James Avery Dead At 65
Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” died Tuesday, his publicist confirmed. He was 65.
TMZ reports:
Sources close to the actor tell TMZ he died in an Glendale, CA hospital last night. Avery had undergone open heart surgery and took a turn for the worse late yesterday.
And we’re told … his wife, Barbara, had been at his bedside but left for a short period of time and when she came back … she learned he had just died.
Avery’s “Fresh Prince of Bel Aire” co-star Alphonso Ribeiro tweeted the following.
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