Dearon Thompson dead: How did ER star Dearon Thompson ‘Deezer D’ die?

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 At the time, he said: "I have a heart valve that is leaking and the aorta had expanded to way beyond what it is supposed to be."As soon as the doctor identified what was going on, he put me in here.”He told Radar Online how he was "grateful" the problem had been identified with the star swiftly receiving treatment.Born in Los Angeles, California on March 12, 1965, Thompson was a multi-talented performer.Thompson was best known to audiences for his role as murse Malik McGrath in the phenomenally popular 1990s drama ER.He was part of the show from the pilot episode and appeared in every season from 1994 to 2009.The character was hard-working and brought some of the lighter moments to the episodes.Along with ER, the star featured in CB4, Cool.