Broadway star Gavin Creel dies at 48 after cancer battle
Gavin Creel was only 48 years old. The Broadway actor and "American Horror Stories" star received a diagnosis a few months ago. A rare form of aggressive cancer was detected.
7:27 AM EDT, October 1, 2024
Gavin Creel was primarily known to the American audience. The actor had a modest film and television career. He appeared in the series created by Ryan Murphy, "American Horror Stories," "Eloise at Christmastime," and the production "She Loves Me." Above all, he performed on Broadway, where he was a true sensation. For over two decades, he graced the theater stages. As early as 2002, he received a Tony Award nomination (theater's Oscars) for his role in the play "Thoroughly Modern Millie." In 2009, he repeated this success with a nomination for his performance in the musical "Hair."
Gavin Creel has passed away
The actor's death was announced by his partner, Alex Temple Ward. Gavin passed away on Monday, September 30, at 48 years old. In July of this year, he was diagnosed with a metastatic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a rare and aggressive type of sarcoma characterized by tumors appearing in nerve trunks or the brachial and sacral plexus. The prognosis in such cases is generally poor, and chemotherapy is ineffective.
As reported, the actor was being treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He was then moved to home hospice care and died there.
"Sometimes, I don’t have the right words to describe my sadness. Today is one of those days. We have lost someone far too young, far too early still in his journey and far too impactful to our creative community. My heart breaks for his family and his closest friends. This is just not fair. We will never forget you," wrote actor Josh Gad on Instagram, including a photo of his late colleague.
"I fell in love with Gavin Creel in 1998 the moment I met him. I was certainly not alone in my instant affection for him. Everyone fell in love with Gavin," added actor Andrew Rannells, sharing a series of photos with Gavin.
"Our friendship grew and changed and was challenged and became stronger over the decades. We were living big, exciting lives at times but the moments we were happiest, the moments we were most ourselves, were the quiet ones. We called each other "Soulmate" or "Soulie" for short. It was a joke that became a nickname that, in some ways, became a truth that made us both smile when we said it," he wrote. "My heart feels incredibly empty today. I know I’m not alone in this feeling because again, everyone fell in love with Gavin," he added.
