{"id":2006803,"date":"2023-08-21T11:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmy-winning-actor-who-starred-in-hit-tv-series-this-is-us-dead-at-age-66\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T11:26:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:26:19","slug":"emmy-winning-actor-who-starred-in-hit-tv-series-this-is-us-dead-at-age-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmy-winning-actor-who-starred-in-hit-tv-series-this-is-us-dead-at-age-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor from &#8216;This Is Us&#8217; dies at 66, Emmy winner."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femmy-winning-actor-who-starred-in-hit-tv-series-this-is-us-dead-at-age-66%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Beloved Actor\u200d Ronald Cephas\u2064 Jones Passes Away\u200d at 66<\/h2>\n<p>Actor Ronald \u2064Cephas Jones, known for his role on ABC&#8217;s family drama &#8220;This Is \u200bUs,&#8221; has\u200b sadly\u2064 passed away at the age\u200d of 66.<\/p>\n<p>Jones battled with health issues for several years, ultimately undergoing a double\u200c lung transplant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s been an honor to have Ron Cephas Jones as part of our family. You will \u2063always \u2064be with us, Ron.  \u200b  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iuQgzFC1oW\">pic.twitter.com\/iuQgzFC1oW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC Entertainment (@nbc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbc\/status\/1693111812596613209?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBeloved and \u200caward-winning actor\u200b Ron \u200cCephas Jones has passed\u200c away at the age of 66 due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmy-winning-actor-who-starred-in-hit-tv-series-this-is-us-dead-at-age-66\/\" title=\"Actor from 'This Is Us' dies at 66, Emmy winner.\">long-standing pulmonary issue<\/a>,\u201d a representative\u200b for the\u200d actor told <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Entertainment\/ron-cephas-jones-emmy-winning-actor-dead-66\/story?id=102398989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added, \u200b\u201cThroughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness, and heart were felt by anyone\u200d who had the good fortune of knowing him. \u2064Ron\u2019s inner-beauty and soul were evident to the huge audience from his multi-Emmy award-winning \u200dperformance on \u2018This is Us.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones is survived by his daughter, 34-year-old actress Jasmine Cephas Jones.<\/p>\n<p>The two made history as\u2063 the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-looks-like-trouble-is-brewing-at-the-la-times\/\" title=\"It Looks Like Trouble Is Brewing at the LA Times\">father-daughter duo<\/a>\u200c to win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-emmy-awards-show-hits-ratings-rock-bottom-black-lives-matter-takes-center-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmy Awards<\/a> on the same night in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Jones received an Emmy for his portrayal of William Hill, the\u200b biological father of Sterling K. Brown\u2019s character on \u201cThis Is Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor was nominated for a total of four Emmys for his role and won two of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandy Moore<\/strong>, who played Rebecca Pearson \u2063on the show, \u200dpaid tribute to Jones in a\u2062 heartfelt \u200cstatement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting to know and work\u200b with Ron on the wild ride of \u2018This Is Us\u2019 was the greatest gift &#8211; he was pure magic as \u200ca human and an \u2064artist,\u201d she said. \u201cI will\u200d treasure all of the moments forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones began his television <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0429171\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career<\/a> \u2064 in 1996 with an episode of \u201cLaw\u2063 &#038; Order.\u201d He went on to star in various TV shows and films.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as last year, he appeared \u200din eight episodes of\u200c \u201cLaw &#038; \u200bOrder: Organized Crime\u201d while bidding farewell to his character \u200bon \u201cThis Is Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also \u2064had notable roles in Spike Lee&#8217;s 1998 film \u201cHe Got Game\u201d and other films like \u201cAcross\u200c the Universe\u201d and \u201cGlass Chin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones had a long and successful theater career both on and off Broadway, all while battling chronic health issues.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/tv\/ron-cephas-jones-this-is-us-clydes-interview-rcna32103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> last year, he opened up about his battle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-established-a-fund-so-family-of-deceased-covid-victims-could-receive-up-to-9000-what-could-go-wrong\/\" title=\"Democrats Established A Fund So Family Of Deceased COVID Victims Could Receive Up To ,000. What Could Go Wrong?\">chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<\/a> \u200cand his recovery from \u200ba double lung transplant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou \u200cdon\u2019t get new lungs \u200cand start running \u200ctrack,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s\u2064 a procedure that you \u200chave to constantly work on your body. Medication is\u2062 involved\u2063 and therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/emmy-winning-actor-starred-hit-tv-series-us-dead-age-66\/\">Emmy-Winning Actor Who Starred in \u2062Hit TV Series &#8216;This Is Us&#8217; Dead \u2063at Age 66<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of the entertainment industry. The acclaimed actor, known for his role in &#8220;This Is Us,&#8221; sadly passed away at 66 after a lengthy health struggle, including a double lung transplant. We will forever cherish his contributions and the impact he made on our screens. Rest in peace, Ronald Cephas Jones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2006804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}