General Hospital Michael Easton Held One Life To Live Costar Kamar De los Reyes’ Hand When He Passed
General Hospital (Gh) news reveals a heartbreaking speech from Michael Easton (Hamilton Finn) about his friend and former One Life to Live costar Kamar de los Reyes.
De los Reyes died at age 56 on Dec. 24, 2023 after being diagnosed with cancer. He was a fan favorite on Oltl where he played Antonio Vega.
Easton paid tribute to de los Reyes at the May 16 Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up to Cancer – We All Have a Story live stream event.
General Hospital spoilers – Michael Easton’s Tribute
Easton shared a poignant memory of his friend, saying “I was holding his hand when he passed, and he was surrounded by family and friends. There was so much love around him. I mean, he touched so many lives.”
The former daytime star was memorialized in the “biggest room at Forest Lawn [in Los Angeles]” and it was standing room only.
Easton noted that “people stretched...
De los Reyes died at age 56 on Dec. 24, 2023 after being diagnosed with cancer. He was a fan favorite on Oltl where he played Antonio Vega.
Easton paid tribute to de los Reyes at the May 16 Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up to Cancer – We All Have a Story live stream event.
General Hospital spoilers – Michael Easton’s Tribute
Easton shared a poignant memory of his friend, saying “I was holding his hand when he passed, and he was surrounded by family and friends. There was so much love around him. I mean, he touched so many lives.”
The former daytime star was memorialized in the “biggest room at Forest Lawn [in Los Angeles]” and it was standing room only.
Easton noted that “people stretched...
- 5/24/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Michael Easton has spoken for the first time publicly about the death of his best friend and former One Life to Live co-star, Kamar de los Reyes, who died on December 24, 2024, at 56 years old. De los Reyes passed away in Los Angeles, California, following a brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his parents, wife Sherri Saum, three sons, two brothers, and two sisters. Easton, who worked alongside De los Reyes for many years on One Life to Live, shared his tribute this past Thursday (May 16) at the live virtual event, Daytime Stands Up – A Benefit for Stand Up To Cancer… We All Have a Story. “It was a 30-year friendship with Kamar. We did our first movie together in 1990. I was scared and I was quiet and I was instantly drawn to his bravado and his sense of himself,” Easton said, per MichaelFairmanTV. “Kamar was larger than life.
- 5/20/2024
- TV Insider
After his short battle with cancer, actor Kamar de los Reyes has died at age 56.
The actor is best known for his long-time role, Antonio Vega, on the television soap opera One Life to Live and for his voice acting in the video game Call of Duty.
De los Reyes was born on November 8, 1967, in Puerto Rico and grew up there until he moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s.
He landed a few small roles in several projects including Valley of the Dolls. He went on to secure a recurring role in One Life to Live where his character, Antonio Vega, appeared in 287 episodes over the course of a combined 13 years.
Over the years, de los Reyes has built up his repertoire and starred or guest-starred in many shows and movies.
One of these major appearances was in 2012, when he provided voice work as well as physical motion capture...
The actor is best known for his long-time role, Antonio Vega, on the television soap opera One Life to Live and for his voice acting in the video game Call of Duty.
De los Reyes was born on November 8, 1967, in Puerto Rico and grew up there until he moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s.
He landed a few small roles in several projects including Valley of the Dolls. He went on to secure a recurring role in One Life to Live where his character, Antonio Vega, appeared in 287 episodes over the course of a combined 13 years.
Over the years, de los Reyes has built up his repertoire and starred or guest-starred in many shows and movies.
One of these major appearances was in 2012, when he provided voice work as well as physical motion capture...
- 12/27/2023
- by Morgan Lee Powers
- Uinterview
Tom Smothers, who with his brother Dick performed as the Smothers Brothers comedy team, passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, following a recent battle with cancer. He was 86.
Dick Smothers said in a statement that Tom was at home with his family at the time of his death.
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Dick Smothers said in a statement that Tom was at home with his family at the time of his death.
