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This Is Us star and Emmy-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has died aged 66.The news of Jones’ passing was revealed to Variety by a representative, who said: “Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.”The statement added: “Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him.“He began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and his love for the stage was present throughout his entire career, including his recent Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award winning performance for his role in ‘Clyde’s’ on Broadway.“Ron’s inner-beauty and soul was evident to the huge audience from his multi-Emmy award winning performance on ‘This is Us.’ He is survived by his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones.”Jones’ most famous role came as William Hill, the biological father of Randall Pearson (Sterling K. Brown) on This Is Us, for which he scored four Emmy nominations and two wins for outstanding guest actor in a drama series in 2018 and 2020.He and daughter Jasmine became the first father-daughter duo to win Emmys in the same year in 2020, when she won outstanding performance in a short form comedy or drama series.That same year, Cephas Jones had a double lung transplant due to his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and spent the next two months in a Los Angeles hospital.Paying tribute, his This Is Us co-star Sterling K.

Prior to American Fiction, Sterling K. Brown was best known as Randall Pearson in the long-running, award-winning NBC family drama series This is Us. The part that director Cord Jefferson was offering him couldn’t have been more different: in Jefferson’s adaptation of the satirical novel by Percival Everett, Brown plays Clifford ‘Cliff’ Ellison, a caustic plastic surgeon and brother to the film’s protagonist, Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison (Jeffrey Wright). After divorcing his wife, Cliff comes out as gay, further estranging him from his uptight family. This nuanced role allowed Brown to explore the many facets of Blackness and the challenges of the LGBTQ+ community.

This Is Us about to become the new Suits? We're about to find out, as and hits Netflix on Monday. It's currently streaming on Hulu, but being on the largest streaming service will no doubt attract new viewers who didn't catch the series the first time around on NBC.

Dan Fogelman On October 22, 2015, my casting directors Bernie Telsey and Tiffany Little Canfield sent me a link to a batch of audition tapes from NYC. The auditions were for various roles in a new television pilot that I was beginning to cast, a pilot that would eventually become the series “This Is Us.” This was my entire reply to them: On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:20 PM, Dan Fogelman wrote:holy Ron Cephas Jones. Yes please for me.

This Is Us actor Ron Cephas Jones has died aged 66, three years after receiving a double lung transplant.The veteran stage actor's manager Dan Spilo, said in a statement that the actor died "due to a long-standing pulmonary issue". He said: “Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him." Ron began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and continued to work on stage throughout his life, including a recent Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award winning performance in ‘Clyde’s’ on Broadway.

Sterling K. Brown is mourning the loss of his This Is Us co-star Ron Cephas Jones who died at the age of 66.

Ron Cephas Jones, the beloved actor known for his Emmy-winning role as William Hill in the NBC hit series This Is Us, has died. He was 66.A rep for the late actor told ET in a statement that Jones «passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.»«Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.

Michaela Zee Ron Cephas Jones, the Emmy-winning actor known for his role as William Hill on NBC’s “This Is Us,” has died. He was 66. “Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue,” a representative for Jones confirmed to People on Saturday.

Ron Cephas Jones, the beloved actor known for his Emmy-winning role as William Hill in the NBC hit series This Is Us, has died. He was 66.A rep for the late actor told that Jones «passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.»«Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him,» the statement to the outlet read.

Ron Cephas Jones, an Emmy-award-winning actor for his role as William Hill on This Is Us, has died. He was 66.

Sterling K. Brown is teaming up with Dan Fogelman once again!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “This Is Us” alums Sterling K. Brown and Dan Fogelman are reuniting for a drama that has been ordered to series at Hulu, Variety has learned. Hulu is not commenting on exact plot details of the untitled series, but sources describe the show as a thriller and say Brown would star as the head of security for a former president. In addition to writing, Fogelman will executive produce via Rhode Island Ave. Productions along with Jess Rosenthal. Brown will executive produce in addition to starring, with John Hoberg also executive producing. 20th Television is the studio, with Fogelman currently under an overall deal there.

