James Avery of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 65.
The actor’s TV son, Alfonso Riberio, shared the sad news on Twitter this morning:
I'm deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away. He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly. http://t.co/UrW0EeBFbO— Alfonso Ribeiro (@alfonso_ribeiro) January 01, 2014
… as well as posted the news to his Facebook page:
Post by Alfonso Ribeiro.
As subsequently reported by TMZ, Avery had recently checked into a Los Angeles hospital for surgery to treat an undisclosed illness, but his condition took a turn for the worse. »
