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Lance Reddick’s widow, Stephanie Reddick, took to social media earlier today to pay tribute to both her late actor husband – who died of natural causes on Friday aged 60 – and to all those who loved him .
“Lance was taken from us way too soon,” Stephanie said in a message posted to her husband’s Twitter and Instagram accounts. “Thank you for all of your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared on these platforms over the last day. I see your messages and I can’t express how grateful I am to have you.”
Stephanie, who has been married to Lance since 2011, then specifically paid tribute to fans of the Destiny video games, for which the actor had voiced the role of Awoken Guardian Zavala since 2014. “And to the thousands of Destiny players who played along, special tribute to Lance, thank you,” she wrote. “Lance loved you as much as the game.”
In closing, Stephanie Reddick said, “Donations can be made to momcares.org in Baltimore, his hometown.”
Among the personalities commenting on the tribute post was Academy Award winner Halle Berry, who wrote: “My love and prayers are with the family at this very sad time. Lance was one of the most genuine people I had ever met. Truly unique! RIP sweet king 👑.”
Lance Reddick, best known for his role as Continental Hotel Concierge Charon in all four John Wick films as well as the upcoming Ana de Armas-led spin-off Ballerina, had the press for the fourth and final main chapter of the Keanu Reeves-led action franchise made time around the film when the amazing news of his death broke.
“We are deeply saddened and heartbroken by the loss of our beloved friend and colleague Lance Reddick,” said Reeves and John Wick filmmaker Chad Stahelski in a statement received by Deadline yesterday. “He was the consummate professional and a pleasure to work with. Our love and prayers are with his wife Stephanie, his children, family and friends. We dedicate the film [John Wick: Chapter 4] to his loving memory. We will miss him very much.”
Also known for series like The Wire and Fringe, among countless other projects, Reddick is also trailing behind projects including 20th’s White Men Can’t Jump reboot for Hulu; a Disney+ series adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, in which he played Zeus; Paramount Global Content Distribution’s New Version of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial for Showtime; and John Ridley’s Shirley Chisholm biopic Shirley for Netflix, in which he stars alongside Regina King.
Read our obituary for the actor here. For more tributes from co-stars and other industry admirers, click here. Watch Stephanie Reddick’s tribute to her late husband Lance below.