This Is Us actor Ron Cephas Jones has died aged 66, three years after receiving a double lung transplant.The veteran stage actor's manager Dan Spilo, said in a statement that the actor died "due to a long-standing pulmonary issue".
He said: “Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him." Ron began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and continued to work on stage throughout his life, including a recent Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award winning performance in ‘Clyde’s’ on Broadway.
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He is survived by his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones, who is also in showbusiness. He and Jasmine became the first father-daughter duo to ever win Emmys in the same year in 2020, when she was awarded the outstanding performance in a short form comedy or drama series.
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