribute to their costar Kevin Clark after his untimely passing.

Kevin Clark was a drummer and actor who played the young drummer, Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones, in the 2003 movie “School of Rock.”Clark began taking drum lessons when he was just five years old. At 12, he saw a newspaper ad seeking children who could play a musical instrument to star in a movie with Jack Black.

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Jack Black has paid a heartbreaking tribute to one of his School of Rock co-stars Kevin Clark, who passed away aged 32 after being involved in a cycling accident. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Kevin was hit by a car at a "notoriously dangerous" intersection while cycling on Wednesday morning, and later died in hospital.

Jack Black is just one of the many School of Rock cast who has paid tribute to their co-star Kevin Clark, following the news of his death.

CHICAGO -- Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 move “School of Rock” with Jack Black was killed when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle along a Chicago street early Wednesday.Police said Clark, 32, was struck after running a red light in the city’s Avondale neighborhood.

Child actor turned musician Kevin Clark has died after a fatal accident in his hometown of Chicago.

“Devastating news,” Jack Black wrote to begin a somber message in reaction to the death of his School of Rock co-star, Kevin Clark. The 32-year-old was struck by a car while bicycling in Chicago early in the morning on May 26, and died afterwards. In response to this tragic accident, Jack continued to write, “Kevin is gone. Way too soon. Beautiful soul. So many great memories. Heartbroken. Sending love to his family and the whole School of Rock community.”

Multiple outlets confirmed that Clark, who played Freddy Jones, aka Spazzy McGee, in the film, was cycling in Chicago early Wednesday when he was fatally struck by a vehicle.According to , police said the professional drummer was riding his bicycle around 1:20 a.m Wednesday when he was struck by a Hyundai Sonata in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m., according to the Chicago Fire

Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician who at age 13 won the role of the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 movie School of Rock, died today after he was struck by a car while biking in the city’s Avondale neighborhood. He was 32.

Mourning a friend. Jack Black took to Instagram to remember his School of Rock costar Kevin Clark, who died on Wednesday, May 26, at age 32.

Chicago Sun-Times. The driver of the vehicle — a 20-year-old woman — was issued citations in response to the incident and released, police said. Clark had been biking home when he was killed, his sister said, according to TMZ. Paramedics rushed him to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center but he was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m.“School of Rock” was Clark’s only film credit.

School Of Rock actor Kevin Clark has died aged 32 after being hit by a car, it has been reported.Clark, who played drummer Freddy ‘Spazzy McGee’ Jones in the 2003 hit film, is said to have been riding his bicycle in Chicago this morning (May 26) when he was struck (via TMZ).According to the outlet, the actor was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead at 2:04am CT.It is reported that a 20-year-old woman was driving the car, a Hyundai Sonata, that hit Clark.

Haley Bosselman editorKevin Clark, who played kid drummer Freddy Jones in “School of Rock,” died on Wednesday, the Chicago Sun-Times and several other local outlets reported. He was 32.Clark was riding his bicycle early Wednesday morning through the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago when a driver of a Hyundai Sonata struck him around 1:20 a.m., according to local police.