Lance Reddick‘s cause of death has been revealed three weeks after the actor unexpectedly passed away on March 17. The John Wick star, who was 60 years old, died from “ischemic heart disease” and “atherosclerotic coronary artery disease,” according to TMZ, who obtained Lance’s demise certificates on April 6. The demise certificates additionally reportedly states that Lance was to be cremated after he died.
Lance was discovered lifeless at his house in Studio City, California on March 17. His spouse, Stephanie Day, remembered the Fringe actor in a social media assertion and stated that he was “taken from us far too soon.” Lance and Stephanie married in 2011 after assembly in 1999 whereas they had been working on the identical theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They had two youngsters collectively, Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick.
Lance died simply three days earlier than the John Wick 4 premiere was held in Los Angeles on March 20. Keanu Reeves and the remainder of Lance’s co-stars honored the late actor by carrying blue ribbons on the purple carpet. Blue was Lance’s favourite shade, and visitors got the ribbons upon arrival. Keanu additionally obtained emotional whereas talking about Lance throughout interviews on the carpet.
“Lance is a very beautiful person and as special artist,” he stated to Entertainment Tonight. “His grace and dignity, his shining light of character, was just something really special. I’m really grateful I had the chance to know him and work with him over almost ten years,” Keanu added.
Lance was identified within the movie and tv business for quite a lot of roles, together with all 5 seasons of HBO’s hit collection The Wire, in addition to all 4 John Wick movies. Some of his different notable tv roles embody Fringe, Bosch, Lost, and Resident Evil. Lance’s closing TV function would be the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians collection, premiering on Disney+ in 2024. One of his closing movie roles would be the upcoming John Wick spinoff film Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas.