COMEDIAN and actor Alex Duong has died aged 42 after a year-long battle with cancer.
The funny man was known for his appearances on Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle and Blue Bloods.
A close friend who was by his side confirmed to TMZ that Duong passed away 11am Saturday at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, surrounded by family and friends.
Duong reportedly went into septic shock Friday night.
He was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma – a rare and aggressive cancer – last year.
A biopsy found an extremely aggressive tumour after he had experienced headaches behind his eye.
He eventually lost sight in his left eye.
In August, his comedians contemporaries hosted the The Alex Duong Has Cancer In His Eye Comedy Benefit Show in LA.
Ronny Chieng and Atusko Okatsuka were among the comedians involved.
He leaves behind his wife Cristina and daughter Everest, 5.
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Duong grew up in Dallas, Texas as the youngest of six children.
He graduated high school and went on to pursue medicine before finding success in the creative industries.
His writing about the Vietnam War gained him meetings with producers in California, according to IMDB.
Duong left school to pursue a feature development deal with Melody Phan of Zenoost Media.
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