Michael Wright, the actor best known for playing Eddie King Jr. in Robert Townsend-directed musical drama The Five Heartbeats, has died after suffering heart failure. He was 70.
As TMZ reports, in addition to heart failure, Wright suffered complications of Marchiafava-Bignami, a rare brain condition.
His wife, Susan Wright, broke the news in an Instagram statement posted late Friday (August 21). "It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright," she began her post.
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"Michael was a husband, a father, a grandfather, loved one, a friend, and an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations," the caption continued. "His talent, presence, and contributions to film and television will live on, but to those of us who loved him personally, he was so much more than the roles the world knew him for."
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As TMZ reports, in addition to heart failure, Wright suffered complications of Marchiafava-Bignami, a rare brain condition.
His wife, Susan Wright, broke the news in an Instagram statement posted late Friday (August 21). "It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright," she began her post.
madina_milana/Instagram
"Michael was a husband, a father, a grandfather, loved one, a friend, and an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations," the caption continued. "His talent, presence, and contributions to film and television will live on, but to those of us who loved him personally, he was so much more than the roles the world knew him for."
#wright #heart #failure #king
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