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Actor
Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson, best known for his 15-year role playing Nurse Malik McGrath on the hit NBC series,
ER, has died.
He was 55.
In this September 2005 photo, actor Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson poses for the media at “Style 2005: Escape Pre Emmy Retreat” at Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills. (Photo by Marsaili Mcgrath/Getty Images)
The actor’s brother confirmed his passing on Instagram.
“My Big Brother! God is with you,”
Emmery Thompson wrote. “I will miss you.”
The
ER star’s cause of death has not been confirmed, but his family told TMZ he underwent major heart surgery in 2009, when he had an aorta replaced and a leaky heart valve repaired.