Tributes pour in from A-list stars as American Horror Stories star Gavin Creel dies 2 months after cancer diagnosis

Dozens of celebrities who knew and worked with Gavin Creel from signifier and surface person taken to societal media t stock their heartbreaking tributes pursuing his daze decease this week

Heartbreaking tributes have poured successful for American Horror Stories prima Gavin Creel pursuing the daze quality of his decease connected Monday astatine 48 conscionable months aft an assertive signifier of cancer was discovered.

The actor, who was diagnosed with an assertive signifier of crab successful July this year, died astatine his location successful Manhattan, New York, yesterday, it was announced. According to his partner, Alex Temple Ward, Gavin was receiving treatment for a uncommon and assertive signifier of cancer. Sarcoma is simply a benignant of cancer that forms successful connective tissues specified arsenic bones, muscle, fat, nerves and humor vessels.

The illness is often recovered successful the arms and legs. He was receiving attraction astatine New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering pursuing his devastating diagnosis, earlier being transferred to hospice attraction astatine his home.

Throughout the people of his career, helium made a drawstring of appearances connected Broadway and bagged a Tony Award information pursuing his debut arsenic a pb successful the 2002 accumulation of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

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Although helium made a sanction for himself successful the States, Gavin besides became a deed successful the UK, playing Elder Price successful The Book of Mormon betwixt 2012 and 2015. The relation saw him container a prestigious Olivier Award for his performance. But successful 2017, helium besides walked distant with a Tony Award for playing Cornelius successful the Broadway show of Hello, Dolly! alongside legendary vocalist and actress, Bette Midler.

His Hello, Dolly! costar Bette Midler pb the personage tributes penning connected X: "Beloved by the Broadway community, the radiant histrion Gavin Creel has died from a uncommon signifier of cancer. He played Cornelius Hackl to my Dolly successful "Hello Dolly" and I looked guardant to moving with him each azygous night. He was fantastic. I can’t judge he's gone. What a loss."

Wicked superstar and Broadway fable Idina Menzel wrote connected Instagram: 'Sweet saccharine Gavin Creel. An angel among the angels. I emotion you truthful much.' Bernadette Peters wrote: "Gavin Creel. What a beauteous psyche what a good person, a large performer and dependable RIP. We are each truthful sad.'

Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham wrote connected X: "I’ve conscionable had to beryllium down. I support rereading his sanction reasoning everyone’s got it wrong. Not this man, not this beautiful, smiley, talented man. The implicit existent deal, endowment pouring retired of each pore. I'm heartbroken you've gone Gavin. I anticipation to spot you again my friend. God I'm shaken to my core."

Gavin is survived by his mum Nancy Clemens Creel, dada James Wiliiam Creel, sisters Heather Elise Creel, Allyson Jo Creel and his partner, Alex Temple Ward. A backstage ceremonial volition beryllium held but his household person stated that a memorial volition beryllium planned successful the future. Any gifts successful his representation are to beryllium made to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.

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