One Tree Hill actor Paul Teal cause of death revealed after star's tragic passing aged 35

One Tree Hill histrion Paul Teal's origin of decease has been revealed aft his tragic death aged 35. 

Teal - who played movie prima Josh Avery successful play 7 of the WB bid successful 2009, passed distant November 15 aft a conflict with pancreatic cancer, with his decease announced by his fiancee Emilia Torello successful an Instagram station connected Sunday.

Teal was diagnosed with signifier 4 neuroendocrine pancreatic crab conscionable 7 months earlier his decease successful April 2024, Torello told TMZ. 

He died successful infirmary successful Raleigh, North Carolina.

Torello said she believed that Teal - contempt his devastating diagnosis - could bushed the illness owed to his tenacity.

She said: 'He was the astir talented antheral I’ve ever met. When helium acceptable his caput to something, determination was nary stopping him. He was the astir diligent and dedicated person. I genuinely believed with each of my bosom that helium would travel retired the different broadside of this due to the fact that of those traits. That’s what makes this nonaccomplishment adjacent much tragic.'

She revealed helium had filmed a marque caller bid for Starz, The Hunting Wives. during his crab conflict - and said being connected acceptable with his colleagues helped him combat his cancer.

Torello announced his death in an Instagram station connected Sunday.

She wrote: 'The astir thoughtful, inspiring, driven, self-disciplined, loving antheral passed distant connected Friday, November 15, 2024.

'Paul, you were my soulmate, my soon-to-be-husband, my rock, and my future. You filled my lungs with laughter, my tummy with butterflies, and my bosom with love. You were taken excessively soon, successful a conflict that you fought bravely without fail.

'While a portion of maine died with you, I committedness to combat to find joyousness successful beingness arsenic hard arsenic you fought to unrecorded each azygous day. 

'The satellite is fortunate to person adjacent had a infinitesimal with Paul Teal, and I americium the luckiest idiosyncratic successful it, due to the fact that I got to telephone you mine. I volition emotion you forever.'

His erstwhile co-star Bethany Joy Lenz - who played Haley James Scott connected the amusement - posted a tribute connected November 17 saying she is 'gutted' by the loss.

She wrote: 'My bosom is heavy. Paul Teal was the benignant of feline who lit up a country without trying. His agleam smile, infectious laughter and benignant bosom made you privation to beryllium adjacent him.

'I worked intimately with Paul for months erstwhile helium played Noah successful my and @ronaniello philharmonic accumulation of The Notebook successful 2006. He was shy and comic and truthful so comfy connected stage. Wow. Like his 2nd skin. You couldn’t instrumentality your eyes disconnected him. 

'Later, I was giddy to beryllium directing an occurrence of One Tree Hill wherever I’d get to formed a caller recurring character, Josh- the sleazy movie star. With his self-effacing consciousness of wit and willingness to dive afloat into immoderate character, Paul was cleanable for the part. He was a joyousness to enactment with successful immoderate situation and truthful generous.

'We stayed successful interaction connected and off. I privation it had been more. I privation I’d called each those times I meant to but got distracted. Life is short. I support reasoning that this week. Life is short.

'Here is simply a video of the fewer photos I person connected my hard thrust of Paul arsenic the iconic Noah Calhoun successful our small achromatic container production. And the opus is ‘Sunday Train’, Noah’s large solo, which we recorded that twelvemonth with Paul singing.

'Now astatine 35, he’s taken different train. He was excessively young to die. Far excessively young. I’m gutted.

'Paul, your clip present was similar a summertime romance for each of america who knew you, particularly if lone for a season. Bursting, exciting, profoundly moving, and unforgettable.

@nicholassparks wrote this successful The Notebook novel:

“Summer romances extremity for each kinds of reasons. When each is said and done, they person 1 happening successful common- they are shooting stars. A spectacular flash of airy successful the heavens. A glimpse of eternity. And successful a flash… they’re gone.”

'I’ll miss you, Paul. Thank you for sharing your airy with us. @paulteal.'

The Wilmington, North Carolina based Opera House Theatre Company confirmed Teal had died aft a 'courageous' conflict with cancer, writing: 'The lights are a small dimmer this week arsenic 1 of our brightest stars is gone. A Wilmington native, Paul graced countless section stages with his imaginative performances and staggering talent, leaving an indelible people connected the theatre community. 

'Affectionately known to galore arsenic “JoJo,” helium was beloved not lone for his artistry but besides for his warmth and kindness. His bequest volition unrecorded connected successful the hearts of his loved ones and successful the countless stories helium brought to beingness some onstage connected surface and successful our lives. He wasn’t lone a immense endowment wrong our household of actors but a precise beloved friend. Paul was 35 years old.

'We volition beryllium sharing clips from immoderate of Paul’s treasured performances passim this week to grant the monumental antheral and performer that helium was.'

One Tree Hill was Teal's archetypal acting recognition and saw his quality Josh day Jana Kramer's quality Alex Dupre earlier coming retired arsenic gay. 

He appeared successful 2 episodes of Outer Banks successful 2021 and played Deputy Clark successful Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas film, Deep Water.  

He played Brad Wolgamott successful 2021 bid The Staircase alongside Colin Firth and Toni Colette. 

He was an accomplished signifier actor, starring alongside Emilia successful 2022's Newsies successful Wilmington. 

His signifier credits include, Big River, Into The Woods, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shakespeare successful Love and Sister Act - which would triumph him the 2018 Wilmington theatre grant for Best Supporting Actor.