James Avery of Fresh Prince fame has died

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buzzz worthy. . .

James Avery, the man who  played "Uncle Phil" on the 90s sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel Air has died.  Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Avery's son Carlton and cousin of Will Smith's character announced the sad news on Twitter this morning.
Avery was recently admitted into a Los Angeles hospital for surgery for an unknown issue, but his condition worsened according to TMZ.  The actor was pictured wheelchair bound in several photos online.
In addition the the Fresh Prince, Avery appeared in multiple TV shows and movies, including "CSI," "That '70s Show," "The Closer" and several appearances as a judge on "L.A. Law."
His deep, commanding vooice landed him roles too, including Shredder in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series and James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the 1990s animated series version of "Iron Man."
Avery had a part in  Zach Braff's new film, "Wish I Was Here," which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month.


 James Avery, dead at the age of 65.

 Related news. . .

 This is the second time the Fresh Prince of Bel Air camp has been visited by death within a week.  On the day after Christmas, the one of the producers of the show, Jeffrey Pollack was found dead on Hermosa Beach.  An autopsy was ordered to determined the cause of death, but he had apparently been out for a jog.

 In addition to writing and co-producing Fresh Prince with his fiends and business partner Benny Medina, whose life the show was based upon,  Pollack, directed the 1997 feature film Booty Call starring Jamie Foxx, wrote and directed the 1994 Tupac Shakur hoops movie Above The Rim and co-founded and ran Handprint Entertainment. He was 54. 

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