Zuri Craig appeared on America’s Got Talent in 2015 (Image: Getty)
America’s Got Talent star Zuri Craig has died at the age of 44.
His family announced the news in a statement on Instagram, writing, “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son, brother and friend, Zuri Craig.”
They continued: “Thank you in advance for your prayers. Please respect our privacy at this unimaginable time of sadness.’
The post was captioned: “Please keep our family and friends in your prayers. More info to come… 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #RIPZuriCraig.’
His cause of death has not been confirmed.
Craig appeared on AGT in 2015 with his singing partner Jeffrey Lewis, with the pair wowing the judges with their audition for James Brown’s This Is A Man’s World.
Later in the series, they covered Mary J. Blige’s I’m Goin’ Down and earned a gold buzzer from judge Michael Buble after an amazing performance.
The duo finished fifth overall in the series.
Craig and Jeffrey Lewis stunned the judges (Image: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
Craig’s family took to social media to pay tribute (Image: Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
Before appearing on AGT, Craig collaborated with Perry on some of his Madea plays, including Madea’s Big Happy Family, Madea Gets a Job and A Madea Christmas.
Craig is also slated to begin a live production called Soul Food Live in Atlanta next month.
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In his most recent Instagram post, shared two weeks ago, he shared the poster with the cast of the play and urged fans, “Get your tix now!”
Heartbroken fans paid tribute, with one commenting on Craig’s family’s post: “My condolences 💐” and another adding: “Praying for you all!!❤️”.
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