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Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. “I know about his original stance, but after I had a talk with him, his desire to work became more important to him,” Valerie McCaffery of McCaffery Talent Management told The Daily Beast. In another post a month later, he posted a photo of a billboard stating that “I am more afraid of a Democrat in the White House than I am of COVID-19.” In early November, he made his stance on vaccines clear with an image of President Joe Biden altered to show a syringe poking into his behind, along with the caption, “Here’s what you can do with my dose Joe Let’s Go Brandon.”Ī representative for Mangassarian said the actor had initially been opposed to getting the coronavirus vaccine but ultimately did get vaccinated after it was required for film projects. In one post from September 2021, the actor posted a photo of a parody news report saying that “millions test positive for Sheeple 19.” In the months before his death, Mangassarian had frequently expressed his opposition to COVID-19 vaccines and veered into truther territory, posting memes to Facebook that suggested the pandemic was part of a grand conspiracy.Ĭonservative Activist Dies of COVID Complications After Attending Anti-Vax ‘Symposium’ More recently, he appeared on NCIS: Los Angeles and began work on his latest film, Moving On, where he had a supporting role in the Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin vehicle. In the decades since, he held a slew of roles, starring as the architect Qasim Zaghlul in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and guest-starring on Curb Your Enthusiasm. at age 23 and landed his first Hollywood role in 1978. The Iran-born Armenian star moved to the U.S.

Representatives for Mangassarian confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he passed away in Burbank, California. We are praying for Nick's family during this difficult time.Vachik Mangassarian, a veteran character actor known for his roles on NCIS, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has died at the age of 78 from COVID-19 complications. Nick is survived by his wife, Amanda, and their 1-year-old son, Elvis. Nick, who was also known for his recurring roles on Blue Bloods and Law & Order: SVU, had started stem cell treatment to help his recovery, Amanda shared in another recent Instagram story. The Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor had been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for more than three months after being diagnosed with COVID-19. I will love you forever and always my sweet man." Live your life,” I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. As I sang the last line to him, “they’ll give you hell but don’t you light them kill your light not without a fight.
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The actor, who played Investigator Marty Deeks on the TV drama, shared. NCIS: Los Angeles star Eric Christian Olsen has opened up about recently contracting COVID, revealing the impact of its symptoms on him and his family. We sang it to him today, holding his hands. NCIS star spent 'two days on the floor' with COVIDRodin Eckenroth - Getty Images. You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3pm everyday as the world sang Nicks song, Live Your Life. I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love, support and help we’ve received these last 95 days. Kind, smart, compassionate, assertive and always eager to listen to my crazy ideas or call yet another doctor for me for a second opinion. Dietzen told the outlet, 'We can see within this. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! There are not many doctors like you. The NCIS writers told Dietzen that the loss of his wife due to COVID-19 will help drive both his characters story and that of the entire team.

Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, everyday. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband.

He was everyone’s friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. The episode is going to focus on how Jimmy Palmer dealt with the death of his wife, that he leaned on Gibbs for help along. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. During the episode, viewers learn Breena Palmer died from COVID-19. My darling husband passed away this morning.
