A staggering loss. Vin Scully, who was the voice of Dodgers baseball for 67 seasons, has died at age 94.
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Jak Knight, a heralded stand-up comedian whose work in Hollywood also included him voicing the character of DeVon in the Netflix animated series “Big Mouth”, has died. He was 28.
According to multiple reports, the actor and writer died Thursday night in Los Angeles. His family, which confirmed the tragic news, did not release the cause of death or the circumstances surrounding his death. The family asked for privacy.
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Knight’s sudden death caught Hollywood by surprise. He was a rising star who, at such a young age, already made a name for himself in the stand-up circuit, and even opened for the likes of Dave Chappelle. For five seasons, Knight was a writer for “Big Mouth” and he lent his voice for DeVon’s character.
He’s also credited as a writer for the ABC hit show “Black-ish”. More recently, Knight co-created and starred in Peacock’s “Bust Down”. He starred opposite Chris Redd, Sam Jay and Langston Kerman. The comedy series was only in its first season, premiering back in March.
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According to reports, Knight had also recently wrapped filming “First Time Female Director”, starring Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler and Megan Mullally. The Seattle native spent much of his time touring as a stand-up comedian. He was featured in the 2018 Netflix special “The Comedian Lineup”.
Following his death, Peacock and Universal Television, which streamed and produced “Bust Down”, released a joint statement and called him “a brilliant comedian, visionary and artist.” The statement added, “[W]e were all lucky to experience his greatness. Our hearts are with Jak’s family,
A staggering loss. Vin Scully, who was the voice of Dodgers baseball for 67 seasons, has died at age 94.
pic.twitter.com/FloR9dBhZjScully's 67-year career as the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers began in 1950 when the team was still in Brooklyn. He soon became the team's lead announcer, a position he held for the rest of his career.He followed the Dodgers after they left Brooklyn for Los Angeles in 1957 and it was in L.A.
Vin Scully, the radio and TV voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years who in the process became synonymous with the city, died Tuesday, the Dodgers organization said. He was 94.
pic.twitter.com/FloR9dBhZj“He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the team wrote. “He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw.”Scully’s longevity is almost hard to process. He began calling Dodgers games in 1950, when the team was still in Brooklyn.
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Jak Knight's cause of death has been revealed. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office tells ET that the comedian, producer and actor died on Thursday, July 14, from a gunshot wound to the head.
Jak Knight's cause of death has been revealed, and the young comedian died by suicide.The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office tells ET, the comedian died Thursday and the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. Knight's manner of death was suicide.
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