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Jason Davis has died at the age of 35.
Multiple outlets, includingDeadline, report that the actor — perhaps best known for voicingRecess‘ Mikey Blumberg during the animated series’ six-season run in the late 1990s and early 2000s — died in Los Angeles on Sunday.
In a statement to publications includingThe Hollywood ReporterandVariety, Davis’ mother Nancy said she was “heartbroken to share the saddest news of my life that my son Jason Davis passed away.”
“Jason had a true heart of gold with such a zest for life. He was such a caring soul to everybody who ever knew him. He loved his friends and his family above all else,” she added. “We ask for privacy as we take time to grieve this most devastating loss.”
Davis’ cause of death is unknown at this time.
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Davis was part of an ensemble cast onRecess, a kids’-focused animated series that ran on ABC from 1997 to 2001.
Other roles Davis took on over the years were in films likeBeverly Hills Ninja,Mafia!andRush Hour.As an adult, he appeared onscreen a few times, including in the seriesSurfaceandHe Don’t Got Game. Prior to his death, he was working on a series titleThe Two Jasons, reportsVariety.
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During the 2010 to 2011 season, Davis appeared onCelebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.According to his IMDb profile, he went on to co-found the organization Cure Addiction Now, “which helps fund research for people suffering from substance abuse.”
Davis was the grandson of the late Marvin Davis, a former chair of Davis Petroleum who also previously owned 20th Century Fox, and Barbara Davis, a philanthropist and billionaire.
source: people.com
