Norm Macdonald’s passing sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry on Tuesday.After a secret nine-year battle with cancer, he died at the age of 61.
The Canadian native’s friend Lori Jo Hoekstra was with Macdonald when he passed and explained to Deadline that the stand-up battled the disease for almost a decade.“He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him.
Norm was a pure comic,” she said.One of Macdonald’s most memorable roles was starring on the NBC late-night comedy sketch show.
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