Comedian Ralphie May has died at 45 years old, his rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.
“We are heartbroken to announce the untimely death of our friend, Ralphie May. Ralphie had been battling pneumonia and had cancelled a handful of dates over the last month in an effort to recover. Earlier this morning at a private residence in Las Vegas his body was discovered, cause of death is cardiac arrest,” his rep shared in a statement to Access Hollywood.
“Two days ago he won the Casino Comedian of the Year at the Global Gaming Expo and had performances throughout the remainder of 2017 as part of his residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas,” his rep continued. “May is survived by his wife Lahna Turner and children April June May and August James May.
The popular comedian was in the midst of a nationwide tour and had performances scheduled at Harrah’s in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday, and many more scheduled throughout the year.
May rose to fame in the early 2000s after taking second place in the first season of “Last Comic Standing.” He appeared in Amy Schumer’s hit “Inside Amy Schumer” in 2016 and also was the writer behind his popular TV special documentaries, “Ralphie May: Austin-Tatious”and “Ralphie May: Girth of a Nation.”
Kevin Hart, Bob Saget, Kevin Smith, Ken Jeong, Larry the Cable Guy and more stars shared their condolences on Twitter:
Wow….I was just told that Ralphie May passed. I'm truly saddened by this. He was a good dude. Heaven just got another funny angel RIP man
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) October 6, 2017
.@Ralphie_May was genuinely the nicest most encouraging person you could meet. Always unconditional love from him.
— Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) October 6, 2017
This hurts too much. @Ralphie_May helped me so much. Rest In Peace. Thank you for all the love you have given me. Thank you for everything.
— Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) October 6, 2017
NO! #RalphieMay was such a nice guy! Last time we talked backstage at @zaniesnashville I promised to put him in the Jay/Bob movie. Dammit… https://t.co/zrljotClGr
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) October 6, 2017
Oh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there.
— Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017
Damn. RIP Ralphie May. Comic warrior.
— marc maron (@marcmaron) October 6, 2017
RIP Ralphie May. Another comedian gone. Lost a lot of great comics this year.
— Gary Owen (@garyowencomedy) October 6, 2017
Ralphie May. Dammit. You were a funny and sweet mofo man. Rest In Peace.
— bob saget (@bobsaget) October 6, 2017
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