Broadway actor Nick Cordero has passed away at the age of 41 following a battle with coronavirus.
The news was confirmed by Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, who took to Instagram to share the following message with her 434K followers:
"God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth.
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"I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. 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. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, every day."
Kloots continued:
"To Nicks extraordinary doctor, Dr. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! There are not many doctors like you. Kind, smart, compassionate, assertive, and always eager to listen to my crazy ideas or call yet another doctor for me for a second opinion. You’re a diamond in the rough.
"I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love, support, and help we’ve received these last 95 days. You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3pm every day as the world sang Nicks song, Live Your Life. We sang it to him today, holding his hands. As I sang the last line to him, 'they’ll give you hell but don’t you light them kill your light not without a fight. Live your life,' I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. I will love you forever and always my sweet man."
Cordero was a Tony Award-nominated actor, who was known for playing tough guys in Broadway shows such as Waitress, A Bronx Tale, and Bullets Over Broadway.
The actor was rushed to an emergency room with symptoms of the novel coronavirus on March 30, where he spent two days on a ventilator.
Kloots has said that Cordero had no known pre-existing conditions, but revealed that the actor had developed an infection that caused two mini-strokes and septic shock, CBS reports.
Per the news outlet, doctors at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles also placed Cordero, a Tony-nominated actor, in a medically induced coma and amputated his right leg.
Last week, Kloots told CBS News that Cordero would likely need to receive a double lung transplant to "live the kind of life that I know my husband would want to live."
Kloots and Cordero welcomed their first and only child, Elvis, last June.
Following the news of his passing, tributes have poured in on social media.
Cordero's close friend, Scrubs star Zach Braff, took to Twitter to share the following tribute:
"Nick Cordero passed at 11:40am today with his mother and wife by his side. I can honesty tell you I have never met a kinder human being. Don’t believe that Covid only claims the elderly and infirm.
"I am so grateful for the time we had. 'We’ll catch up some other time.'"
Our thoughts are with Cordero's family, friends, and fans at this time...
