Los Angeles, USA
Actor and rapper Dearon Thompson, better known as Deezer D, has died at the age of 55. Known, above all, for playing the nurse Malik McGrath in the iconic series “Emergencies”, he also appeared in movies like “Romy and Michelle” or “The Fat Woman Was Mounted”.
According to MTZ, the actor was found unconscious at his residence in Los Angeles, on the morning of last Thursday, January 7. Despite not disclosing the cause of death, the deceased’s brother commented that the family believes the artist died of a heart attack.
Born on March 12, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, his first acting role was in the musical “Cold as Ice,” which starred Vanilla Ice. In the 1990s, he was noted in films such as “Fear of a Black Hat,” “Great White Hope,” or “Romy and Michelle.”
However, his best-known role is that of Nurse Malik McGrath in the legendary “Emergency.” Although his role was secondary, he remained in fiction from the beginning, in September 1994, until its completion in April 2009, eventually participating in 190 episodes out of 331 that the series created by Michael Crichton.
After finishing “ER”, he appeared in two short films, “Raven” and “Under the Sun Restored”, produced in 2011 and 2013; as well as in the feature film “Crowning Jules”, a family comedy directed by Lucas Miles.