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- 12/27/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Call of Duty and One Life to Live actor Kamar De Los Reyes is being remembered by Hollywood following news of the actor’s death on Christmas Eve at 56 following a cancer diagnosis.
Reyes’ death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday by a family spokesperson. The late actor shared two children with his wife and fellow performer Sherri Saum, who co-starred with Reyes on ABC’s long-running soap One Life to Live.
The Locke & Key and The Fosters star posted a tribute to her late husband and fellow actor on Tuesday on her Instagram, writing “Of The Kings.”
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Reyes’ death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday by a family spokesperson. The late actor shared two children with his wife and fellow performer Sherri Saum, who co-starred with Reyes on ABC’s long-running soap One Life to Live.
The Locke & Key and The Fosters star posted a tribute to her late husband and fellow actor on Tuesday on her Instagram, writing “Of The Kings.”
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- 12/27/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Kamar de los Reyes, who played Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, his wife’s publicist told TheWrap. He was 56.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, de los Reyes made his “One Life to Live” debut in 1995 as Antonio, and played the character in a total of 267 episodes until 2009. The actor, who grew up in Las Vegas, also played Jobe in the Fox TV series “Sleepy Hollow” and Ryan Caradine in “The Rookie.”
One of De los Reyes’ biggest roles was that of Raul Menendez in the acclaimed 2012 video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II.” He reprised the role in 2018’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.” His career also veered into feature film territory with roles in 2000’s “The Cell,” 2005’s “Love & Suicide” and 2010’s “Salt.”
Most recently, de los Reyes...
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, de los Reyes made his “One Life to Live” debut in 1995 as Antonio, and played the character in a total of 267 episodes until 2009. The actor, who grew up in Las Vegas, also played Jobe in the Fox TV series “Sleepy Hollow” and Ryan Caradine in “The Rookie.”
One of De los Reyes’ biggest roles was that of Raul Menendez in the acclaimed 2012 video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II.” He reprised the role in 2018’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.” His career also veered into feature film territory with roles in 2000’s “The Cell,” 2005’s “Love & Suicide” and 2010’s “Salt.”
Most recently, de los Reyes...
- 12/25/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
For the past two years, Kamar de los Reyes has been recurring on the CW’s flagship series All American as Coach Montes, head coach at Coastal California University. He had been filming new episodes for the drama’s upcoming sixth season up until his death Sunday at 56 after a brief battle with cancer.
Following the news of de los Reyes’ passing on Christmas Eve, All American executive producer and showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll shared her memories working with the One Life to Live alum.
“We are absolutely devastated at the loss of Kamar,” she said in a statement to Deadline. “He was such a beloved member of our All American family. He brought so much love, light and joy to the set every day, even during his final days. We are so grateful for every moment he spent with us. Our hearts and sincere condolences are with Sherri, Caylen,...
Following the news of de los Reyes’ passing on Christmas Eve, All American executive producer and showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll shared her memories working with the One Life to Live alum.
“We are absolutely devastated at the loss of Kamar,” she said in a statement to Deadline. “He was such a beloved member of our All American family. He brought so much love, light and joy to the set every day, even during his final days. We are so grateful for every moment he spent with us. Our hearts and sincere condolences are with Sherri, Caylen,...
- 12/25/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Kamar de los Reyes, who was best known for playing cop Antonio Vega on the ABC daytime soap One Life to Live, has died at the age of 56.
The actor passed away on Sunday, Dec. 24, in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, a publicist for de los Reyes’ wife, actress Sherri Saum, confirmed to TVLine.
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The Puerto Rico-born de los Reyes joined One Life to Live in 1995 as Antonio,...
The actor passed away on Sunday, Dec. 24, in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, a publicist for de los Reyes’ wife, actress Sherri Saum, confirmed to TVLine.
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The Puerto Rico-born de los Reyes joined One Life to Live in 1995 as Antonio,...
