{"id":58005,"date":"2023-08-19T23:46:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T03:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=58005"},"modified":"2023-08-19T23:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T03:52:42","slug":"emmy-winning-this-is-us-actor-ron-cephas-jones-dies-at-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/19\/emmy-winning-this-is-us-actor-ron-cephas-jones-dies-at-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy-Winning &#8216;This Is Us&#8217; Actor Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58006\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ron-Cephas-Jones.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ron-Cephas-Jones.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ron-Cephas-Jones-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series \u201c<em>This Is Us<\/em>,\u201d has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019 manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor died \u201cdue to a long-standing pulmonary issue.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"morty-1567061713\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones was also nominated for a Tony for his role two years ago in the Broadway show &#8216;<em>Clyde&#8217;s.<\/em>&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones, who previously starred in the Broadway Musical, Hamilton. 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