Sad news has come from Hollywood that longtime standup comedian, Richard Belzer has said goodbye to this world. Richard is taken into account a star comedian on Saturday Night Live.
In addition, Richard is well known as one of the detectives John Munch in the popular TV series Law & Order. Richard Belzer was said to be 78 years old when he said goodbye to this world.
How did Richard die? Is it for natural reasons or for something else? Who informed Richard of death? Read further to get your answer.
Everyone’s Favorite Detective, Richard Belzer has passed away.
Richard Belzer’s death was informed by his old friend, Bill Scheft. According to him, the 78-year-old actor died peacefully at his home with his family in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, southern France.
Another person who gave a somewhat concrete reason for Richard’s death was Scheft. He is a writer working on a documentary about the life of Richard Belzer.
According to Scheft, even though there was no reason for the standup comedian’s death, Richard suffered from quite a number of circulatory and respiratory problems as a result of his age.
The first person to announce his death on social media was comedian Laraine Newman on Twitter. The comedian had worked with Richard Belzer on SNL for a total of 5 years (from 1975-1980).
Laraine paid tribute to her co-star by writing in the following words, “I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Richard Belzer. I really love this man.”
Laraine also wrote the following, “He was one of my first friends when I arrived in New York to do ‘SNL. We used to go to dinner every week in Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. Dear RIP.”
More About Richard Belzer’s Death
Richard Belzer’s co-star Chris Meloni of Law & Order paid tribute to the slash comedian actor. She posted a photo on Twitter where she can be seen kissing Richard on the cheek.
Chris wrote the following words together with his photo, “Goodbye mon ami. I love you.” Followed the tweet.
Richard played the role of John Munch for a total of 23 years. Some of the other shows Richard was a part of include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, 30 Stone, x-filesArrested Development, The Wire, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
