Actor Grizz Chapman, best known and widely applauded for his role in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, has died. He was 52.
His cousin, the Harlem Globetrotter Donte Harrison, confirmed Chapman’s death on social media.
A cause of was not given but Harrison shared Chapman died in his sleep “after years of fighting illness and dialysis,” the New York times reports.
The NYT report notes several acting credits listed to Chapman’s name on IMDb, however his role on 30 Rock as a member of Tracy Morgan’s entourage was arguably the breakout part for the towering actor.
Chapman met Morgan while working as a bouncer at a strip club and the two thereafter formed a lifelong bond.
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File/Actors Grizz Chapman and Tina Fey on stage at the TNT/TBS broadcast of the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Caulfield/WireImage)
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