Get ready for Moore … Mandy! The This Is Us alum has teamed up with the showrunners of the NBC hit for a new series, Twin Flames, on Hulu.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” After playing Randall Pearson on NBC’s “This Is Us” for six seasons, Sterling K. Brown was ready to play a completely different character. So, he took on Lee-Curtis Childs, a closeted pastor accused of sexual misconduct who’s relaunching his church, in Adamma Ebo’s satirical comedy “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” Styled as a mockumentary, the film follows Lee-Curtis and his wife’s struggle to reopen their church and the public backlash from Lee-Curtis’ scandal. Regina Hall co-stars as Trinitie Childs, who’s also mired in the controversy as she’s forced to stand by her husband. After the #MeToo movement, the movie echoes many stories of real-life celebrities held to account for their bad behavior, but it now hits home even more as those figures attempt to re-emerge into public life.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWhen Sterling K. Brown won lead actor in a drama series for play- ing Randall Pearson on the first season of NBC’s “This Is Us” at the 2017 Emmys, it marked his second win and the show’s first.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Us,” they May 24 series finale episode of “This Is Us.”Though the series finale of “This Is Us” gave fans a chance to say goodbye to almost every member of the extended Pearson family in some way or another, Randall Pearson (Sterling K. Brown) played the most pivotal part of any character in the show’s final installment.In the future timeline set on the day of Rebecca’s (Mandy Moore) funeral, Randall was finding out he’s going to have a grandson by his daughter Deja, who plans to name the baby William after Randall’s biological father (played by Ron Cephas Jones), making the decision along with his wife Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) that he will run for President of the United States, and promising his siblings Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Kevin (Justin Hartley) they will all stay connected.

 is just hours away from airing its highly anticipated series finale, but Sterling K. Brown is providing a teaser with several behind-the-scene photos of what to expect.The 46-year-old actor, who deftly plays the sweet and methodical Randall Pearson, took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a photo slideshow showing Rebecca Pearson's (Mandy Moore) funeral. He captioned the post, «We love ya ma! #ThisIsUs.»In one of the photos, Brown poses next to the portrait on display at the funeral.

Not endgame! Kate Pearson and Toby Damon may not have made it as a married couple on This Is Us, but even a brutal divorce couldn’t keep them from finding their way back to being family.

Life imitates art! This Is Us is known for its emotional dramatics as the Pearson family navigates life’s highs and lows while raising their expanding brood — which has impacted many of the stars’ own lives and parenting journeys.

 This Is Us cast is wrapping up their final days on set. Earlier this week, the stars of the outgoing NBC family drama began posting selfies on social media as filming on the series began to wrap up. The hour-long drama, which stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K.

Aww, a son after his mom’s heart.

Celine Dion challenge!  In a new video posted on Wednesday, stars Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, and Jon Huertas get in on the TikTok fun.

Not ready to say goodbye. The series finale of This Is Us is rapidly approaching, but showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger aren’t yet saying goodbye.

PaleyFest LA has released the line-up for its 39th annual television festival, set at the Dolby Theater in April from the 2nd to the 10th. For the first time in 3 years, the celebration will take place in person.

Timing is everything! The Pearson family has morphed from kids to adults before fans’ eyes throughout the course of This Is Us.

“This Is Us” is coming to an end and Sterling K. Brown isn’t ready for it.

“This Is Us” is coming to an end and Sterling K. Brown isn’t ready for it.

This Is Us fans were in for heartbreak recently when it was announced that the show will come to an end after season six. With the final season sometime away, actor Sterling K Brown who plays Randall Pearson got candid about the finale season.

Milo Ventimiglia exclusively told Us Weekly about working with pregnant Mandy Moore on This Is Us.“I’m sure as she’s evolving in her birth, as her belly is growing, then we’ll probably be playing some of those notes up to the Big Three’s birth,” the actor, 43, said on Tuesday, October 20, referencing Kate, Randall and Kevin Pearson on the NBC show.The California native added, “As far as I understand it, Mandy’s not really showing right now, but I think … it’s gonna creep up on all of us!”Moore,

Sterling K. Brown is using the sexiest method ever to make sure people have registered to vote.

Ron Cephas Jones and Cherry Jones took home the best guest actor and guest actress in a drama series wins, respectively on Saturday night at the Creative Arts Emmys. Cephas Jones won for his role as William Hill, the biological father of Sterling K.

12-year-old Lonnie Chavis, who has spent the last four years playing the young version of Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson on This Is Us, makes his big screen debut in fantasy adventure The Water Man.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE:  Niles Fitch, who plays teenage Randall Pearson on NBC’s SAG award winning This Is Us, is set to star opposite Jenna Ortega in The Fallout, a film directed by Megan Park.The movie follows high schooler Vada (Ortega), who navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy. Relationships with her family, friends and view of the world are forever altered.

This Is Us star Lonnie Chavis struggled to hold back tears as he listened to a racist grandmother on the hit show because it brought back awful memories from his real life.The 12-year-old, who plays Randall Pearson in the TV drama, has opened up about his experiences in a new essay for People magazine and recalled how the show’s director and writers trying to calm him down as he became emotional during the scene.

Known for playing the younger version of Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson on “This Is Us”, 12-year-old Lonnie Chavis has written an open letter about experiencing racism during his life.

Many of you may be familiar with Niles Fitch from his role as the teenage version of Randall Pearson on NBC’s hit series “This Is Us.” Niles now has a new role, and with this role, he is breaking down barriers and making Disney history.