Waymond Lee, an actor finest identified for showing in Comedy Central’s “Workaholics,” has died … TMZ has realized.
Norine Lee, Waymond’s sister, and Waymond’s spouse, Diane, inform TMZ … the actor handed away final week on Wednesday, Dec. 18 following problems from ALS — a neurological dysfunction that impacts nerve cells within the mind and the spinal twine. For these unfamiliar, the dysfunction is usually additionally known as Lou Gehrig’s illness.
We’re instructed Waymond was first recognized with a degenerative mind illness in late October, however additional testing later revealed earlier this month that WL really had ALS.
His family members instructed us Waymond was again house for slightly over every week, however finally wanted to be hospitalized after he had bother respiratory and swallowing.
We’re instructed the actor was within the hospital for slightly underneath every week earlier than he handed away … his spouse was by his aspect.
They praised Waymond as a “soft-hearted” and “sentimental particular person,” who cherished working as an actor — and by no means complained about working time beyond regulation.
Followers of “Workaholics” will keep in mind Waymond for his work as Waymond/Previous Manner Manner reverse Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Jillian Bell within the well-liked office sitcom, which ran between 2011 and 2017.
Nevertheless, Waymond had a lot of different credit on his resume … together with “Every thing In every single place All at As soon as,” “Zombie Apocalypse,” “The Thundermans,” “Different Individuals,” “Veep,” and “The Cleansing Girl.”
He was 72 years previous.
RIP
