Tragedy has struck the TV world because it has been revealed that beloved actor Ron Cephas Jones has died.
A consultant for the This Is Us alum advised Folks on Saturday and revealed his loss of life was brought on by a “long-standing pulmonary points.”
Jones appeared in all six seasons of the NBC sequence, which wrapped its run in 2022.
This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman issued an announcement on the actor’s loss of life by way of X, previously generally known as Twitter.
“An enormous loss. Ron was the most effective of the most effective – on-screen, on stage, and in actual life.”
“The best. The best dangle and chuckle. And my God: what an actor. I do not assume I ever modified a single take of his in a lower… as a result of the whole lot he did was excellent.”
“I first acquired to know Ron at the beginning of This Is Us, a magical time when it felt like we had been all being shot out of a cannon,” he added.
“He was all the time regular, all the time grateful – even because the insanity swirled round us. He beloved actors. He LOVED his daughter. And we beloved him. All of Us.”
Sterling Okay. Brown, who performed Cephas Jones’ on-screen organic son, additionally took to social media to pay tribute.
“Life imitated artwork at present, and one of the vital fantastic folks the world has ever seen is now not with us,” Brown wrote in an Instagram publish.
“The world is rather less vivid. Brother, you’re beloved. And you may be missed. Maintain them laughing within the subsequent section of existence, and I am going to see you after I get there.”
Fellow This Is Us costar Mandy Moore additionally took to social media to pay tribute to her former costar.
“Attending to know and work with Ron on the wild experience of This Is Us was the best reward,” Moore wrote alongside a photograph of the pair on This Is Us Season Season 6 Episode 15.
She added that “he was pure magic as a human and an artist” and an “intrinsic a part of the material of the present.”
“I am going to always remember how particular it was to movie this explicit episode and welcome him again to say a correct goodbye,”
“Thanks for brightening each room you walked into. I am going to always remember and have been modified by your variety coronary heart, wonderful spirit, immeasurable expertise and exquisite smile,” added Chrissy Metz.
“Might your transition be full of sunshine and peace. Sending all of my like to Jasmine & his family members throughout this time. You’re really the best cat.”
Cephas Jones’ Reality Be Advised costar Octavia Spencer took to Instagram to pay tribute.
“Ron was an extremely gifted actor and, most significantly, a splendidly variety human being,” she wrote.
“Day-after-day on set with Ron was a very good day. I am sending all my like to his daughter Jasmine, household, pals and followers.”
“Replace: this one is hitting very onerous,” she later added.
“I realized a lot from Ron in each single scene we had collectively. Each time I noticed his title on the decision sheet I might get excited as a result of I knew I might be getting a 12 months’s value of method in that 8 hour day.”
“For these pursuing performing as a residing, let Emmy Award Winner, Ron Cephas Jones, be the kind of perfection you attempt to attain. That man might break down a scene. Jasmine will get it truthfully.”
Jones’ spectacular record of credit additionally included Legislation & Order: Organized Crime, Higher Issues, Lisey’s Story, Searching for Alaska, Luke Cage, The Get Down, and Mr. Robotic.
He additionally appeared in The Blacklist, Legislation & Order: Legal Intent, and NYPD Blue.
Our ideas and prayers exit to the household and pals of Ron Cephas Jones throughout this tough time.
Might he relaxation in peace.
Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Comply with him on Twitter.
