New York
CNN
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Broadway actor Quentin Oliver Lee has died at age 34, in line with a web-based announcement from his spouse. The publish comes six months after Lee stated he was recognized with stage 4 colon most cancers.
In an Instagram publish on Friday asserting her husband’s loss of life, Lee’s spouse, Angie, stated, “Quentin handed within the wee hours of the morning. It was probably the most stunning second of my life. I noticed his final breaths, held his hand tight, and felt his heartbeat slowly drift away. He had a smile on his face, and was surrounded by these he loves. It was peaceable, and ideal.”
Lee’s spouse didn’t specify his reason behind loss of life within the announcement.
Within the publish, she included a picture of her husband and their daughter and known as him, “an unimaginable man, husband, father, son, brother, good friend, singer, actor.”
She stated, “Samantha and I are supported and lifted by our households and our personal religion. Please perceive if I don’t reply, however belief that your messages and love have been learn and felt.”
Lee’s Broadway credit embrace “Prince of Broadway” and “Caroline, or Change.”
He additionally performed the title position within the touring firm of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
The manufacturing stated on its verified Instagram, “The Phantom household is saddened to listen to of the passing of Quentin Oliver Lee. Quentin brilliantly lead our North American tour in 2018. Our hearts are with Quentin’s household and pals.”