- 12/25/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Kamar de los Reyes, best known for playing Antonia Vega on One Life to Live, has died at the age of 56. De los Reyes passed away in Los Angeles on December 24, according to a family spokesperson (via The Hollywood Reporter). His death comes following a brief battle with cancer. De los Reyes began his career with roles in the Bobby Rosa 1988 musical Salsa and 1989’s East L.A. Warriors. He then added to his list of film credits with 1989’s Ghetto Blaster and 1990’s Coldfire. His other movie roles came in Da Vinci’s War, Nixon, In Search of a Dream, Love & Suicide, LA Apocalypse, and Amelia 2.0. He starred as Antonio Vega, a former gang member who, after time behind bars, became a layer, then a cop, in nearly 300 episodes of One Life to Live, off and on from 1995 to 2009. “His chapter is closed in my heart. I cut those...
- 12/25/2023
- TV Insider
Kamar de los Reyes, who played the villain Raul Menendez in the popular video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” and starred as Antonio Vega in the soap opera “One Life to Live,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, his wife’s publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 56.
De los Reyes was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was raised in Las Vegas. In the late 1980s, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting after he studied singing and dancing growing up. He originated the role of Chicano boxer Pedro “Roadman” Quinn in the off-Broadway play “Blade to the Heat” in 1994 and later starred opposite Patrick Stewart in a 1995 production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
His first major role came on the long-running ABC soap Opera “One Life to Live.” From 1995 to 1998, he played Antonio Vega, who is serving a life...
De los Reyes was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was raised in Las Vegas. In the late 1980s, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting after he studied singing and dancing growing up. He originated the role of Chicano boxer Pedro “Roadman” Quinn in the off-Broadway play “Blade to the Heat” in 1994 and later starred opposite Patrick Stewart in a 1995 production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
His first major role came on the long-running ABC soap Opera “One Life to Live.” From 1995 to 1998, he played Antonio Vega, who is serving a life...
- 12/25/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Kamar de los Reyes, a veteran film, TV and voice actor best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live and as the villain Raul Menendez in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, a rep for the family confirmed to Deadline. He was 56.
Born in Puerto Rico but raised in Las Vegas, de los Reyes moved to Los Angeles in the late ’80s to begin an acting career which spanned the next 30-plus years. In 1994, de los Reyes originated the role of Pedro Quinn in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play, Blade to the Heat, which led to the role of Ferdinand in George C. Wolfe’s Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest. From there, he went on to work alongside big names such as Oliver Stone in Nixon,...
Born in Puerto Rico but raised in Las Vegas, de los Reyes moved to Los Angeles in the late ’80s to begin an acting career which spanned the next 30-plus years. In 1994, de los Reyes originated the role of Pedro Quinn in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play, Blade to the Heat, which led to the role of Ferdinand in George C. Wolfe’s Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest. From there, he went on to work alongside big names such as Oliver Stone in Nixon,...
- 12/25/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Kamar de los Reyes, the compelling Puerto Rican actor who portrayed the troubled cop Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live and the villain Raul Menendez in Call of Duty video games, has died. He was 56.
De los Reyes died on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, a family spokesperson announced.
De los Reyes also appeared as Watergate burglar Eugenio Martínez in Oliver Stone’s Nixon (1995) and starred as Tomas in Lisa France’s Love & Suicide (2005), a feature shot clandestinely in Cuba while the principals were attending the Havana International Film Festival.
Most recently, he had recurring roles as Jobe on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow in 2017, as a detective on ABC’s The Rookie in 2021 and as a college football coach on the CW’s All American since 2022.
On One Life to Live, de los Reyes first showed up in Llanview...
De los Reyes died on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, a family spokesperson announced.
De los Reyes also appeared as Watergate burglar Eugenio Martínez in Oliver Stone’s Nixon (1995) and starred as Tomas in Lisa France’s Love & Suicide (2005), a feature shot clandestinely in Cuba while the principals were attending the Havana International Film Festival.
Most recently, he had recurring roles as Jobe on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow in 2017, as a detective on ABC’s The Rookie in 2021 and as a college football coach on the CW’s All American since 2022.
On One Life to Live, de los Reyes first showed up in Llanview...
- 12/25/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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