Comedian and Netflix star David A. Arnold dead at 54

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LA Times.“David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes.”“Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss,” the statement concluded.Just one week before his death, Arnold spoke to Jalen Rose for his weekly column for The Post about his glittering comedy career, recalling how he first tried an open mic night and bombed.

But years later, after a career in the Navy, he was inspired by D.L. Hughley to try again.“And the next thing you know, I was a comedian,” he told Rose. “And that’s when I realized: You gotta bomb.

You got to take it in the face and you still got to want to do it.”Arnold, who hailed from Ohio, kickstarted his writing career at the Montreal Comedy Festival and later appeared on “Jamie Foxx Presents Laffapalooza.”After putting his name on the map, Arnold secured two Netflix stand-up specials, with his first one being in 2019, titled “David A.

Arnold: Fat Ballerina.”His second Netflix special, titled “It Ain’t For The Weak,” was released in July earlier this year, and was produced by Kevin Hart.Arnold is also known for being the creator and executive producer of the hit Nickelodeon show “That Girl Lay Lay.”He also served as the writer and producer on “Fuller House,” as well as “Meet The Browns” and “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.”He is survived by his wife Julie Harkness and their two daughters, Anna-Grace and Ashlyn.