Rudy moreno wiki

Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly , where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives , and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once. Rudy Moreno, nicknamed the 'Godfather of Latino Comedy," has died at age 66 after a recent hospitalization.

His agent, Mark Scroggs, confirmed his death to Entertainment Weekly. He did not provide a cause of death, but TMZ reports that Moreno was hospitalized in a Los Angeles intensive care unit on April 23 following a bout with pneumonia and that he was receiving dialysis treatment. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.

Rest in peace to the Godfather of Comedy.

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One of Moreno's mentees was Ken Jeong , who expressed his gratitude to the comic, sharing a photo of him with Moreno and writing on Instagram , "My heart is truly broken. All this ultimately led to me doing my Netflix special at the Ice House, thanks to Rudy Moreno constantly supporting me and letting me get stage time on all of his shows. I am laughing thinking of his East L.

Santa bit right now. And he was an incredible actor, guitarist, and singer as well. Just a brilliant artist. I am getting emotional as I type this, and I am sending all my love to his wife Arlene, his son Nathan, and the rest of his beautiful family.