Up-and-coming comic Teddy Ray died Friday on the age of 32 in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
TV community Comedy Central confirmed his dying in a Twitter assertion: “Teddy Ray was a hilarious and beloved performer. He’ll be deeply missed by your complete comedy neighborhood.”
About 10 a.m. Friday, Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to a name a few dying at a non-public residence within the desert neighborhood of Rancho Mirage, Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brandi Swan advised The Instances.
“The reason for dying isn’t identified,” Swan stated, noting the investigation is being dealt with by the Riverside County coroner’s workplace.
The comic’s authorized title was Theadore Brown, and he lived in Gardena. The coroner’s workplace individually confirmed his dying, however offered no different particulars about its investigation.
His final Instagram submit got here two weeks in the past to mark his birthday. He was pictured smiling, sitting within the driver’s seat of a gleaming sedan. “Pulling up on 32 like…..Lord I thanks for one more lap round this sizzling ... solar.
Quinta Brunson, the creator of ABC’s hit comedy “Abbott Elementary,” late Friday added a remark to his submit: “Heartbroken. Gonna miss you teddy.”
A gifted performer who burst on the comedy scene a few decade in the past, Ray was featured in YouTube movies and in stand-up acts across the nation, together with in L.A. and Washington, D.C. He first gained prominence by Russell Simmons’ platform, All Def Digital, and a number of other of his sketches went viral, inspiring fashionable memes.
Ray was additionally featured within the eighth season of MTV’s “Wild ‘N Out” and HBO Max’s “Pause With Sam Jay.”
Tributes started circulating on social media.
Kevin Fredericks, comic, actor and founding father of KevOnStage Studios, tweeted: “Teddy Ray was one of many funniest folks to stroll this earth. @TeamTeddyRay.”
“Relaxation in Energy to our longtime inventive collaborator and buddy, Teddy Ray,” Issa Rae’s media firm, Hoorae Media, wrote on Twitter. “Grateful for the power you all the time dropped at our initiatives and units!”
The previous co-host of the present “Desus & Mero,” Desus Good, posted: “rip teddy ray, he was an actual one.”
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