Broadway actor dies from Covid-19 complications
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialised in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as Waitress, A Bronx Tale and Bullets Over Broadway, has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41.
Cordero died yesterday at
Cedars-Sinai hospital after more than 90 days in the hospital, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots.
‘‘God has another angel in heaven now,’’ she posted on Instagram.
‘‘Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone’s friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband.’’
Cordero entered the emergency room on March 30 and had a succession of health setbacks, including mini-strokes, blood clots, sepsis infections, a tracheostomy and a temporary pacemaker implanted. He had been on a ventilator and unconscious and had his right leg amputated.
A double lung transplant was being explored.
Kloots, sent him daily videos of her and their 1-year-old son,
Elvis, so he could see them if he woke up, and urged friends and fans to join a daily sing-a-long. A GoFundMe page to pay for medical expenses has raised over US$600,000 (NZ$900,000).
‘‘I tell him, I say, ’You’re gonna walk out of this hospital, honey. I believe it. I know you can,’’’ she told CBS This Morning recently. ‘‘We’re gonna dance again. You’re gonna hold your son again.
‘‘My line is, ‘Don’t get lost. Get focused.’’’