Broadway star Nick Cordero has died as a result of a coronavirus infection. Numerous friends and colleagues say goodbye.
Canadian actor Nick Cordero (1978-2020) died of complications from his Covid 19 disease at the age of 41. Shortly after the sad news became known, numerous colleagues and friends came to say goodbye to the Broadway star. One of the first was the US actor Zach Braff (45, "Scrubs").
"Honestly, I didn't know a more kind person," Braff writes about Cordero on Instagram. "But Covid doesn't care about the purity of your soul or your kindness." The last thing Cordero ever wrote him was to look after the actor's wife, Amanda Kloots, and their mutual one-year-old son Elvis. "I promise the world that they should never lack anything," continued Braff.
Selfless strength
Hilary Duff (32) turned directly to Kloots. The actress and singer prayed with her family for Cordero and her every day. The Duffs family also spoke about the deceased almost every day and hoped that Cordero would overcome his illness. The strength that Kloots has shown for her son Elvis in recent weeks is a "wonderful, selfless quality". Duff knew that Kloots would carry her love for Cordero with her until the end of her life.
The moderator and actress Olivia Munn (40) also thanked Kloots for "inspiring us with (her) positive attitude and her fighting spirit". You send all your love to Kloots and your child. At the same time, she thanked Cordero for "making this world so much better".
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"There was not a single day when he wasn't in my prayers," wrote Selma Blair (48) on Instagram, who, like her colleagues, also addressed Kloots directly. The actress explained that many people have been moved by Kloots' "heroic belief and love" in recent weeks. In the past three months, she had repeatedly reported on her husband's illness.
"Your connection together changed my life," Blair said. Last but not least, the 48-year-old also linked a "GoFundMe" campaign to support Amanda Kloots and Elvis so that they can pay the costs of Cordero's treatment, among other things. So far, over 13,000 donors have raised the equivalent of more than 650,000 euros.
Alec Baldwin (62) published a short video on Instagram, which shows the actor clearly taken with him: "I just found out about Nick Cordero and wanted to express my deepest sympathy." It was a "shame" and "terrible, just terrible" that his colleague had died at the age of 41. Baldwin is also very sad when he thinks of Cordero's wife, family, parents and friends.
A "devastating" message
Numerous other celebrities also spoke via social media. "Hamilton" star Lin-Manuel Miranda (40) described the death notice on Twitter as "devastating". With her heart be the actress Viola Davis (54) Cordero's wife and his son and colleague Zoe Saldana (42) posted two pictures of the deceased in their Instagram stories.
"Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson (44) spoke on Twitter as well of "incredibly sad news". At the same time, however, he used the announcement of Cordero's death to call for a more sensitive approach to the devastating pandemic in the United States. "As a country, can we please do what we have to do to fight this virus together? It doesn't matter how healthy you are. It doesn't matter if you want to go to Fire Island. It doesn't care whether you're tired of wearing a mask. "