Jas Waters, ‘This Is Us’ Writer, Dies at 39

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This Is Us cast and celebrities such as John Mayer and Amber Riley paid tribute to the late writer Jas Waters, who died at the age of 39.The This Is Us writers’ Twitter account confirmed Waters’ death on Wednesday, June 10. A cause of death was not revealed.“The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing,” the statement read.

Jas Waters was a writer who worked on TV shows including “This Is Us” and “Kidding,” as well as writing a column for Vibe magazine.Waters grew up in Evanston, Illinois, where she was raised by her grandparents in a retirement home. She talked in interviews about her love for going to movies as a child and the way seeing a wide variety of movies informed her ability to write for the screen.

#ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing. In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show," the account wrote alongside a photo of Waters.

Jas Waters, a writer on Showtime's Kidding and NBC's This Is Us, has died. She was 39.

This Is Us writer Jas Waters has died aged 39.A Twitter account run by the writers of the show confirmed the news. A cause of death has yet to be announced.“The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing,” the statement said.“In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show.

This Is Us writer Jas Waters has died at the age of 39 of unknown causes.Waters’ death was announced via the This Is Us writers’ Twitter account on Wednesday (10 June) night, with their statement reading: “The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing.“In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show. She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature.

Mandy Moore and Dan Fogelman have paid tribute to This Is Us writer Jas Waters after her death at the age of 39.

The cast and crew of NBC's This Is Us was in for a rude shock on Thursday when one of their team members writer Jas Waters breathed her last. Jas passed away at the young age of 39 and the news of her death was confirmed by the This Is Us official Twitter account.

This Is Us writer Jas Waters has sadly passed away at only 39-years-old.

Jas Waters, known for her work writing for TV shows such as "This Is Us" and "Kidding," has died. Reps for Waters at Rain Management Group confirmed her passing to Fox News, explaining she died "within the last week" and that her cause of death is "not disclosed" at this time. According to multiple reports, Waters was in her late 30s.

This Is Us writer Jas Waters has died. She was 39.  The news of her death was confirmed by the This Is Us writers via their Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorJas Waters, TV writer and journalist, who was a writer on This Is Us and most recently on Kidding, has died.The news was confirmed Wednesday in a statement from the This Is Us writers Twitter account. No cause of death was given.

writing: “In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show.“She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature. We send our deepest sympathies to her loved ones.

Also Read: 'This Is Us' May Not Resume Production Until January 2021Waters was a writer on the show in its second season. Her other TV credits include Comedy Central’s “Hood Adjacent With James Davis,” VH1’s “The Breaks,” and, most recently, “Kidding” at Showtime.

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