He was best known for This Is Us – a performance recital that won him two Emmy Awards
The American actor died at the age of 66 Ron Cephas Jones, who was facing serious health problems. He was mainly known from the series This Is Us – in a performance recital that earned him two Emmy Awards.
Ron Cephas Jones had a prolific career, but he gave one of the greatest TV performances of the 2010s as William on This Is Us. The episode dedicated to his character’s passing is a masterpiece, and a perfect, fitting microcosm of his gifts as a performer. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/3AIkNCEEHB
— Brandon Lewis 🔜 TIFF23 (@blewis1103) August 19, 2023
Jones, according to his agent, was facing a serious health problem with his lungs. In fact, it was submitted to double transplant lung in 2020 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and spent nearly two months in a Los Angeles hospital, according to the Guardian.
Ron Cephas Jones was a man of grace, insight, elegance, talent, wisdom, sophistication, and coolness. I witnessed his rise from the Nuyorican Poets Café, to Richard III at NY Shakespeare Fest, to the Emmy award winning performance on This Is Us. He was the epitome of soulfulness. pic.twitter.com/wrJs1VjTFs
— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) August 20, 2023
The “goodbye” of his colleague was heartbreaking Wendell Pierce who used lyrics by Dylan Thomas: “Ron Cephas Jones was a man of grace, insight, elegance, talent, wisdom, sophistication and cool. I watched his rise from the Nuyorican Poets Café, to Richard III at the NY Shakespeare Fest, to his Emmy-winning performance on This Is Us. It was the epitome of sensitivity.
He fought for years. He did not quietly accept to go into blessed night. He raged, raged against the dying light. Now… rest, rest my friend. Rest in Peace”.
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us star, dies aged 66 https://t.co/7mJdQCYGov
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 20, 2023
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