Actor and comedian Ricky Harris has died, aged 54.
Harris, who had a recurring role as Malvo in Chris Rock’s TV series Everybody Hates Chris, died on Monday (26Dec16) of a heart attack, his manager Cindy Ambers has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Harris had a long-held association with the hip hop community and worked with Snoop and Tha Dogg Pound on rap albums.
Leading tributes on social media, rapper Snoop described the performer as “my big brother, my homeboy,” in an Instagram video, adding that he was “on his way to heaven now.”
While fellow performer Ice Cube took to Twitter to share his grief over the news.
“Damn, we lost Ricky Harris. The world is a little less funny today. RIP homie,” he shared.
Actor Cedric The Entertainer also expressed his sadness at Harris’ death, writing on his social media pages, “Devastated!!! #RIP to the One and Only #RickyHarris Always been a super solid dude.”
While actress Gabrielle Union simply wrote, “2016 is savage! RIP to a real one.”
Harris is survived by his mother, his ex-wife and two daughters.

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